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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Tops Beatles For #2 ‘Most Iconic’ Song Ever

John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Tops Beatles For #2 ‘Most Iconic’ Song Ever

What makes a great song? The beat? The lyrics? Its ‘catchability’? Scientists at the University of London came up with an algorithm to determine the most iconic song of all

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Watch Paul McCartney talking about his duets with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder | Music | The Guardian

In this mini-documentary, the former Beatle talks about the collaborations that featured on his Tug of War and Pipes of Peace albums Source: Watch Paul McCartney talking about his duets

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BBC – John Lennon’s Last Day – Media Centre

On 8th December 1980, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century was shot dead in New York City. This single voice, dramatic monologue sits between drama and documentary

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Photographs of John Lennon’s final interview to be auctioned – in pictures | Music | The Guardian

Pictures of John Lennon taken two days before he was murdered by Mark Chapman are up for auction. The photographs show Lennon at the Hit Factory in New York being

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De Beers Diamond Jewellers Unveils the 2015 Edition of Moments in Light Featuring Zaha Hadid, Liya Kebede, Diana Krall & Karen Mok | Benzinga

Mary McCartney, Zaha Hadid and Liya Kebede were all in attendance. Other notable guests included: Hilary Alexander, Ellie Bamber, Greta

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40 Years Ago: George Harrison Falls Into Deep Depression on ‘Extra Texture’

Even George Harrison hated this one. Buffeted on all sides by bad news, from a poorly reviewed U.S. tour to

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‘Fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein’s retelling of their story, Oct. 16

TACOMA – Brian Epstein, who discovered the Beatles and guided them to mega-stardom, making them the most successful musical artists

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Eric Clapton Borrows The Beatles’ “Day Tripper” Riff in Cover of Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say” 

The late Ray Charles—the great American singer, songwriter, musician and composer—was born on this date (September 23) in 1930.No, this

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Historic letter sent by the Beatles to the Crickets unearthed in Nashville | Examiner.com

A copy of a historic letter from The Beatles that was sent to the rock ‘n’ roll group The Crickets

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What does Mull of Kintyre and censorship have in common? – The Scotsman

MULL of Kintyre is a peninsula in the south-west of Scotland, and a famous song by Paul McCartney’s Wings. But less well-known is its (possibly apocryphal) role as a filter

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