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The letter Francis Ford Coppola sent to John Lennon

    The letter Francis Ford Coppola sent to John Lennon

We’re digging through the Far Out vaults to find one of our favourite crossovers of film and music. Back in March 1977, American film director, producer and screenwriter Francis Coppola wrote to one

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The Beatles cover Bob Dylan song ‘Rainy Day Women’

    The Beatles cover Bob Dylan song ‘Rainy Day Women’

On January 28th, 1969, as The Beatles were 17 days into the recording of their final album, John Lennon rolled into an impromptu cover of the band’s close friend Bob Dylan.

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How John Lennon escaped the “prison” of The Beatles

    How John Lennon escaped the “prison” of The Beatles

The Beatles were a behemoth. When they arrived on the scene in the early sixties, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr’s feet never really touched the ground.

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West Hartford native’s ‘Wash My Hands’ song wins John Lennon Songwriting Contest after she recovers from COVID-19 – Hartford Courant

    West Hartford native’s ‘Wash My Hands’ song wins John Lennon Songwriting Contest after she recovers from COVID-19 – Hartford Courant

How do creative people recover from COVID-19? West Hartford native Allegra Levy wrote a children’s song about personal hygiene and social distancing, recorded a cute video, released it during a

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John Lennon on Why People Like Rock Music and What Rock Should Be

    John Lennon on Why People Like Rock Music and What Rock Should Be

Why does rock ‘n’ roll appeal to people decades after it was invented? Anyone can try to answer that question

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Lennon inspired by Beethoven to write this Beatles song

    Lennon inspired by Beethoven to write this Beatles song

The well from which The Beatles drew their inspiration had constantly fluctuating levels. The band, and their principal songwriters, John

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Lennon-McCartney songwriting: Why did John Lennon’s name go first in songwriting credit? | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

    Lennon-McCartney songwriting: Why did John Lennon’s name go first in songwriting credit? | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

Lennon-McCartney is the songwriting duo which were regarded as the backbone of The Beatles. While Sir Ringo Starr and George

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Paul McCartney admits John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep?’ song was ‘hurtful’ – Music News | Music-News.com

    Paul McCartney admits John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep?’ song was ‘hurtful’ – Music News | Music-News.com

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he found his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon’s song ‘How Do You Sleep?’ “hurtful”. The

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Beatles song Lennon and McCartney show their personality

    Beatles song Lennon and McCartney show their personality

John Lennon and Paul McCartney may have quickly become best of friends as they joined forces to conquer the world

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Top 20 Unfinished Beatles Songs That Ended Up on Solo Projects

    Top 20 Unfinished Beatles Songs That Ended Up on Solo Projects

George Harrison‘s late-era emergence as a songwriting force is, perhaps unsurprisingly, an underlying theme on the below list of Top 20 Unfinished Beatles Songs That Ended Up on Solo Projects. He

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