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1969 songs

  • Give It Up or Turnit a LooseJames Brown released the single Give It Up or Turnit a Loose in 1969. The track reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles chart that same…
  • Something (Beatles song)George Harrison began writing Something in September 1968 during a session for the Beatles' self-titled double album. He worked on the melody at a piano…
  • Let It Be (song)Paul McCartney dreamed of his mother Mary Patricia McCartney in 1956 after she had died of cancer. He was fourteen years old at the time.
  • The Long and Winding RoadPaul McCartney sat at a piano inside High Park Farm, his property near Campbeltown in Scotland. The year was 1968 when he began writing the melody that would…
  • Get BackOn the 7th of January 1969, Paul McCartney began shaping a melody during unstructured jamming sessions at Twickenham Studios.
  • Give Peace a ChanceJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed in Room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on the 1st of June 1969. A reporter asked what they hoped to achieve by…
  • Octopus's GardenRingo Starr sat on a boat belonging to comedian Peter Sellers in Sardinia during 1968. He ordered fish and chips for lunch but received squid instead.
  • Space OddityDavid Bowie released his self-titled debut album through Deram Records in 1967. The record failed to sell and did little to gain him notice.
  • Here Comes the SunThe early months of 1969 were a difficult period for George Harrison. He had quit the Beatles temporarily and was arrested for marijuana possession.
  • I Want You (She's So Heavy)John Lennon wrote the song about his love for Yoko Ono. It begins in 4/4 time, with an arpeggio guitar theme in D minor.
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie DownRobbie Robertson spent eight months developing the music for The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. He played chords repeatedly on a piano in Woodstock, New…
  • Ramble OnThe studio lights flickered over the equipment at Juggy Sound Studio in New York City on the 2nd of June 1969. Jimmy Page stood before his Gibson Les Paul…