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John Lennon wrote “The Word,” with help from Paul McCartney, and it came out December 3, 1965, on Rubber Soul. Many peop...
10/16/2026

John Lennon wrote “The Word,” with help from Paul McCartney, and it came out December 3, 1965, on Rubber Soul. Many people point to it as the first place the band leaned into the idea of universal love. That same album also has “Wait,” so the record holds both a quiet worry and a big open-hearted message. Someone who was 20 that December is 81 now. I think “The Word” says more in its first minute than most manifestos say in a speech 🎸
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“Honey Pie” was written entirely by Paul McCartney, and it is a loving tribute to the British music hall style. It tells...
10/15/2026

“Honey Pie” was written entirely by Paul McCartney, and it is a loving tribute to the British music hall style. It tells of an actress who becomes famous in America while her old admirer hopes she will come back to England. To get an old-time sound, the band added crackles taken from a 78 rpm record.

Recording began on October 1, 1968, and the next day Paul added his lead vocal and a lead guitar part. George Harrison said that John Lennon played the guitar solo, and that it sounded like Django Reinhardt. George Martin wrote the saxophone and clarinet arrangement, which was recorded on October 4. The song runs 2:41 on the White Album, released on November 22, 1968.
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The Beatles recorded “You’ll Be Mine” in 1960, in the bathroom of Paul McCartney’s family home at 20 Forthlin Road. Stua...
10/15/2026

The Beatles recorded “You’ll Be Mine” in 1960, in the bathroom of Paul McCartney’s family home at 20 Forthlin Road. Stuart Sutcliffe, their original bassist, plays on it, which makes it a rare one to hear. It’s the earliest Lennon–McCartney song to be officially released, but it stayed unreleased until Anthology 1 in 1995, 35 years later. I like that the earliest official Lennon–McCartney song on record was made in a bathroom 🎙️
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“I’m Looking Through You” was written by Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and he wrote it about his girlfri...
10/14/2026

“I’m Looking Through You” was written by Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon–McCartney, and he wrote it about his girlfriend at the time, actress Jane Asher. The Beatles recorded it three times. Take 1, on October 24, 1965, was slower, had a different rhythm and no middle eight, and it came out much later on Anthology 2 in 1996. After a remake on November 6, the final version was recorded on November 10, with overdubs on November 11.

It runs 2:27 on Rubber Soul, released December 3, 1965. The North American stereo version contains two false guitar starts that were cut from the other mixes, and one story says Capitol’s engineers thought they were intentional. Ringo is credited with Hammond organ, although Mark Lewisohn found no organ listed on the session tape box.
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John Lennon wrote “All I’ve Got to Do,” credited to Lennon–McCartney. It’s track 2 on With the Beatles, released Novembe...
10/14/2026

John Lennon wrote “All I’ve Got to Do,” credited to Lennon–McCartney. It’s track 2 on With the Beatles, released November 22, 1963, and it’s a moody ballad that leans openly on Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. That was also the day President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, so the album arrived in a heavy week. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” followed in the UK seven days later. I like that Lennon let the Motown influence show instead of hiding it 🎶
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“Dig a Pony” was recorded live on the roof of the Apple Corps building on Savile Row on January 30, 1969, during the Bea...
10/14/2026

“Dig a Pony” was recorded live on the roof of the Apple Corps building on Savile Row on January 30, 1969, during the Beatles’ famous rooftop concert. John Lennon wrote it for his future wife Yoko Ono, and it was originally called “All I Want Is You.” Its string of strange phrases was written in what John called a Bob Dylan style, and the band’s roadie Kevin Harrington held up the lyric sheet for him while he sang.

The recording starts with a false start, because Ringo Starr called “Hold it!” while putting out his cigarette with both drumsticks in one hand. Producer Phil Spector kept that live version for Let It Be, released on May 8, 1970 with “Dig a Pony” as track 2, and trimmed the opening and closing refrains. John himself later dismissed the song, but fans have kept it alive for decades.
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Paul McCartney wrote “When I’m Sixty-Four,” and it’s credited to Lennon–McCartney, like most of what the pair put out. I...
10/13/2026

Paul McCartney wrote “When I’m Sixty-Four,” and it’s credited to Lennon–McCartney, like most of what the pair put out. It came out in 1967 on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Paul turned 64 in June 2006, nearly 39 years after the record, so the question in the title got an answer. A song about growing old, sung by a man in his twenties, had to wait a long time to be tested. Anyone who was 20 in 1967 is 79 now, and I’d bet they’ve started to look at the title differently 🎩
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Long before The Beatles conquered the world, they were four young musicians in Liverpool playing the American rock 'n' r...
10/12/2026

Long before The Beatles conquered the world, they were four young musicians in Liverpool playing the American rock 'n' roll records they loved.
One of those favorites was “Honey Don't,” written and originally recorded by rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins in 1956.
By the time The Beatles recorded it for Beatles for Sale in 1964, the song had already been part of their live repertoire for years.
🥁 But there was an interesting change.
John Lennon had often sung the lead during their earlier performances, including the group's BBC radio appearances. For the studio recording, however, Ringo Starr stepped up to the microphone.
And Ringo gave it exactly the kind of relaxed, good-humored delivery that made his occasional lead vocals so enjoyable.
With George Harrison's lively guitar playing and the band's unmistakable enthusiasm, the recording felt like a return to their Hamburg and Liverpool club days.
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Paul McCartney wrote “What You’re Doing,” and it’s credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles put it on Beatles for Sale ...
10/12/2026

Paul McCartney wrote “What You’re Doing,” and it’s credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles put it on Beatles for Sale in 1964, the same year as A Hard Day’s Night and “I Should Have Known Better.” That’s two albums in one year from a band that was still in its early twenties. This song stands out for its jangly guitars and a lyric more exposed than their usual early work. I think the cracks in that vulnerability are why it’s worth a second listen 🎸
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Before “Bohemian Rhapsody,” before the stadium anthems and the unforgettable Live Aid performance, there was “Keep Yours...
10/11/2026

Before “Bohemian Rhapsody,” before the stadium anthems and the unforgettable Live Aid performance, there was “Keep Yourself Alive.”

Released in July 1973 as Queen’s debut single, it was written by Brian May and opened their first album with a burst of guitar-driven energy. Freddie Mercury’s commanding voice was already unmistakable, while Brian’s layered guitar parts gave the song a sound far bigger than four musicians in a studio.

But here’s the surprising part: the single failed to enter the UK charts. Even the band that would eventually fill stadiums around the world couldn't find an immediate hit with its first release.

🎸 That makes listening to “Keep Yourself Alive” today especially fascinating. The confidence, ambition, and musical imagination that would define Queen were already there, long before the record-buying public caught up.

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