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Harrison’s guitar on The Beatles’ Don’t Let Me Down

    Harrison’s guitar on The Beatles’ Don’t Let Me Down

We’re dipping into the Far Out vaults to look back at one of The Beatles greatest song like you’ve never heard it before—through the guitar of George Harrison. George Harrison

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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 — but John Lennon was more qualified than most people.

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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 Lennon and Paul McCartney, made their names by turning pop

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The Beatles, ‘Jaws’ and other classic icons get a Japanese fan re-invention – Japan Today

    The Beatles, ‘Jaws’ and other classic icons get a Japanese fan re-invention – Japan Today

TOKYO  Isshindo is a Japanese company that creates products that add a modern twist to traditional Japanese items. One of their products, for example, repurposes the omamori (お守り – an

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John Lennon: The Beatles Used an ‘Embarrassing’ Gimmick in Early Hits

  John Lennon: The Beatles Used an ‘Embarrassing’ Gimmick in Early Hits

The Beatles | Central Press/Getty Images Why the Beatles adopted their ‘first gimmick’ When you think of early Beatles songs,

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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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Revisit a rare personality quiz The Beatles took in 1965

  Revisit a rare personality quiz The Beatles took in 1965

It’s rare that we find ourselves with some Beatles memorabilia that we’ve never seen before and even rarer that they

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George Harrison picks 10 favourite songs by The Beatles

  George Harrison picks 10 favourite songs by The Beatles

We’re digging through the Far Out Magazine vaults to bring you a selection of George Harrison’s favourite songs by his

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Top 5 Covers of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” | Consequence of Sound

  Top 5 Covers of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” | Consequence of Sound

For the beginning musician, performing a cover is almost a rite of passage. It’s a win-win — the song is

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Paul McCartney Names the One Thing He’ll Never Do In His Career

  Paul McCartney Names the One Thing He’ll Never Do In His Career

Paul McCartney has played countless venues and a variety of different shows, but there’s one thing, performance-wise, you’ll likely never

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