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The letter Francis Ford Coppola sent to John Lennon

    The letter Francis Ford Coppola sent to John Lennon

We’re digging through the Far Out vaults to find one of our favourite crossovers of film and music. Back in March 1977, American film director, producer and screenwriter Francis Coppola wrote to one

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The Beatles cover Bob Dylan song ‘Rainy Day Women’

    The Beatles cover Bob Dylan song ‘Rainy Day Women’

On January 28th, 1969, as The Beatles were 17 days into the recording of their final album, John Lennon rolled into an impromptu cover of the band’s close friend Bob Dylan.

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John Lennon on Why People Like Rock Music and What Rock Should Be

    John Lennon on Why People Like Rock Music and What Rock Should Be

Why does rock ‘n’ roll appeal to people decades after it was invented? Anyone can try to answer that question — but John Lennon was more qualified than most people.

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Lennon inspired by Beethoven to write this Beatles song

    Lennon inspired by Beethoven to write this Beatles song

The well from which The Beatles drew their inspiration had constantly fluctuating levels. The band, and their principal songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, made their names by turning pop

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John Lennon: The Beatles Used an ‘Embarrassing’ Gimmick in Early Hits

    John Lennon: The Beatles Used an ‘Embarrassing’ Gimmick in Early Hits

The Beatles | Central Press/Getty Images Why the Beatles adopted their ‘first gimmick’ When you think of early Beatles songs,

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Paul McCartney admits John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep?’ song was ‘hurtful’ – Music News | Music-News.com

    Paul McCartney admits John Lennon’s ‘How Do You Sleep?’ song was ‘hurtful’ – Music News | Music-News.com

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he found his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon’s song ‘How Do You Sleep?’ “hurtful”. The

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Beatles song Lennon and McCartney show their personality

    Beatles song Lennon and McCartney show their personality

John Lennon and Paul McCartney may have quickly become best of friends as they joined forces to conquer the world

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The Beatles song John Lennon called a heavy metal record

    The Beatles song John Lennon called a heavy metal record

The Beatles were true pioneers in every sense of the word. A band who helped introduce the world into the

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The Beatles songs John Lennon hated

    The Beatles songs John Lennon hated

“I feel I could make every fucking one of them better,” remarked John Lennon during a typically caustic interview with

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When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

    When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

On March 4, 1966, in an interview with journalist Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon made a comment which would go on to threaten the

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