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2009-11-11 19:05
Like Dreamers Do is a Paul McCartney song from the very earliest days of his association with George and John, in 1957. The Quarrymen performed the song starting in 1958. Paul never considered the song particularly good, and did not try to promote...
2009-11-11 19:04
Let it Be was written by Paul McCartney. It was released as a single in March of 1970, more than 6 months after the group had effectively split up but before anything was official. It was a number one hit in many countries, including the US, Germany...
2009-11-11 19:04
Lend Me Your Comb is a composition by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. Carl Perkins sang it originally. It was the b-side to his Glad All Over (1956). The Beatles recorded it on July 2, 1963 in the BBC's Maida Vale studios for the fifth...
2009-11-11 19:01
Leave My Kitten Alone was made popular in 1959 by R&B artist Little Willie John. The Beatles probably became aware of this song in 1961, when the original version and a cover by Johnny Preston both ranked in Billboard's US Hot 100. The Beatles...
2009-11-11 19:17
Paul McCartney wrote Lovely Rita and sang the lead vocals on the recording, which came out as part of the album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In England, a "meter maid" was called a "traffic warden." (Today in the US the sexist "Meter Maid...
2009-11-11 19:59
When the Beatles went to India on their TM retreat with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, folk singer Donovan was there, too. While playing guitar with Donovan and John Lennon, Paul McCartney had an idea for a song, which became Rocky Raccoon. The song is...
2009-11-11 19:44
One After 909 was one of John Lennon's first compositions, and one of the last songs recorded by the Beatles. Paul remembers having some input in the writing. He said he and John were trying to write a "bluesy freight-train song" with a slight twist...
2009-11-11 19:46
Only a Northern Song is a George Harrison composition, written and performed during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band recording sessions. It was not included in that album, but rather, it was released in 1968, first in the Yellow Submarine...
2009-11-11 19:47
Ooh! My Soul was composed and performed by Richard ("Little Richard") Penniman in 1957 and released as an R&B hit in June of 1958. (The b-side was True Fine Mama.) The song went as high as number 22 in the UK and 31 in the US. The Beatles sang...
2009-11-11 19:48
Paperback Writer was written by Paul McCartney with some collaboration from John Lennon. It was the a-side of their 11th single release, on May 30, 1966 (US) and June 10, 1966 (UK). Rain was on the b-side. This song was a very popular rock and roll...

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