Beatles song of the day
All You Need Is Love
Written by John Lennon for the Our World global satellite link-up, 'All You Need Is Love' perfectly encapsulated the optimistic mood of 1967's Summer of Love.
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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
- TONY Maxwell said: "I have noticed that I rarely see a 'Lennon/McCartney/Starkey' on the sin.." on What Goes On
- Kathleen Mary Brennan said: "I STAND CORRECTED If, THE INTERNET IS RIGHT - I should have looked up 1s.." on The Beatles live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
- Kathleen Mary Brennan said: "I was at the concert that day for the 4pm show. The Beatles, as i rememb.." on The Beatles live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
- Pullchord said: "The total difference in feel and performance on the final take convinced.." on I Feel Fine
- Brian Ringrose said: "According To A More Recent Publication Paul Played His Hofner 500/1 On '.." on My Bonnie
Paul McCartney song of the day
My Valentine
One of two original compositions on Paul McCartney's Kisses On The Bottom album, 'My Valentine' was written for his third wife, Nancy Shevell.
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Twin Freaks (2005)
A collaboration between Paul McCartney and remix producer Roy Kerr (aka The Freelance Hellraiser), Twin Freaks was a low-key release.
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney's fifth post-Beatles album, Band On The Run was critically acclaimed and became Wings' most commercially-successful album.
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I Really Love You (1982)
The second single released from George Harrison’s tenth solo album Gone Troppo.
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Dark Horse (1974)
George Harrison's third solo album since the break-up of The Beatles, Dark Horse was recorded during a period of turbulence.
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Did you know?
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band received four Grammy Awards including Best Album.
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Raymond Jones interview
The man who famously bought 'My Bonnie' from Brian Epstein speaks of his time in Liverpool, his memories of The Beatles and their manager, and his reluctance to come forward and set the record straight.
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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Recorded in 400 hours during a 129-day period, The Beatles' eighth UK album helped define the 1967 Summer of Love, and was instantly recognised as a major leap forward for modern music.
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"Don't believe that jazz about there's nothing you can do, 'turn on and drop out, man' - because you've got to turn on and drop in, or they're going to drop all over you." - John Lennon
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In the spotlight
Pattie Boyd
Pattie Boyd met George Harrison in 1964 on the set of the A Hard Day's Night film. They married on 21 January 1966.
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Nobody Told Me
Although John Lennon originally intended for Ringo Starr to record 'Nobody Told Me', the song remained unreleased until the posthumous 1984 album Milk And Honey.
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Imagine (1971)
John Lennon's second solo album was his greatest commercial success. On Imagine he tempered some of the more abrasive and confrontational elements of its predecessor, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, offering instead a more conventional pop collection that contains some of his best-loved songs.
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Back Off Boogaloo (1972)
A glam rock single co-written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison, with a title inspired by Marc Bolan.
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Beaucoups Of Blues (1970)
Ringo Starr's country-influenced second solo album was recorded over a three-day period in Nashville, Tennessee, in June 1970.
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End Of The Line (1990)
The final song on Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, and the band's second single in 1989.
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