Curated category
1966 songs
- Here, There and EverywherePaul McCartney sat by the pool at John Lennon's house in Weybridge during early June 1966. He waited for his friend to wake up while strumming a guitar on…
- Love You ToGeorge Harrison wrote Love You To in early 1966 while the Beatles enjoyed an unusually long period free of professional commitments.
- 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…
- I'm Only SleepingJohn Lennon wrote the first draft of lyrics for I'm Only Sleeping on the back of a letter in 1966. He described himself as physically lazy and claimed sex…
- 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…
- Tomorrow Never KnowsJohn Lennon wrote the lyrics to Tomorrow Never Knows in January 1966. He drew these words from a book titled The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on…
- 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…
- TaxmanIn April 1966, a report from the London accountancy firm Bryce, Hammer, Isherwood & Co. delivered a stark warning to the Beatles.