4 John Lennon Songs That Fans Hate but I Happen To Love
Alright, not every John Lennon fan hates the following songs. However, these deep cuts rarely get as much love as some of Lennon’s more famous tunes with The Beatles, as…
John Lennon was ‘insecure’ after Paul McCartney Beatles song caused a ‘shift’ in the band
Though John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked closely together as songwriters, there was rivalry between them as they both tried to out-do each other. Paul and John wrote the vast…
The “throwaway” Beatles song they wrote simply to “confuse everybody”
John Lennon was a true artist and put a lot of faith in taking his soul, stretching it out into a tune and some rhyming syllables and putting it to…
Was breaking up The Beatles the “best thing Yoko Ono ever did”?
The record producer Rick Rubin once waxed so lyrical about The Beatles that even a desperate second-hand car salesman might blush: “It transcends everything,” he eulogised, “It’s much bigger than…
How Lennon and McCartney’s Bond Shaped The Beatles
It felt like any other summer day in Liverpool, but a chance encounter turned into one of the most notable days in music history: the day John Lennon first met…
2 Songs John Lennon Wished He Had Written, Including a Paul McCartney Classic by The Beatles
In one of John Lennon‘s final interviews with David Sheff, months before his death in December of 1980, he revealed three songs Paul McCartney had written for the Beatles that…
John Lennon love letter bemoaning Paul’s snoring goes on sale
London (AFP) – A 1962 love letter from John Lennon to his future wife Cynthia, in which he complains about Paul McCartney’s snoring, will be sold at Christie’s next month,…
Ian Leslie takes a fresh look at the Beatles in ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’
During the pandemic, Ian Leslie wrote a Substack essay called “64 Reasons to Celebrate Paul McCartney,” arguing that despite his accomplishments, the ex-Beatle was underrated. But he didn’t delve much…
The Beatles: Why John Lennon said their success had nothing to do with talent
The Beatles are often hailed as geniuses of pop, but John Lennon shrugged off grandiose claims about his talent. The Beatles were legends in their own lifetime. Countless books were…
John Lennon’s Second Band That Marked the End of the Beatles
By the end of the Beatles’ run, their best touring days were well behind them. That left room only for spontaneous, one-off performances. The most famous Beatles pop up show…