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British protest songs

  • 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…
  • Get BackOn the 7th of January 1969, Paul McCartney began shaping a melody during unstructured jamming sessions at Twickenham Studios.
  • TaxmanIn April 1966, a report from the London accountancy firm Bryce, Hammer, Isherwood & Co. delivered a stark warning to the Beatles.