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Capitol Records 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…
- I Am the WalrusJohn Lennon wrote the song to confound listeners who had been affording serious scholarly interpretations of the Beatles' lyrics.
- She Loves YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney began composing She Loves You on the 26th of June 1963 after a concert at the Majestic Ballroom in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Roar (song)Katy Perry released the song Roar on the 10th of August 2013. Capitol Records issued the track as the lead single from her fourth studio album Prism.
- Help! (song)John Lennon wrote the lyrics to express his stress after the Beatles' quick rise to success. He told Playboy magazine in 1980 that he was subconsciously…
- Ticket to Ride (song)John Lennon claimed the song was three-quarters his own, yet Paul McCartney insisted they wrote it together during a full three-hour session.
- All You Need Is LoveOn the 25th of June 1967, the world watched as the Beatles performed from a London studio. The event was Our World, the first live global television link…
- 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…
- Helter Skelter (song)Paul McCartney wrote the song to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible after reading an interview with Pete Townshend.
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaPaul McCartney wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da during the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh, India, in early 1968. Prudence Farrow recalled McCartney, John Lennon and…
- Strawberry Fields ForeverJohn Lennon spent his early years in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool. He played in the wooded garden behind Strawberry Field, a Salvation Army children's home…
- I Want to Hold Your HandJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney sat in the basement music room of 57 Wimpole Street during late 1963. Margaret Asher taught oboe there, but the small space…
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)On a flight returning to England from Kenya in November 1966, Paul McCartney conceived an idea for an entire album where the Beatles would assume alter-egos.
- 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…
- Act NaturallyJohnny Russell stood in a Fresno, California bar during the early 1960s. He had to cancel a date with his girlfriend that night.
- Baby, You're a Rich ManJohn Lennon wrote the verses of a song titled One of the Beautiful People after attending an all-night festival at London's Alexandra Palace on the 29th of…
- Love Me DoThe song began as a scribble in a school notebook, dreaming of stardom. John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the track years before forming the Beatles.
- Mull of Kintyre (song)Paul McCartney and Denny Laine wrote the song in 1974. Early versions appeared on a home demo recording bootleggers call The Piano Tape.
- Penny LanePenny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and…
- 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…
- The Inner Light (song)On the 4th of October 1967, George Harrison and John Lennon appeared on The Frost Programme to debate Transcendental Meditation with academics.