When you write as many decade-defining songs as Paul McCartney has, you must prepare to answer the same question at least a thousand times: “What’s your favorite song you’ve ever written?” In a later ...

This song is title track of one of The Beatles’ most beloved records. “Magical Mystery Tour” is probably the most obvious reference to a particular psychedelic plant, too. It’s surreal, much like the ...

Last fall, The Beatles released their new and “final” song, “Now and Then”–which began its life as a late ’70s John Lennon demo, was fleshed out with contributions from George Harrison, Paul McCartney ...

And the three men I admired most, The Father, Son and The Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for The Coast The day the music died. So bye bye, Miss American Pie… This’ll be the day that I die. — ...

"As usual, for these co-written things, John often had just the first verse, which was always enough: it was the direction, it was the signpost and it was the inspiration for the whole song. I hate ...

All four band members played on Now and Then, thanks to software that pulled John Lennon's voice from an old recording. Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI, ...

Lennon was struck with a vision while listening to Yoko Ono play Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” in their home. By reversing and altering the melodic and harmonic structures of the piece, “Because” was ...

His best-selling album, 1971's multi-platinum Imagine, was followed by the gold-selling Mind Games in 1973 and Walls and Bridges in 1974. Only 1972's newsy, overtly political Some Time in New York ...

John Lennon didn't have the big-bang decade-opening album like his former bandmate George Harrison. He didn't turn to more homespun music like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Instead, he simply bared ...

On a recent trip to London I made a new friend. At 23, Z is a lot younger than me, which means I have much to learn from her.

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