Beatles song of the day
I'm Looking Through You
'I'm Looking Through You' was inspired by a disagreement between Paul McCartney and Jane Asher, and was written at her family home in Wimpole Street, London.
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The Beatles - Something (Studio Demo / Audio)
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
Things we said today
- Joe said: "The song was first released on Cloud Nine in November 1987. It was issue.." on This Is Love
- Joe said: "Ah right, thank you. I did wonder if the discrepancy was caused by the d.." on Love Of The Loved
- Slave said: "Ringo’s album was coming out too. The date change on the Macca album was.." on Paul McCartney reacts angrily to a letter from John Lennon and George Harrison, delivered by Ringo Starr
- RingosFriend said: "I thought the article said that the b-side of Now and Then has a true st.." on Love Me Do
- John H.Wheels said: "I was wondering for decades regarding the particular harmonics used by M.." on Drive My Car
Paul McCartney song of the day
Coming Up
A hit single on both sides of the Atlantic, 'Coming Up' was the first single to be released from Paul McCartney's 1980 solo album McCartney II.
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Tug Of War (1982)
Paul McCartney's third solo album was his firstsince the death of John Lennon. It contained the tribute song 'Here Today', as well as two collaborations with Stevie Wonder.
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Wild Life
Recorded and released quickly towards the end of 1971, Wild Life was the first album released by Paul and Linda McCartney’s new group Wings.
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Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (1973)
The opening track on George Harrison’s fourth solo album Living In The Material World, and his first single since 1971.
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Living In The Material World (1973)
George Harrison's second solo album after The Beatles' split, and the highly-anticipated follow-up to All Things Must Pass.
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Handle With Care (1988)
The debut single by The Traveling Wilburys, the supergroup formed in 1988 by George Harrison.
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Did you know?
The Beatles were the first act to replace itself at the number one position in the UK albums chart, when With The Beatles knocked Please Please Me from the top spot on 7 December 1963.
Featured article
Line-ups 1957-1970
Documenting the various members of The Beatles, from the Quarrymen to the breakup.
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Let It Be
The Beatles' last album to be released, Let It Be was mostly recorded in early 1969, prior to Abbey Road. The music was produced by George Martin, and was then prepared for release in 1970 by Phil Spector.
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"The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction." - John Lennon
On the Fab Forum
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In the spotlight
Bill Harry
Born in Liverpool, Bill Harry was the founder of Mersey Beat, the hugely influential local music newspaper which covered the city's music scene in the early 1960s.
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Bless You
John Lennon's most reflective ballad on his Walls And Bridges album was a love song written for his estranged wife Yoko Ono.
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
With confrontation of demons, a demolition of The Beatles' legend, and a painfully honest account of a troubled man struggling to deal with a reality he couldn't change, John Lennon's first solo album was his most raw, direct and heartfelt collection of songs.
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It Don't Come Easy (1971)
A standalone single, co-written with George Harrison, which topped the Canadian chart.
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Ringo's Rotogravure (1976)
Ringo Starr's fifth solo album was recorded in Los Angeles, and features all four former Beatles.
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