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How John Lennon saved “the best line” in The Beatles’ biggest hit

    How John Lennon saved “the best line” in The Beatles’ biggest hit

A song is never etched in stone. That’s a trick of the modern age of recorded music where the version released is often confused for the only version. In truth,

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The moment George Harrison called the biggest error in music

    The moment George Harrison called the biggest error in music

Of all the Beatles, George Harrison seemed to be the one member who could take or leave the idea of fortune and fame. Whereas all of them were looking to

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True story of George Harrison hit ‘Got My Mind Set On You’

    True story of George Harrison hit ‘Got My Mind Set On You’

After The Beatles broke up in 1970, the four quarters set off on solo careers of varying levels of success. John Lennon continued to make music with his wife in

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“The Key Is to Come Out the Other Side”: The John Lennon Advice David Bowie First Ignored, but Later Came In Handy – American Songwriter

    “The Key Is to Come Out the Other Side”: The John Lennon Advice David Bowie First Ignored, but Later Came In Handy – American Songwriter

The music business is a cutthroat one, and while the entertainers are the center of the industry, they can also sometimes be disposable and expendable individuals who can be replaced

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The story of how David Crosby changed George Harrison’s life

    The story of how David Crosby changed George Harrison’s life

The Quiet Beatle was an eternal student of music and expanded his devotion to any stringed instrument that came into

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Which Beatles lyrics were written about real people?

    Which Beatles lyrics were written about real people?

As chequered and eclectically mosaic as their celebrated album whirlwind, The Beatles also boasted a lyrical body of work that

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The strangest instrument ever used on a song by The Beatles

    The strangest instrument ever used on a song by The Beatles

By 1966, The Beatles had thrown all sonic limitations out the window.With the weight of touring expectations well and truly

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Ringo Starr explains why he was a better drummer than Pete Best

    Ringo Starr explains why he was a better drummer than Pete Best

Spare a thought for Pete Best, who, while his former bandmates were splashed across every newspaper stand, television set, and

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The album that brought George Harrison back to happiness

    The album that brought George Harrison back to happiness

No other Beatle really needed the band to break up more than George Harrison did. As much as he liked

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The artist who helped reunite John Lennon and Paul McCartney

    The artist who helped reunite John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Everybody knows the moment in 1974 when John Lennon and Paul McCartney ventured as close as they’d ever get to reigniting the old Fab Four flame.During Lennon’s supposed ‘Lost Weekend‘

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