Why did John Lennon hate The Beatles song ‘Let It Be’?
‘Let it Be’ may be one of The Beatles‘ most well-known and beloved songs, but that doesn’t mean it was popular with the Fab Four themselves. Indeed, John Lennon loathed […]
Paul McCartney Gave George Harrison Credit for Making ‘And I Love Her’ Really Sing
When Paul McCartney looked back at his work in The Beatles, “And I Love Her” stood out to him as a milestone. At that point (early 1964), Paul hadn’t yet […]
Watch John Lennon and Paul McCartney create The Beatles song ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ for the first time
Throughout the majority of The Beatles: Get Back, the extensive documentary chronicling the one-month deadline that The Beatles put on themselves to complete an album, a live performance, and a […]
Marianne Faithfull Said The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is ‘Unsettling’
Marianne Faithfull is a singer who served as a muse for The Rolling Stones‘ Mick Jagger. She said The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is darker than it […]
How The Beatles’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ Inspired a Donovan Song
The best classic rock artists influence other classic rock artists. For example, The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus” inspired one of Donovan’s songs. Donovan also revealed that a member of […]
The Beatles’ Record Label in America Said the Band Was Bad and Wouldn’t Sell
The Beatles’ record label could boast about their ability to sell albums from the biggest band in the world. Beginning in 1963, the band became an undeniable success in the […]
The Ringo Starr cover so bad that George Harrison threatened legal action
The 1960s saw The Beatles become the biggest band in the world. Within a few years, they were no longer the mop-topped young men singing sweet love songs and rhythm […]
How a Beatles Movie Did a Musical Scene Underwater
The Beatles‘ movies contain some of the most unexpected sequences in the history of movie musicals. For example, one of them includes a musical number shot underwater. An actor from […]
Paul McCartney Was the Last Beatle to Take LSD Because He Was Scared It’d Change Him
Paul McCartney was the last of The Beatles to take LSD. He was scared that the hallucinogen would change him in some way. When he finally took it, Paul realized […]
Paul McCartney speaks out on theory Marlon Brando inspired The Beatles band name
They are the most successful band in music history but there are different theories about how The Beatles named themselves One is that former bassist Stuart Sutcliffe (who died at […]