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Billy Joel picks the best and the worst of The Beatles

    Billy Joel picks the best and the worst of The Beatles

Despite being the biggest band in music history with a huge legacy and spanning discography, there’s also something about The Beatles that feels oddly personal. Each person has their own

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How rejected Beatles songs became John Lennon’s best work

    How rejected Beatles songs became John Lennon’s best work

By the end of The Beatles, none of the Fab Four were happy sharing their tunes. They had reached an impasse, and it wasn’t long they all started to see

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60 Years Ago, The Beatles Tackled James Bond With Help! – Paste Magazine

    60 Years Ago, The Beatles Tackled James Bond With Help! – Paste Magazine

The greatest challenge that any biographical film about the Beatles has faced is that the “Fab Four” rose to prominence during an unprecedented explosion of celebrity-focused media. Even if the

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“3 Minutes of Contradiction”: The Only Thing John Lennon Liked About a “Meaningless” Paul McCartney-Penned Beatles Classic – American Songwriter

    “3 Minutes of Contradiction”: The Only Thing John Lennon Liked About a “Meaningless” Paul McCartney-Penned Beatles Classic – American Songwriter

John Lennon wasn’t the most complimentary of Paul McCartney‘s music. He often thought his songwriting leaned on the silly side, calling his unique voice “granny sh**.” That fact might come

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Love Me Do! The Beatles’ Progress

    Love Me Do! The Beatles’ Progress

Love Me Do! The Beatles’ Progress Rolling Stone magazine named this the #1 Beatles Book. It is the classic behind-the-scenes

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1973: The Last Year The Beatles Were Fab

    1973: The Last Year The Beatles Were Fab

1973: The Last Year The Beatles Were Fab 1973 was a landmark year for The Beatles. It was 10 years

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Ringo Starr Supports Barry Keoghan as Beatles Biopics Spark Major Concerns

    Ringo Starr Supports Barry Keoghan as Beatles Biopics Spark Major Concerns

The upcoming Beatles biopics that Sam Mendes is currently working on have been a source of both excitement and stress

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What was the best “granny” song Paul McCartney ever wrote?

    What was the best “granny” song Paul McCartney ever wrote?

“Granny shit” is one of the most devastating put-downs in the history of pop music. Typically enough, it came from

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The iconic shows John Lennon never enjoyed playing

    The iconic shows John Lennon never enjoyed playing

All musicians can be completely different creatures when they get onstage. Their name is in lights, and they might seem

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John Lennon convinced Mick Jagger never to meet his hero and he’s always regretted it

    John Lennon convinced Mick Jagger never to meet his hero and he’s always regretted it

John Lennon and Mick Jagger endured a somewhat tumultuous relationship. The leaders of their respective bands, at least for a few periods, with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the

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