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The Meaning Behind “Fame,” David Bowie’s First No. 1 Hit; It Followed John Lennon’s One Secret to Songwriting (and Had Lennon as Co-Writer for Good Measure) – American Songwriter

    The Meaning Behind “Fame,” David Bowie’s First No. 1 Hit; It Followed John Lennon’s One Secret to Songwriting (and Had Lennon as Co-Writer for Good Measure) – American Songwriter

“I’ll never forget something John Lennon told me,” David Bowie told Aussie journalist Molly Meldrum in 1983. “All you have to do is say what you mean, make it rhyme,

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The Beatles song that Paul McCartney was mocked for

    The Beatles song that Paul McCartney was mocked for

For devoted fans and casual listeners alike, picking out the best song by The Beatles is a near-impossible task. Over the course of their ten-year existence, the Fab Four gifted

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The 50 greatest Beatles songs | Yardbarker

    The 50 greatest Beatles songs | Yardbarker

Though the band was only together for a little less than a decade, their catalog is arguably the most influential collection of popular music since the advent of rock ‘n’roll.

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The song John Lennon was afraid to record as his own

    The song John Lennon was afraid to record as his own

A prolific songwriter, John Lennon seemed too big to fail by 1973. Having left The Beatles firmly established as one of his generation’s best pop music craftsmen, he then provided

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The John Lennon song that makes David Byrne cry

    The John Lennon song that makes David Byrne cry

How can a song make a person cry? If any musician were to muse over the whys and wherefores of

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The John Lennon song Paul Simon called “a poor record”

    The John Lennon song Paul Simon called “a poor record”

Paul Simon has never been one to mince words about the music that he liked. Even at the expense of

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When George Harrison realised how “screwed up” John Lennon was

    When George Harrison realised how “screwed up” John Lennon was

Despite finding comfort in a close friendship during their tenure conquering the world in The Beatles, John Lennon wasn’t always

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‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial’ Apple TV Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?

    ‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial’ Apple TV Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?

The three-part documentary series John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (Apple TV+) returns to the scene of the crime outside

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Terri Hooley Voices Regret for Punching John Lennon, Reveals Lennon’s Ex-Wife Said “You Should Have Hit Him Harder”

    Terri Hooley Voices Regret for Punching John Lennon, Reveals Lennon’s Ex-Wife Said “You Should Have Hit Him Harder”

Terri Hooley, an influential figure on the Northern Irish music scene, has revealed that he once punched John Lennon after

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The Beatles song Paul McCartney called “bland”

    The Beatles song Paul McCartney called “bland”

Despite the myriad of brilliant songwriting duos over the years, no one comes close in impact or significance to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Steering the journey of The Beatles,

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