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The strange story of John Lennon’s Mellotron

    The strange story of John Lennon’s Mellotron

Before analogue synthesisers began to dominate 1970s rock, the instrument of choice for the era’s prog heavyweights was the novel Mellotron keyboard. Famed for its uniquely weathered and warm textures,

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The John Lennon Lyric He Used to Accuse Paul McCartney of Plagiarism – American Songwriter

    The John Lennon Lyric He Used to Accuse Paul McCartney of Plagiarism – American Songwriter

It’s often the closest relationships that can hurt us the most. Those that we let into our inner circle know just what buttons to press. That was the case when

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Two Songs on Final Beatles Album That Highlighted the Deep Tensions Between John Lennon and Paul McCartney – American Songwriter

    Two Songs on Final Beatles Album That Highlighted the Deep Tensions Between John Lennon and Paul McCartney – American Songwriter

Unless you’re a Beatles aficionado (and/or saw Peter Jackson’s revealing documentary miniseries, The Beatles: Get Back), you would never be able to pick up on the deep tensions between John

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Madison Square Garden: the concert that changed John Lennon

    Madison Square Garden: the concert that changed John Lennon

By the time The Beatles ended, it seemed like none of them wanted to go back to the live stage ever again. It was already pandemonium when they retired from

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The album John Lennon said made him a musician again

    The album John Lennon said made him a musician again

There were always major contradictions in how John Lennon operated during his lifetime. He was always willing to preach about

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The Beatles song Lennon and McCartney wrote “eyeball to eyeball”

    The Beatles song Lennon and McCartney wrote “eyeball to eyeball”

Sometimes bands can be dragged across the line by one single member. However, for one particular set of Liverpudlians, their

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The Beatles song Lennon and McCartney wrote “eyeball to eyeball”

    The Beatles song Lennon and McCartney wrote “eyeball to eyeball”

Sometimes bands can be dragged across the line by one single member. However, for one particular set of Liverpudlians, their

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4 Songs That John Lennon Wrote About Yoko Ono – American Songwriter

    4 Songs That John Lennon Wrote About Yoko Ono – American Songwriter

The Beatles’ John Lennon started writing songs about and for Yoko Ono a couple of years after they met in

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The one solo song that destroyed John Lennon’s voice

    The one solo song that destroyed John Lennon’s voice

Whenever talking about the core sound of The Beatles, everything goes back to the harmonies. Most listeners were no strangers

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The Beatles song John Lennon forbid Yoko from watching

    The Beatles song John Lennon forbid Yoko from watching

Any Beatles fan has always had to grapple with the age-old question regarding Yoko Ono’s involvement with the group. Though she has been the one who divided the world the

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