Think you know every Beatles love song?
This one’s a hidden gem — and it wasn’t even sung by the guy who wrote it.
You know the song… but did you know Eleanor Rigby might never have existed?
Paul McCartney has said the name “Eleanor Rigby” was entirely fictional… but decades later, a real tombstone with that name was found in St. Peter’s Churchyard — the same church where Paul first met John…
Continue readingDid 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.
Continue reading“Misery” was the second track on The Beatles’ debut album, Please Please Me. They recorded it fast — in under four hours. With George Martin even adding a piano part himself, because they were moving so quickly. It’s short — just 1 minute and 47 seconds. But it packed an emotional punch that most early pop songs just didn’t have.
When you think of The Beatles in 1968, you might picture spiritual calm in India or psychedelic experiments in London. But buried in the White Album was something completely unexpected…
🎸 “Yer Blues.”
John Lennon’s unfiltered howl from the void.