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2009-11-11 19:24
Maxwell's Silver Hammer was written by Paul McCartney and he sings the lead vocals. This song was released on the Abbey Road album. It is still within the "psychedelic rock" medium, as it is a lively, cheerful song about a medical student (Maxwell...
2009-11-11 19:23
Matchbox is one of Carl Perkin's most popular rock and roll hits. He wrote it and recorded it in 1956. On February 7, 1957 it was released by Sun Records. The song traces its heritage to a 12-bar blues recording from 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson,...
2009-11-11 19:45
One and One Is Two is a single release by an obscure pop group called "The Strangers with Mike Shannon." It was composed by Paul McCartney during the Beatles' Paris tour in late January and early February of 1964. In 1980, Lennon denied any...
2009-11-11 19:23
Martha My Dear was written and performed by Paul McCartney. It first appeared on the double album called The Beatles (known as The White Album). The number is unusual in that the main instrument is a piano, played in the English music hall style,...
2009-11-11 19:27
Mother Nature's Son is a Beatles song, mainly written by Paul McCartney after hearing a lecture by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. (This lecture also led Lennon to write Child of Nature, which was never released. Lennon later recycled the tune...
2009-11-11 19:28
Blues idol Piano Red recorded this song in 1962 as a B-side (under the name "Dr. Feelgood and the Interns"), and the Beatles decided to cover it. Many fans think this was probably the Beatles' worst musical decision of their long history. The...
2009-11-11 19:40
Nothin' Shakin (But the Leaves on the Trees) was released in 1958 by Eddie Fontaine and adopted by the Beatles into their early performance repertoire with George Harrison taking the lead vocal. Songwriting credit goes to Eddie Fontaine and three...
2009-11-11 19:40
George Harrison wrote Not Guilty just after returning from the Beatles' 1968 trip to India to study transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In May, Harrison recorded a demo of the song at his home studio. In August of 1968 the...
2009-11-11 19:39
In Not a Second Time John Lennon has composed another song in the style of Smokie Robinson. Many believe that George Harrison neither sings nor plays the guitar on this track which would make it the first Beatles recording with just three band...
2009-11-11 19:38
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), more popularly known as just Norwegian Wood, represents a substantial departure, musically and lyrically, from the "Hey, Hey, Hey" feeling of the Beatles' early period. The lyrics are dark and brooding, like...

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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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i have a sgt pepper album with 2 b sides,although it plays an a and a b...
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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...