Curated playlist
Apple Records singles
- Something (Beatles song)The Beatles song "Something" once had a hole in its second line. At a rehearsal being filmed for a documentary, George Harrison could get as far as the words "Attracts me" and no further. John Lennon offered a stand-in phrase, "like a…
- Let It Be (song)The Beatles song "Let It Be" debuted at number 6 in 1970, higher than any song before it.
- The Long and Winding RoadPaul McCartney cited one Beatles song in court as a reason to end the band. It was "The Long and Winding Road."
- Get BackPolice arrived mid-song as the Beatles played "Get Back" on a London rooftop. Harrison turned the amps back on.
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaA recording engineer quit the Beatles after fights over "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."
- Revolution (Beatles song)Was John Lennon for the revolution or against it in the Beatles song "Revolution"?
- Free as a BirdPaul McCartney asked Yoko Ono if any unreleased John Lennon recordings still existed.
- Give Peace a ChanceLennon credited Paul McCartney on "Give Peace a Chance" although McCartney had nothing to do with it.
- Hey JudeJohn Lennon told Paul McCartney that "Hey Jude" line he wanted to cut was the best in the song. McCartney kept it.
- Back in the U.S.S.R.Ringo Starr walked out while the Beatles rehearsed "Back in the U.S.S.R." The other three kept recording.
- Now and Then (Beatles song)George Harrison disliked the Lennon demo "Now and Then", so the Beatles shelved it in 1995.
- Real Love (Beatles song)Jeff Lynne spent roughly a week cleaning hum, hiss and clicks off John Lennon's Real Love demo tape.
- Instant Karma!John Lennon wrote the song Instant Karma in an hour, then recorded it with friends that same night.