‘Love Me Do’

‘PS I Love You’
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‘Please Please Me’

‘Ask Me Why’
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‘From Me To You’

‘Thank You Girl’
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‘She Loves You’

‘I’ll Get You’
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‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’

‘This Boy’
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‘Can’t Buy Me Love’

‘You Can’t Do That’
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‘A Hard Day’s Night’

‘Things We Said Today’
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‘I Feel Fine’

‘She’s A Woman’
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‘Ticket To Ride’

‘Yes It Is’
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‘Help!’

‘I’m Down’
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‘We Can Work It Out’

‘Day Tripper’
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‘Paperback Writer’

‘Rain’
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‘Eleanor Rigby’

‘Yellow Submarine’
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‘Strawberry Fields Forever’

‘Penny Lane’
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‘All You Need Is Love’

‘Baby, You’re A Rich Man’
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‘Hello, Goodbye’

‘I Am The Walrus’
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‘Lady Madonna’

‘The Inner Light’
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‘Hey Jude’

‘Revolution’
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‘Get Back’

‘Don’t Let Me Down’
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‘The Ballad Of John And Yoko’

‘Old Brown Shoe’
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‘Something’

‘Come Together’
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‘Let It Be’

‘You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)’

I see people arguing about this all the time lol. Whenever someone calls the Beatles a pop-rock band or describes them as having a strong pop influence, some rock fans seem to get offended by it. Personally, I don’t understand why being labelled pop is such a bad thing. There’s nothing wrong with pop music, and I don’t get why some people treat the term like it’s an insult or something that somehow diminishes a band’s credibility.

Personally, I’d classify the Beatles primarily as a rock band that incorporated plenty of pop elements into their music. They could write catchy, accessible songs with great melodies and harmonies, but they were also willing to experiment with different sounds, arrangements and recording techniques, especially as their career progressed. I think that’s what made them so great: they could appeal to a mainstream audience without sacrificing their musical creativity.

A band I’d be more inclined to describe as a fully fledged pop band would be the Beach Boys, even though they obviously had their own rock influences too. To my ears, the Beatles leaned more towards rock overall, but they were never afraid to embrace pop songwriting when it suited the song. I don’t think those two things are mutually exclusive anyway. You can be a rock band and still make pop music.

What do you think? Do you consider the Beatles primarily a rock band, a pop band, or a combination of both? And why do you think some rock fans seem so uncomfortable with the idea of calling them pop?

I JUST recently started drawing the Beatles, I think I did good

¡Mascotas incluidas!

(Photographs from early 1968 for a magazine)

It's common for people to think John sang do you want to know a secret for example.

My example is that I thought John sang here comes the sun for some reason even though he wasn't involved with the song at all.

I've also been introducing my cousin to the Beatles and getting him to guess who sings. He thought Paul sang here comes the sun and Ringo sang in my life 😭 (chilling, I know)

Why do people so often claim that John Lennon was bisexual? There’s nothing wrong with being bisexual, of course, but from everything I’ve read, John seemed to identify as straight and never explicitly described himself as anything else.
I can understand why people might speculate that he was curious about his sexuality, but I’ve never come across anything particularly convincing to suggest that he was genuinely attracted to men. He seemed to be very interested in women, had numerous affairs, and was reportedly involved with prostitutes as well. Yet I can’t recall any credible account of him actually having a sexual relationship with another man.

The most commonly cited example seems to be the story involving Brian Epstein, but even then, there doesn’t appear to be any solid evidence that anything sexual happened between them. Then there’s the speculation about John having sexual feelings for Paul McCartney, which I’ve never really understood. When I look at their relationship, I see two incredibly close friends and creative partners who shared an extraordinary bond, but nothing that necessarily suggests romantic or sexual attraction.
I’m not saying it’s impossible that John had some curiosity or complicated feelings about his sexuality, but I think there’s a difference between speculating about someone’s sexuality and having actual evidence to support those claims.
What do you think? Is there any credible evidence that John was bisexual, or has speculation about his sexuality been exaggerated over the years because of his close relationships with other men and the stories surrounding him?

Can anyone see the Legendary John Lennon’s profile on the right?! I took this photo about ten years ago. Please be nice if you comment.

I call John Thatjohn idk why but I just do. I call George Gorge because he's gorgeous, I call Paul Macca and I call Ringo Whereringo because of an Instagram comment I saw once.

My nomination would have to go to Any Time At All from A Hard Day's Night. It feels like the kind of song that a tribute band would write.

Does anyone have any idea what they would’ve done?
Is there evidence they were in it for the long haul, or did they strike gold out the gate and decided it was worth it to keep going?

Bonus question: if they were never popular, what kind of music would they have made? The same, or something different?

Solo Beatles 4CD • Ringo Starr 2CD • Solo Beatles Super Deluxe 10CD • John Lennon 2CD • Paul McCartney 4CD • George Harrison 2CD

It's only today that I read more about John Lennon's last days and details of his tragic death. Man, I'm shook to the core. For two reasons really. First, I'm extremely sorry for his loved ones, Sean, Julian, Yoko, Cynthia, Paul, and others. It must've been a torment to live through this while being a public person.

Second, I've just realized how bad it was. How wrong. How his killer approached him twice and even admitted later that John treated him with respect. And did it with cold blood, and then waited for the police. No purpose, no excuses. Just messed up.

What a waste, what a tragedy. It just hit me differently. That is all.

Playing now.

The Happenings Four (Japanese Band) sing the Beatles.

Great homage album art and unique musical style.

Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band. We have with a little help from my friends an absolute classic. And ringos drumming on a day in the life is his best on any song, also even in weaker songs ringos drumming saves it. I think he is the face of this album for sure with his drumming performances he cooks on every song. And with a little help from my friends man one of the best on this album. Ringos drumming tells the story its so good!

Fun down under. He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich.