Tag Archives: The Beatles

3388. The Beatles – Come Together

Double link alert:

  • From Barrington Levy to Morris Levy, publisher of the Chuck Berry song ‘You Can’t Catch Me’, who sued John Lennon for using the lyrics from that song in Come Together…
  • A come link…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ

3201. The Beatles – Twist and Shout

The last song was from the album ‘What We Saw from the Cheap Seats’. When The played at the Royal Variety Performance in 1963, John Lennon said, “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewellery …” just before they played this song…

593. The Beatles – A Day In The Life

Double Link Alert! ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love’ is a Beatles pastiche of ‘I Am The Walrus’, and Tears For Fears were named after a type of psychotherapy, the inventor of which (Arthur Janov) treated John Lennon. So…

503. The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Derek and the Dominoes was Eric Clapton. Eric Clapton dedicated the song to Patti Boyd who, at the time, was George Harrison’s wife. This song is written by George Harrison and Eric Clapton played guitar on it…