Beatles song of the day
Sexy Sadie
John Lennon's most acerbic song on the White Album was a barbed tribute to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, written during Lennon's final hours in India.
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The Beatles - Oh! Darling (Take 4 / 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
- Timpetus said: "I'm apparently in the minority, but Real Love does nothing for me, and I.." on Real Love
- Donato Rinaldi said: "Although it isn't mentioned here, the song Cold Turkey was one of Lennon.." on Cold Turkey
- DavidMackin said: "When I first listened to MIND GAMES 45 years ago when I was 17 I felt th.." on Mind Games
- zed said: "I was homeless on the West End streets at this time and lost my job at C.." on The Beatles’ Mad Day Out, location seven, 28 July 1968
- Jimmy said: "The music is very similarité from 1966 Love Letters' Elvis.." on God
Paul McCartney song of the day
Let ’Em In
The opening song on Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 'Let ’Em In' was a top five hit in the USA and UK.
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Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (1993)
The first in a series of collaborations with producer Youth, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest was an ambient techno album by Paul McCartney, credited to The Fireman.
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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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It's What You Value (1976)
The fourth and final single released form George Harrison's seventh solo album Thirty Three & ⅓.
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Brainwashed (2002)
The first posthumous George Harrison album, Brainwashed was released a year after his death, and 15 years after his previous studio album, Cloud Nine.
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Did you know?
During the week of 4 April 1964, The Beatles had 12 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions. The achievement has never been equalled.
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Working titles for Beatles songs, albums and films
From 'Seventeen' to the 'Huge Melody', find out how The Beatles referred to their songs and albums before they were released.
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With The Beatles
The Beatles' second UK album consolidated their position as the country's number one pop act, acting as a bridge between the smash hit singles 'She Loves You' and 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'.
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"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon
On the Fab Forum
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In the spotlight
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940. He was a founder member of The Beatles, and their singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist.
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Jealous Guy
One of John Lennon's best-known songs, 'Jealous Guy' had its origins in The Beatles' 1968 trip to India, where they studied meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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John Lennon Anthology (1998)
A box set containing four compact discs of previously-unreleased studio outtakes, live recordings and home demos made by John Lennon between 1969 and 1980.
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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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Liverpool 8 (2008)
Ringo Starr's fifteenth solo studio album marked his return to EMI/Capitol for the first time since 1975.
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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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