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I haven’t written much about Ringo in the blog. That’s my fault, not his. I tend to forget that Ringo appeared in The Beatles’ story so late, relatively, which is a testament to how quickly he assimilated. When Ringo joined the band in August 1962, Brian Epstein was already managing them, EMI had already signed…
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Before you read any further, guess how many Beatles’ songs don’t feature the title of the song in the lyrics. I guessed 35, somewhere in the range of 15-20% of their catalog. Then I did the research. But before I reveal the results, shouldn’t there be a name for songs that don’t mention the title…
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Overall, The Beatles enunciated their lyrics, especially when they sang the songs that they wrote. But when they–no, let’s be precise–when John sang some cover songs, he had a habit of amending some of the lyrics. It was almost as if he didn’t know all of the words. In this post, we’ll examine one of…
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Among the many revelations offered by Peter Jackson’s Get Back was a glimpse of how The Beatles (i.e., Paul) crafted their backing vocals. For example, as the band was learning John’s Don’t Let Me Down (before Billy Preston arrived on the scene), Paul suggested busy, wordy, repetitive backing lines that, thankfully, they soon dropped: John:…
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I’ve been listening to (and singing along with) Hey Jude for decades, but I have come to believe that I have gotten the some of the lyrics wrong. Well, one word, anyway. Here’s the verse in question: So let it out and let it in. Hey, Jude, begin.You’re waiting for someone to perform with.And don’t…
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One recent night at dinner, my wife asked me something to the effect of, “Is all you ever think about The Beatles?” I truthfully answered that, no, sometimes I think about sports. A choice My wife has commented before on what she would call my “obsession” with The Beatles, but it’s what happened the next…
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Here’s an opinion that some Beatles fans regard as unpopular: The Beatles broke up at exactly the right time. And here’s why I believe that to be true. The Beatles’ recording career lasted from mid-1962 to mid-1969 (with one Threatles session held in January 1970), though their breakup didn’t become public until April 1970. From…
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I can’t say enough good things about George Martin. I’m convinced that without him, we in the U.S. would never have heard of The Beatles. That’s what makes this so difficult. We’re going to review his 1998 compilation album In My Life, which contains 10 Beatles’ covers, most by well-known artists, and two Martin-penned tracks.…
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