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2009-11-11 20:50
George Harrison's song, The Inner Light, first came out on the b-side of the single release of Lady Madonna. It was Harrison's first song on a 45 rpm. It charted at 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week, in March of 1968. It was a group favorite...
2009-11-11 20:30
Sie Lieb Dich is one of two Beatles' hits that were translated into German and then performed by the group for a special release into the German market. (The other was Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand.) It is another example of how record company executives...
2009-11-11 20:30
Shout was written and first recorded by the Isley Brothers (Ronald, O'Kelly and Rudolph) in 1959. It was their first gold record. This upbeat and uptempo rock song was a response to Lonely Teardrops, a popular song of the day released by Jackie...
2009-11-11 20:29
A song conceived by Paul McCartney, this Lennon-McCartney collaboration had Paul writing the verse and John, the chorus. Lennon also provided input on counter-melody and some of the words. It was recorded at Abbey Road on March 17 & 20, 1967...
2009-11-11 20:28
She's a Woman was written by Paul McCartney, mainly, and recorded by the Beatles on October 8, 1964 in seven takes. It was released on November 23, 1964 (US; November 27 in the UK) as the b-side to the single, I Feel Fine. This record went to number...
2009-11-11 20:45
In one sense, That'll Be the Day can be considered the first Beatles recording. It was made in 1958, when the Quarrymen, including Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, sang it with John 'Duff' Lowe on piano and Colin Hanton on the drums. John sang the...
2009-11-11 19:21
Maggie Mae (often spelled "Maggie May") is a sea shanty (more specifically, a "forecastle song") with its origins in Liverpool, where it has been widely sung for almost two centuries. It was a favorite of the sea-faring world before the advent of...
2009-11-11 19:19
Lucille was a classic rock and roll number by Little Richard that came out in February of 1957. Albert Collins (a well-known blues artist) and Richard ("Little Richard") Penniman have the credits as the songwriters. The Beatles were friends with...
2009-11-11 19:00
Lady Madonna was a Paul McCartney song, with input on the lyrics from John Lennon. The Beatles recorded Lady Madonna in early February of 1968, just before departing to India to study Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. When...
2009-11-11 19:22
Buddy Holly released the original version of Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues in 1957 as the b-side to Words of Love, a very strong hit for him. The songwriting credit went to "Robets, Katz & Clayton." From the earliest days the Beatles covered...

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What was the public and medias reaction when the Beatles released The...
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Either way, both of them were pre-dated by "Tomorrow Never Knows".
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When the original 13 Beatles albums released in CD in 1987, the sounds...
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It's not sure it was written in 6/8 time. Take 2 was in 6/8 and take 3 in...
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One the most beatifull Beatles's song.
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Well, if you are not sure whether you had plagiarized or not, try...
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i have a sgt pepper album with 2 b sides,although it plays an a and a b...
27 weeks 3 days ago
Magical Mystery Tour is the best of their psychedelic stuff, I'd say. Much...
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I heard this song in 1964 and now in 2012 I still find it to be a world I...
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This would be impossible unless Brian Wilsom had a radio that played songs...