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2009-11-11 15:50
John Lennon and Paul McCartney collaborated on Day Tripper in October of 1965. John invented the guitar riff and the melody motif, and the two of them rapidly turned it into a song. They were rushed, as they needed a good flip side for the...
2009-11-11 15:51
Dear Prudence was written in India by John Lennon. It is about Mia Farrow's younger sister, who was in the meditational retreat at the same time. She was so focused on reaching enlightenment that she did little else but meditate in her room for over...
2009-11-11 15:56
The Donays, a Detroit girls-group, only made one record, and this was it. It was a flop. The Beatles decided to cover it, making gender changes in the lyrics and speeding it up. They added more of a Latin flavor to it as well. George takes the...
2009-11-11 15:23
Because was written by John Lennon for the 1969 album, Abbey Road. It is a ballad-like composition, in which each of the three vocalists (John, Paul & George) sings on three dubs or tracks, resulting in a chorus effect of nine male voices (as...
2009-11-11 15:12
Ask Me Why was originally the B-side of the British release of the single, Please Please Me. It appears on that debut album on side one, track 6. The original song was composed in the main by John Lennon early in 1962, and was a part of the Beatles...
2009-11-11 15:48
John Lennon wrote Cry Baby Cry during his trip to India, before returning to London in May of 1968, when the group recorded a demo at George Harrison's home. On July 15, 1968, the Beatles started recording this song for The White Album. Cry Baby Cry...
2009-11-11 15:18
John Lennon sings Bad Boy, a song written by Larry Williams. On May 10, 1965 the Beatles covered two Larry Williams songs in one recording session. The other was Dizzy Miss Lizzy. The recordings were made for the US audience, and released the...
2009-11-11 15:17
I wrote that as a kind of Beach Boys parody. And 'Back in the USA' was a Chuck Berry song, so it kinda took off from there. - Paul McCartney, 1984 Chuck Berry once did a song called 'Back In The USA,' which is very American, very Chuck Berry. Very...
2009-11-11 15:16
Baby's in Black is the third of the Lennon trilogy on lost love -- the first three tracks on the Beatles' fourth album, Beatles for Sale. Lennon set the tone and lyrical premise of the song, while McCartney collaborated on the harmonies and...
2009-11-11 15:14
Baby You're a Rich Man is the b-side for the single, All You Need is Love. It was a blend of two songs, one written by John Lennon, the other by Paul McCartney. The working title was One of the Beautiful People, the title John gave to his song. The...

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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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