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The True Story Behind “She’s Leaving Home”

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Did a real newspaper story inspire one of the Beatles’ most emotional ballads?

🎙️ [Fact 1]
“She’s Leaving Home” was inspired by a real news article Paul McCartney read in the Daily Mirror in February 1967, about 17-year-old Melanie Coe, who ran away from home.

📚 Source: The Beatles Anthology
📚 Daily Mirror archive, Feb 27, 1967

🎙️ [Fact 2]
McCartney and Coe had met years earlier — he had unknowingly picked her as a contest winner on the ITV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963.

📚 Source: Interview with Melanie Coe – The Guardian (2008)

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Shout – The Beatles’ Wildest TV Moment

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Ever heard The Beatles cover “Shout” like they were a Motown band on fire?

[Fact 1]
The Beatles only performed “Shout” once — for a 1964 British TV special called Around The Beatles.

Source: BeatlesBible.com / The Beatles Anthology

[Fact 2]
It was never recorded in a studio — the version we know was taped live, with pre-recorded backing tracks and the boys miming their vocals with real energy.

Source: Mark Lewisohn – The Complete Beatles Chronicle

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Slow Down” – Beatles Raw and Rushed

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Did you know the Beatles rushed through one of their most chaotic rockers?

“Slow Down” was recorded in just one session — June 1, 1964 — at EMI Studio 2, between 2:30 and 5:30 PM.

John Lennon handled lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and his vocal is almost a scream — unpolished and frantic.

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“Drive My Car” — The Beatles’ Soulful Joke That Took Three Guitars and a Rewrite

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If you’ve ever shouted that line, you’re quoting one of the most tongue-in-cheek Beatles tracks from their 1965 album Rubber Soul — “Drive My Car.”
But this funky hit wasn’t always so polished. It started out as a romantic ballad Paul McCartney thought was “crap.”

Let’s dive into the twists, rewrites, and guitar-powered fun behind the making of “Drive My Car” — and uncover some facts even hardcore fans might not know.

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