Beatles song of the day
I Should Have Known Better
Memorably performed during a train carriage scene in A Hard Day's Night, 'I Should Have Known Better' was written by John Lennon and was the second song on the film's soundtrack album.
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The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping
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
Listen To What The Man Said
The first single released from Wings' fourth album Venus And Mars, 'Listen To What The Man Said' topped the USA and Canadian charts.
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Rushes (1998)
The second album credited to The Fireman, the collaboration between Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
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Venus And Mars
The fourth album by Wings, Venus And Mars was the follow-up to the hugely successful Band On The Run. The release featured the fourth and fifth iterations of the group's line-up.
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Love Comes To Everyone (1979)
The opening song on George Harrison’s self-titled eighth solo album, it features Eric Clapton on lead guitar.
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Wonderwall Music (1968)
George Harrison's debut solo album was the soundtrack of the 1968 film Wonderwall, directed by Joe Massot and starring Jane Birkin, Jack MacGowran, and Iain Quarrier.
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Nobody's Child (1971)
Released as a single to raise money for the Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation charity.
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Did you know?
On 4 April 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the top two in the Billboard albums chart, number one in the UK singles chart, the top two in the UK albums chart and number one in the UK EP chart.
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Charles Manson and Helter Skelter
One of the darkest aspects of The Beatles' story was the belief, by the psychopathic murderer Charles Manson and his 'Family' of followers, that the group's songs incited violence and depicted armageddon.
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Help!
The Beatles' fifth official UK album release, Help! was the soundtrack to the group's second feature film. It contained 14 songs: 10 by Lennon-McCartney, two more by George Harrison, and a further two cover versions.
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"I think the French girls are fabulous." - Paul McCartney, 1964
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In the spotlight
Linda McCartney
A photographer, musician and animal rights activist, Linda Eastman first met Paul McCartney in London in 1967; they married in 1969, remaining together until her death in 1998.
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Woman Is The N—-r Of The World
Released as a 1972 single and on the album Some Time In New York City, 'Woman Is The N—-r Of The World' was John Lennon's take on feminism and women's rights.
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Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins (1968)
John Lennon's first of three experimental albums made with Yoko Ono, Two Virgins featured an infamous and controversial nude photograph on its front cover.
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Photograph (1973)
The lead single from the Ringo album, 'Photograph' was a chart topper in Australia, Canada, and the USA.
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Ringo 2012
Ringo Starr's 17th solo studio album featured re-recordings of two older songs, 'Step Lightly' and 'Wings', plus a cover of Buddy Holly's 'Think It Over'.
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