The Beatles' history, from birth to the break-up and beyond
Beatles song of the day
What Goes On
One of John Lennon's earliest songs, 'What Goes On' was written before the group had a recording contract, and was never performed live. The Beatles recorded it for 1965's Rubber Soul, where it had, uniquely, a Lennon-McCartney-Starkey credit.
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I Don't Want To Be A Soldier
The raucous closer to the first half of John Lennon's Imagine was one of the earliest songs to be recorded for the album.
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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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Wake Up My Love (1982)
The opening song on George Harrison’s tenth solo album Gone Troppo.
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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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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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Album of the month
Rubber Soul
The Beatles' sixth UK album and 11th US long-player, Rubber Soul showed the group maturing from their earlier pop performances, exploring different styles of songwriting and instrumentation, and pushing boundaries inside the studio.
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May Pang interview
In January 2011 May Pang agreed to be interviewed for The Beatles Bible about her time with John Lennon, her thoughts on Cynthia and Yoko, and that infamous UFO story.
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Neil Aspinall
A childhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Neil Aspinall became The Beatles' road manager, personal assistant and manager of Apple Corps.
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My Love
The lead single from Wings' second album Red Rose Speedway, 'My Love' topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks.
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Back In The World (2003)
A live album recorded during Paul McCartney's Driving World Tour, in support of his 2002 album Driving Rain.
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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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Things we said today
Joe said: "They returned to London the next day, so it was a very brief (lightning).."
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s lightning trip to Vienna - Ed Igoe said: "I believe Sir Paul is playing a game of obscuring the true meaning here..."
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Ballroom Dancing
- Rutger H. Cornets de Groot said: "What about the lightning bit of the trip?.."
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s lightning trip to Vienna
- Christopher said: "I have always (since the week the White Album was released) loved the in.."
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Sexy Sadie
- C19Z said: "I have always considered "Free As A Bird" to be a good song, but not a g.."
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Free As A Bird
From the Fab Forum
13 Beatles songs that mention or reference real people directly (the individual Beatles are allowed)...
By zeSilverBeetuls , 24 minutes ago
This looks very cool. I did a search for it and apparently it's a bootleg edition, but it's done wel...
By Joe , 19 hours ago
The lyrics are in the 'Lennon Letters' book released years ago.
By meanmistermustard , 2 days ago
RE: Sam Mendes Beatles Biopic 4 feature films (2027)
*sense of dread increases*
By OutOfMeHead , 3 days ago
Ringo Starr song of the day
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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Look Up (2025)
Ringo Starr's 21st solo studio album was a return to country music, and featured guest appearances from Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, Molly Tuttle and Alison Krauss.
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