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There’s a hidden/bonus track called "Her Majesty," which is totally anticlimactic if counted as the final song, but The ...
Each song on this list is considered by many fans to be the worst Beatles tune on each of their famed records.
That was plainly clear as the besotted Beatles bantered, bickered and obsessed over the 23 years they were friends and rivals. Ian Leslie’s new biography “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs” (Celadon, ...
“ ‘Yesterday’ feels like a shift in the balance of power,” says Leslie. “From the beginning they were equals, and ‘Yesterday’ ...
Throughout their careers in music, Lennon (who died in 1980) and McCartney have seven Grammy Awards as songwriters in The ...
Despite being a peace-loving songwriter both with The Beatles and without, John Lennon could be particularly cutting in song.
George Harrison hit his stride as a songwriter on 'Revolver', and "I Want To Tell You" stands as one of his high points on ...
One song would see John Lennon turn his back on rock and roll tropes and write from the heart. It's feature on The Beatles ...
For that, some credit must go to Mike Love, particularly in the song's bridge, where the Beatles mimic the Beach Boys' early surfing songs, whose lyrics focused on the West Coast's beautiful girls.
The famous band has been amply covered. But analysing one friendship offers new insights.
Fascinated by psychology, Ian Leslie found much to sink his teeth into in the relationship between the two greatest Beatles. Nick Duerden speaks to the writer about his new, critically acclaimed book ...