Was “The Night Before” the Beatles’ response to the Shirelles’ 1960 hit “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”? The 1965 Help! track could be seen that way, as it deals with a common topic: what happens the morning after intimacy? You May Also Like: The Beatles, “You’re Going to Lose ThatRead More
Denny Laine says he and ex-bandmate Paul McCartney talk often – though not about collaborating.
He was in the Beatles and Wings for roughly a decade a piece. But Paul McCartney has been collaborating with his current band for far longer.
The Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul is an embarrassment of riches. In addition to its stellar material, it signaled the final days of Beatlemania and a transition into more experimental sounds and sophisticated songwriting. You May Also Like: The Beatles, “I’m Looking Through You” from ‘Rubber Soul’ (1965): Deep BeatlesRead More
Joey Kramer says there wasn’t much to draw him into the Grammys broadcast save for a partial reunion of the Beatles. That, he says, was enough to endure a show that didn’t have nearly enough rock music. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney says the Beatles used Motown as aRead More
Many Beatles fans were disappointed when a much-anticipated Grammys reunion featuring Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney found Starr performing alongside McCartney’s regular drummer, Abe Laboriel Jr. That’s actually Starr’s preferred format these days. You May Also Like: Ringo Starr’s Y Not was elevated by a dark Paul McCartney duet: ‘That’sRead More
Concluding our walk through the Abbey Road medley is the brief, secret coda “Her Majesty.” At only 23 seconds, it stands as the shortest song in the Beatles catalog. You May Also Like: The Beatles’ Abbey Road wasn’t just a showcase for Paul McCartney The Beatles, “I Want You (She’sRead More
Never mind that our readers’ top pick for 2013 was actually published on December 27, 2011. It’s part of a trend involving a certain mop-topped bunch. You May Also Like: Adrian Belew discusses the impact of FLUX on his recording career: ‘There are advantages we didn’t have before’ Adrian BelewRead More
The Band is revealed in all of its muscular, almost (but never completely) out-of-control on-stage glory — bolstered, in a meeting of musical worlds, by these stabbing horn charts from Allen Toussaint. You May Also Like: Jethro Tull, “War Child II” (2014): One Track Mind Jethro Tull Road Stories: CallRead More
“The End” serves as more than a mere final track on the Beatles’ 1969 album ‘Abbey Road.’
