Beatles song of the day
Good Day Sunshine
Capturing the optimism of the gloriously hot summer of 1966, 'Good Day Sunshine' kicked off side two of Revolver.
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The Beatles - Doctor Robert
Twelve key dates in Beatles history
- 6 July 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
- 17 August 1960: The Beatles arrive in Hamburg
- 9 February 1961: The Beatles' first Cavern Club show
- 9 November 1961: Brian Epstein meets The Beatles
- 1 January 1962: The Beatles' Decca audition
- 6 June 1962: The first Abbey Road session
- 11 February 1963: Recording the Please Please Me LP
- 7 February 1964: The Beatles' US invasion begins
- 29 August 1966: Live in Candlestick Park, San Francisco - The Beatles' final concert
- 25 June 1967: The Beatles on Our World - All You Need Is Love
- 30 January 1969: The Beatles' rooftop show
- 10 April 1970: Paul McCartney announces the split
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Paul McCartney song of the day
Live And Let Die
Written for the 1973 James Bond film of the same name, 'Live And Let Die' became one of Paul McCartney and Wings' most successful singles.
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Run Devil Run (1999)
Paul McCartney's 11th solo album was a collection of rock 'n' roll oldies plus three original compositions.
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Red Rose Speedway
The follow-up to Wings' debut album Wild Life, Red Rose Speedway was released days before the band's 1973 tour of the UK began.
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Faster (1979)
Written about George Harrison's love of Formula One, the video for 'Faster' was shot at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Electronic Sound (1969)
George Harrison's second solo album was an experimental set made with a Moog IIIp synthesizer, and was released on The Beatles’ Zapple label.
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Heading For The Light (1988)
Co-written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne, 'Heading For The Light' was released as a single in West Germany.
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Did you know?
The Beatles were told about Brian Epstein’s death while visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Bangor, Wales, on 27 August 1967.
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: complete song list
See a complete list of the many songs performed by The Beatles and Billy Preston during the January 1969 rehearsals and sessions for the Get Back/Let It Be project.
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Beatles For Sale
Recorded in between tours in 1964, Beatles For Sale showed a different side to The Beatles. Their songwriting began to show the influence of Bob Dylan, and their recordings increasingly relied on acoustic arrangements.
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"A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of The Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart." - Paul McCartney
On the Fab Forum
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In the spotlight
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the Indian guru who first met The Beatles in 1967. They became fascinated by his techniques of Transcendental Meditation, and in 1968 visited the Maharishi's spiritual training camp in Rishikesh, India.
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One Of The Boys
One of three previously-unreleased tracks on 2010's John Lennon Signature Box, 'One Of The Boys' was recorded by John Lennon in late 1977 at his home in the Dakota building, New York City.
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Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions (1969)
The second long player of experimental sounds by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions was released on the Zapple label in May 1969.
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Early 1970 (1971)
The b-side of 'It Don't Come Easy' was written by Ringo Starr about the break-up of The Beatles, with verses about each of the other members.
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Postcards From Paradise (2015)
Ringo Starr's 18th studio album, was recorded with the 2014/15 members of the All-Starr Band, and included lead single 'Rory And The Hurricanes'.
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