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Why was The Beatles’ submarine yellow?

    Why was The Beatles’ submarine yellow?

‘Yellow Submarine’ has become firmly entrenched in The Beatles‘ discography and, by extension, the modern musical lexicon, thanks to its release as a double A-side single, alongside ‘Eleanor Rigby’ from

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How The Beatles mastered Abbey Road

    How The Beatles mastered Abbey Road

In just seven short years, The Beatles totally and forever changed the face and landscape of popular music. From the moment they burst onto the scene, seemingly perfectly formed and

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The Beatles album Paul McCartney calls his favourite

    The Beatles album Paul McCartney calls his favourite

The extensive back-catalogue of The Beatles is the envy of any musician worth their weight in gold. The band have delivered reams of countless songs, but it was arguably their

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“We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours’ notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles | Guitar World

    “We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours’ notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles | Guitar World

Though the band’s set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival. “‘You’ll

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The one musician Paul McCartney called a “magician”

    The one musician Paul McCartney called a “magician”

The aim of the majority of musicians, whether they like to admit it or not, is to have their name

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The Beatles song John Lennon called his first “piece of work”

    The Beatles song John Lennon called his first “piece of work”

Love him or loathe him, it is difficult to deny that John Lennon is arguably one of the finest rock

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Who were George Harrison’s ‘Apple Scruffs’?

    Who were George Harrison’s ‘Apple Scruffs’?

The Beatles’ star power was never going to go away once they gave up the road. Even though they had

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The band Joni Mitchell said were as important as The Beatles

    The band Joni Mitchell said were as important as The Beatles

Not everyone has the same musical upbringing when they decide to play rock and roll. There’s bound to be some

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The Paul McCartney Lyric That Quietly Closed Out His Most Manic Album – American Songwriter

    The Paul McCartney Lyric That Quietly Closed Out His Most Manic Album – American Songwriter

Freed of the pressure of leading a band, Paul McCartney decided to let his experimental flag fly in his 1980

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4 Beatles Songs With Unexpected Endings – American Songwriter

    4 Beatles Songs With Unexpected Endings – American Songwriter

The Beatles grew impressively as songwriters in the relatively short time that they recorded together. They generally stayed ahead of the curve when it came to using storytelling techniques that

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