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“Yer Blues” was credited to Lennon–McCartney, but John Lennon wrote it during the Beatles’ stay in Rishikesh, India, as ...
10/24/2026

“Yer Blues” was credited to Lennon–McCartney, but John Lennon wrote it during the Beatles’ stay in Rishikesh, India, as a half-satirical take on the British blues boom of 1968. The Beatles recorded it on August 13, 14 and 20, 1968 at EMI Studios in London, in Studio Two’s “annexe,” which was really a large closet in the control room.

Paul McCartney recalled that they packed into the little room with a drum kit, amps turned to the walls and one mic for John, and played it live. Ringo Starr remembered it as being like the old live days of the group. It runs 4:01, George Martin produced it, and it came out on the White Album on November 22, 1968.

John later performed it at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus with a supergroup called The Dirty Mac: Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums.
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“Every Little Thing” was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles recorded it o...
10/23/2026

“Every Little Thing” was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles recorded it on September 29 and 30, 1964 at EMI Studios in London, in nine takes, and it was the first song they recorded after returning from their North American tour. John Lennon sings lead, Paul provides the vocal harmony, and Ringo Starr plays a timpani to punctuate the chorus. Paul added a piano overdub, and George Martin produced the session.

Paul thought the song could be the next single, but manager Brian Epstein felt it would be better as an album track, so “I Feel Fine” became the single instead. It came out on December 4, 1964 on Beatles for Sale, and on Beatles VI in the US in June 1965. It runs 2:01.
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“Fixing a Hole” was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, and it appears on the 1967 album Sgt. Pe...
10/22/2026

“Fixing a Hole” was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, and it appears on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles first recorded it on February 9, 1967 at Regent Sound Studios in London, in three takes. All three studios at EMI’s Abbey Road were unavailable that night, so it was the first time the group used a British studio other than Abbey Road for an EMI recording. Paul recorded his lead vocal at the same time as the rhythm track.

Overdubs followed on February 21 at EMI Studios, including George Martin’s harpsichord, with George Harrison on double-tracked lead guitar, and the song runs 2:36. Paul has said the song was about mending and being free enough to let his mind wander.
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“The Night Before” was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, for the Beatles’ 1965 film ...
10/21/2026

“The Night Before” was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, for the Beatles’ 1965 film Help! They recorded it on February 17, 1965 at Abbey Road Studio Two, during the third session for the Help! album, with George Martin producing. The song took two takes, and it was the first Beatles song to feature electric piano, played by John Lennon on a Hohner Pianet. Paul and George played the guitar solo together an octave apart, and Paul’s lead vocal was double tracked.

The song was released on the album Help! on August 6, 1965 in the UK and August 13 in the US. Paul said in a 1994 interview that the song was mainly his.
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“Memphis, Tennessee” was written by Chuck Berry, who first released it in 1959 as the B-side of “Back in the U.S.A.” The...
10/21/2026

“Memphis, Tennessee” was written by Chuck Berry, who first released it in 1959 as the B-side of “Back in the U.S.A.” The Beatles played it regularly between 1960 and 1962, with John Lennon on lead vocals, and they first recorded it at their Decca audition on January 1, 1962, with Pete Best on drums. They later recorded five versions of it for BBC radio. One, taped on July 10, 1963 at the Aeolian Hall in London for Pop Go The Beatles and broadcast on July 30, appears on the 1994 collection Live at the BBC.

Paul McCartney has said that he learned the song in John’s bedroom, listening to Chuck Berry records on John’s little record player.
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“September in the Rain” is a 1937 standard with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, first heard in the film Me...
10/21/2026

“September in the Rain” is a 1937 standard with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, first heard in the film Melody for Two. The Beatles recorded a version during their audition for Decca Records on January 1, 1962, with Mike Smith producing. Paul McCartney sang and played bass, John Lennon played rhythm guitar, George Harrison played lead guitar and Pete Best played drums. Beatles Bible says the audition was ill-fated, and that Paul in particular was familiar with show tunes and often put them in the early repertoire.

The song became a hit again in 1961 through Dinah Washington, whose single reached number 23 on the Hot 100, and George Shearing’s 1949 album of the same name was an international million-seller.
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“If I Fell” was written primarily by John Lennon and is credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles recorded it in 15 take...
10/20/2026

“If I Fell” was written primarily by John Lennon and is credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles recorded it in 15 takes on February 27, 1964 at Abbey Road Studio Two, in an afternoon session from 2:30 to 5:30pm, with John and Paul singing together into the same microphone. George Martin produced. It was the third song on the UK version of the album A Hard Day’s Night, released on July 10, 1964, and the Beatles mimed it in the film, where John sings the love song to Ringo.

In the US it came out as the B-side of “And I Love Her” on Capitol 5235, and it reached number 53 on the Hot 100 as a B-side. John’s handwritten lyrics, written on the back of a Valentine’s Day card, sold at Sotheby’s in London in 1988 for 7,800 pounds.
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“Sexy Sadie” was written by John Lennon in India near the end of The Beatles’ stay in Rishikesh in 1968, and it is credi...
10/20/2026

“Sexy Sadie” was written by John Lennon in India near the end of The Beatles’ stay in Rishikesh in 1968, and it is credited to Lennon–McCartney. He was disillusioned with the Maharishi and first wanted to call the song “Maharishi,” but George Harrison persuaded him to change the title. The Beatles taped an Esher demo in May 1968, then recorded the song at Abbey Road on July 19 and 24 and August 13 and 21, 1968. The first session produced 21 takes, and a remake on July 24 added 23 more. The song was completed on August 21, with a new lead vocal from John and added organ, bass, tambourine and two sets of backing vocals.
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“Hold Me Tight” was written principally by Paul McCartney around 1961 at his home on Forthlin Road in Liverpool, and it ...
10/20/2026

“Hold Me Tight” was written principally by Paul McCartney around 1961 at his home on Forthlin Road in Liverpool, and it stayed in The Beatles’ live set from 1961 to 1963. They first tried it on February 11, 1963, recording 13 takes during the Please Please Me session. It was left off the album, and the tape was destroyed.

They came back to it on September 12, 1963 for their second album, and the album version was edited from two takes. Paul later called it “a failed attempt at a single which then became an acceptable album filler.” The song was released on November 22, 1963 as the ninth track on With the Beatles, and in the US on January 20, 1964 on Meet the Beatles!
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“All Things Must Pass” was written by George Harrison in 1968, after he spent time in Woodstock with Bob Dylan and the B...
10/19/2026

“All Things Must Pass” was written by George Harrison in 1968, after he spent time in Woodstock with Bob Dylan and the Band. George introduced it to The Beatles on January 2, 1969 at Twickenham, and they worked on it over several days during the Get Back sessions. But they put it aside and never formally recorded it.

On February 25, 1969, his 26th birthday, George recorded a solo demo at Abbey Road, which was released in 1996 on Anthology 3. He offered the song to Billy Preston, who released it in 1970, and George then made it the title track of his triple album All Things Must Pass, released on November 27, 1970 with Phil Spector co-producing. Writer Ian MacDonald called it “the wisest song never recorded by the Beatles.” The song runs 3:47, and Paul McCartney sang it at the Concert for George in 2002.
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