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The Beatles: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
[From Wikipedia] “John Lennon wrote the song taking inspiration from a nineteenth century circus poster for Pablo Fanque’s circus which he purchased in an antique shop on 31 January 1967 while filming the promotional video for the song “Strawberry Fields Forever” in Kent. Mr. Kite is believed to be William Kite, who worked for Pablo [...]
The Beatles: Hey Bulldog
“Hey Bulldog” is a fun track that I have only heard a few times before – I have a sizable collection of Beatle’s music, but The Yellow Submarine soundtrack has so far evaded my grasp. I don’t know why – it is supposedly one of the better Beatles albums – though I’m not so fond [...]
The Beatles: Don't Pass Me By
This song was written by Ringo Starr, as early as 1964, and was released on the Beatles “White album”. Ringo Starr himself sings the lead vocals on this track. I enjoy listening to this song as it makes my feet tap, and it’s an easy listen – no hidden meanings, just a straight [...]
The Beatles: Something
“Something” is my favorite Beatles song that was written by George Harrison, and even Frank Sinatra is quoted as saying this is the greatest love song of all time. I’ve read a few interpretations over who the lyrics are about – one, an obvious assumption, is that they are about Harrison’s wife at [...]
The Beatles: Help
“Help!” – the title song to The Beatles second movie adventure and also to their fifth UK album. This music video was used in the title sequence of the movie – which centers around the attempts of a cult group to retrieve a sacrificial ring. (Hence the zoom in to the ring during the [...]
The Beatles: Back in the U.S.S.R.
Here, The Beatles parody the Beach Boys classic “California Girls” – California girls being replaced by those from Moscow/Ukraine – listen out for the oooeeeeoooo’s in the backing vocals. The song opens with a jet taking off, then flies into an opening guitar sequence and a fast-paced rock and roll song. The song [...]
The Beatles: If I Needed Someone
Here is another track penned by George Harrison, this one taking a much slower pace than my previous featuring Old Brown Shoe. The more relaxed and dreamlike pace of this song is a reflection on the influence of The Byrds music (compate this song to “Bells of Rhymney”)
Funnily enough, this was to be [...]
