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All You Need Is Love
This song was written by John Lennon and was first heard in 1967. The message of the
song is simple, stating that love is all that we need. It was
meant to be an upbeat, happy tune that would resound with
listeners around the world. The musical arrangement is also
upbeat. The song went to number one on the charts for three
weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) and went to number one for a
week in the United States (US). You can hear the song featured
in the Eddie Murphy film from 2009 titled Imagine That. |
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Can't Buy Me Love
This song was written mainly by Paul McCartney with a little help from John Lennon. It was number one on the charts in the UK for three
weeks in the spring of 1964 and number one on the US charts for five
weeks. The song's focus is on love being more important than
anything you can own. When the song hit number one in the United
States, something happened that has never happened before or since in
that all top five songs were by the same musical group. This song
appeared in the 1987 movie by the same title. Can't Buy Me Love (the movie) starred a young Patrick
Dempsey and even younger Seth Green. |
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A Hard Day's Night
This is a song on an album
by the same name. A Hard Day's Night was the third album released by the
Beatles and was the soundtrack to the film A Hard Day's Night in which the Beatles starred. The song "A Hard Day's Night" was
written by John Lennon with Paul McCartney's help. The title
came from something Ringo Starr, the band's drummer, said and
the song, album and movie were born. This song is known for its
strong opening chord. |
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Hello Goodbye
This song was written by Paul McCartney but Lennon was given
some credit for the song as well. The song was released in the
fall of 1967 by Capitol Records and spent three weeks at the
number one chart spot in the month of December. McCartney claims
the song is about opposites and choosing the positive over the
negative. Lennon was very forthcoming in his dislike of the
song. The song has appeared often, such as in a 1993 Air Canada campaign and in Target's "Hello, Good Buy" commercial. |
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Helter Skelter
Credited to both Lennon and McCartney, this is another song
written completely by Paul McCartney. It was recorded on the
album The Beatles, which is also dubbed the White Album. McCartney claims he was inspired after
reading an interview in a magazine with The Who's Pete Townsend
about the band's song "I Can See for Miles". McCartney was
inspired to write an even more raucous song and Helter Skelter
was born. Many different musicians have recorded versions of
"Helter Skelter", including U2, Bon Jovi and even Pat Benatar. |
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Hey Jude
The song is credited to both Lennon and McCartney. Paul
McCartney wrote the song to comfort Lennon's son during the
divorce of the child's parents. It was released in the summer of
1968 and was the longest single ever released in Great Britain
at the time at seven minutes long. The song features McCartney
playing the piano and singing the lead and progresses, slowing
adding in additional instruments. The song, and many other
Beatles songs, is featured in the film Across the Universe. |
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Lucy in the Sky
with Diamonds
The song is credited to Lennon and
McCartney, but was written by John Lennon. The song is said to
have been inspired by a drawing Lennon's son, Julian, did of a
classmate Lucy O'Donnell. However, critics claimed it had obvious
references to the drug LSD. The song was released in the fall of
1974. It is often one of the least favorite songs of Beatles
fans. Versions of the song have been recorded by Marilyn Manson,
The Black Crowes and Cheap Trick. There has even been a skeleton named after this song! |
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Tomorrow Never
Knows
This song was written by John Lennon. It is
said to be based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It is one of Lennon's stranger
compositions, yet still seems to resonate with fans. This song
is unique because while the title is "Tomorrow Never Knows",
these words do not appear in the actual lyrics of the song. This
song appears in multiple places and has been remade by groups
and artists such as Phil Collins, Our Lady Peace, Oasis and The
Chameleons. |
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Twist
and Shout
Probably one the Beatles' best known
songs, this one was written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell and
was originally done by The Isley Brothers in 1962. The Beatles
re-recorded this song and released it on their first album. John
Lennon sang the lead on this recording in 1964. Other artists
who have recorded or performed this song include Bruce
Springsteen, Salt and Pepa, The Who, Bon Jovi, Chuck Berry and
Plan B. The song has appeared in tons of movies, including Ferris Beuler's Day Off and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. |
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Yesterday
Paul McCartney wrote this song, which came to him in a dream. It
has a melancholy sound with its haunting guitar melody and
words. The song was recorded for their 1965 album Help! McCartney worked on the song so much that he annoyed band
members and director Richard Hester before finally completing
the song. The song was analyzed by Alan W. Pollack and while it has similarities to Neopolitan
songs and a song by Nat King Cole, it is unique in its own
right. |
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