Curated category
1966 singles
- What Goes On (Beatles song)John Lennon wrote the song in early 1959, likely at 251 Menlove Avenue. The early version of the song is heavily inspired by Buddy Holly and differed…
- Get Ready (The Temptations song)Smokey Robinson produced the original 1966 version of Get Ready for The Temptations. This single marked a turning point in Motown history because it…
- Eleanor RigbyPaul McCartney sat at a piano in 1966 and began experimenting with melodies that would eventually become Eleanor Rigby. He initially named the character Ola…
- Paperback WriterPaul McCartney sat in his car driving from London to Surrey on a day in 1965. He thought about the words of his Aunt Lil who had asked him years ago why he…
- Rain (Beatles song)John Lennon described the song Rain as being about people moaning because they do not like the weather. He stated this in an interview where he discussed the…