It’s not a stretch to say The Beatles redefined popular music. When they still played live, their concerts caused mayhem and hysteria. Their singles ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Heck, “Lovely Rita” from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band changed the English language. Yet the early Beatles song “She Loves You” proved to be one of the best performances of their career, according to recording engineer Geoff Emerick.
(l-r) Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon | David Redfern/Redferns Geoff Emerick said The Beatles gave one of their most exciting performances recording ‘She Loves You’
Emerick worked on Beatles albums such as Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album, Abbey Road, and more. He didn’t work on the song but was at Abbey Road Studios while the band recorded “She Loves You.” For him to say that Beatles song...
(l-r) Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon | David Redfern/Redferns Geoff Emerick said The Beatles gave one of their most exciting performances recording ‘She Loves You’
Emerick worked on Beatles albums such as Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album, Abbey Road, and more. He didn’t work on the song but was at Abbey Road Studios while the band recorded “She Loves You.” For him to say that Beatles song...
- 6/11/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney is one of the most famous musicians of all time. As a member of The Beatles, McCartney and fellow bandmate John Lennon did the bulk of the group’s songwriting. And once the group disbanded, McCartney went on to have a highly successful solo career of his own; he’s still touring to this day.
Prior to his rise to fame, McCartney knew he wanted to pursue music full time — it was more than a hobby. And while his dad was a musician as well and encouraged McCartney to develop his musical skills, his father wasn’t sold on McCartney’s ambitious dreams of being a rockstar. McCartney’s father even told him that he was “never gonna make any money” with The Beatles.
Paul McCartney (right) with his father Jim McCartney in 1964 | Lucinda Lambton/Mirrorpix/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father helped him develop his music skill
McCartney’s father,...
Prior to his rise to fame, McCartney knew he wanted to pursue music full time — it was more than a hobby. And while his dad was a musician as well and encouraged McCartney to develop his musical skills, his father wasn’t sold on McCartney’s ambitious dreams of being a rockstar. McCartney’s father even told him that he was “never gonna make any money” with The Beatles.
Paul McCartney (right) with his father Jim McCartney in 1964 | Lucinda Lambton/Mirrorpix/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father helped him develop his music skill
McCartney’s father,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney called John Lennon a “lazy bastard” for always sleeping late. The “Yesterday” singer was always an early riser, ready to start the day and be as productive as possible. Meanwhile, John slept in and hardly wanted to get out of bed. Somehow, they found common ground and had time to write hits.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon | William Vanderson/Getty Images Paul McCartney called John Lennon a ‘lazy bastard’ for always getting up late
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul explained that he was driving out to John’s home in Weybridge in his beautiful Aston Martin on one summer day. He loves to drive; it gives him time to think of song ideas.
Paul would arrive at John’s house with a fully formed idea and ready to start their songwriting sessions. However, sometimes he would have to wait for John, who was always...
Paul McCartney and John Lennon | William Vanderson/Getty Images Paul McCartney called John Lennon a ‘lazy bastard’ for always getting up late
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul explained that he was driving out to John’s home in Weybridge in his beautiful Aston Martin on one summer day. He loves to drive; it gives him time to think of song ideas.
Paul would arrive at John’s house with a fully formed idea and ready to start their songwriting sessions. However, sometimes he would have to wait for John, who was always...
- 3/26/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney played an early Beatles song for John Lennon while they smoked tea in Paul’s father’s pipe. The songwriting partners were just starting to pen originals.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon performing with The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul McCartney and John Lennon started their songwriting sessions as teenagers
During an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Paul said no one had been interested in his songwriting until he met John. He was the first person Paul knew who had their own songs.
Once Paul joined John’s band, The Quarry Men, the pair were inseparable, living inside each other’s pockets. In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that he showed his new friend how to tune his guitar. The pair taught themselves how to play their heroes’ songs but, most importantly, their own.
“I would have played him ‘I Lost My Little...
Paul McCartney and John Lennon performing with The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul McCartney and John Lennon started their songwriting sessions as teenagers
During an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Paul said no one had been interested in his songwriting until he met John. He was the first person Paul knew who had their own songs.
Once Paul joined John’s band, The Quarry Men, the pair were inseparable, living inside each other’s pockets. In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that he showed his new friend how to tune his guitar. The pair taught themselves how to play their heroes’ songs but, most importantly, their own.
“I would have played him ‘I Lost My Little...
- 3/24/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There are many Beatles songs that John Lennon hated. Out of all The Beatles, John was the most critical of his and the band’s work. He didn’t give his praise lightly. Here are 10 songs John disliked. Some may surprise fans.
John Lennon | Harry Benson/Getty Images 10. ‘Run for Your Life’
It’s surprising if anyone likes “Run for Your Life.” It’s one of the most disturbing Beatles songs and one John hated. All you need to hear is the first verse to get that impression: “Well, I’d rather see you dead, little girl/ Than to be with another man/ You better keep your head, little girl/ Or I won’t know where I am.” According to Ultimate Classic Rock, John often said it was his least favorite Beatles song. He also called it a “throwaway.”
9. ‘Paperback Writer’
“Paperback Writer” is one of the best Beatles songs from the mid-1960s.
John Lennon | Harry Benson/Getty Images 10. ‘Run for Your Life’
It’s surprising if anyone likes “Run for Your Life.” It’s one of the most disturbing Beatles songs and one John hated. All you need to hear is the first verse to get that impression: “Well, I’d rather see you dead, little girl/ Than to be with another man/ You better keep your head, little girl/ Or I won’t know where I am.” According to Ultimate Classic Rock, John often said it was his least favorite Beatles song. He also called it a “throwaway.”
9. ‘Paperback Writer’
“Paperback Writer” is one of the best Beatles songs from the mid-1960s.
- 3/20/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When The Beatles rose to fame in the early 1960s, their parents’ lives changed forever. Not only were their sons suddenly able to provide for them but they were also thrust into the spotlight. Here’s how they handled the sudden and dramatic change in their lives.
The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Fred Lennon
John Lennon and his father, Fred Lennon, went nearly 20 years without any contact with one another after his parents separated. In 1964, Fred was working at a hotel when a coworker introduced him to The Beatles.
“One day the washing-up woman said to me, ‘If that’s not your son, Freddy, then I don’t know what.’ She said there was a boy in this group with the same name as me and the same sort of voice, though he didn’t sing as well as me,” Fred said, per the book The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies.
The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Fred Lennon
John Lennon and his father, Fred Lennon, went nearly 20 years without any contact with one another after his parents separated. In 1964, Fred was working at a hotel when a coworker introduced him to The Beatles.
“One day the washing-up woman said to me, ‘If that’s not your son, Freddy, then I don’t know what.’ She said there was a boy in this group with the same name as me and the same sort of voice, though he didn’t sing as well as me,” Fred said, per the book The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies.
- 3/16/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney recorded the only song his father ever wrote. Jim McCartney had been in a band called Jim Mac’s Jazz Band and played tons of music for Paul and his brother Michael when they were growing up. McCartney Sr. wrote one tune during his lifetime, but he had an unexpected reaction to his son’s recording of it.
Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney | Mirrorpix/Getty Images Paul McCartney loves music because of his father
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era. The family was “steeped” in it. The family often sang together around their piano, especially during parties.
Interestingly, Jim got the family’s upright piano from Harry Epstein’s North End Music Store (Nems). Epstein’s son Brian later became The Beatles’ manager.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music...
Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney | Mirrorpix/Getty Images Paul McCartney loves music because of his father
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era. The family was “steeped” in it. The family often sang together around their piano, especially during parties.
Interestingly, Jim got the family’s upright piano from Harry Epstein’s North End Music Store (Nems). Epstein’s son Brian later became The Beatles’ manager.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music...
- 2/27/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fred Astaire once said The Beatles were “tremendous artists.” The Fab Four thought the same of the singer and dancer. They even pretended to be Astaire in a couple of songs.
Fred Astaire and Dick Cavett | ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images Fred Astaire thought The Beatles were ‘tremendous artists’
During an interview on The Dick Cavett Show, Astaire talked about the contemporary music his grandchildren listened to. His grandson, who was 10 at the time, listened to hard rock.
Cavett asked if Astaire had any Beatles records in his own collection. “Oh, sure,” Astaire said. “I love The Beatles. Tremendous artists.” He said their music alone was great.
He also liked that their music had a distinct sound. For instance, if Astaire heard a song, he would have recognized that it was The Beatles.
Astaire inspired a couple of Beatles songs
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul McCartney wrote that...
Fred Astaire and Dick Cavett | ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images Fred Astaire thought The Beatles were ‘tremendous artists’
During an interview on The Dick Cavett Show, Astaire talked about the contemporary music his grandchildren listened to. His grandson, who was 10 at the time, listened to hard rock.
Cavett asked if Astaire had any Beatles records in his own collection. “Oh, sure,” Astaire said. “I love The Beatles. Tremendous artists.” He said their music alone was great.
He also liked that their music had a distinct sound. For instance, if Astaire heard a song, he would have recognized that it was The Beatles.
Astaire inspired a couple of Beatles songs
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul McCartney wrote that...
- 2/17/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sometimes, when Paul McCartney sings, he pretends to be Fred Astaire to get that “little” voice. The former Beatle has loved the actor and singer for a long time.
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Paul McCartney says Fred Astaire is an inspiration to him
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that he’s always liked the quote from the screen test for Fred Astaire: “Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.”
Astaire is an inspiration to Paul. The singer-songwriter enjoyed everything and anything that was old Hollywood. Paul’s father engrained Astaire and other entertainers of that era, including Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald, into Paul as a child.
Jim McCartney used to play their songs on the family’s piano. Paul can still remember standing in his kitchen at his childhood home on Forthlin Road and hearing “When I Fall in Love” by Nat King Cole.
Paul McCartney | Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Paul McCartney says Fred Astaire is an inspiration to him
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that he’s always liked the quote from the screen test for Fred Astaire: “Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.”
Astaire is an inspiration to Paul. The singer-songwriter enjoyed everything and anything that was old Hollywood. Paul’s father engrained Astaire and other entertainers of that era, including Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald, into Paul as a child.
Jim McCartney used to play their songs on the family’s piano. Paul can still remember standing in his kitchen at his childhood home on Forthlin Road and hearing “When I Fall in Love” by Nat King Cole.
- 2/17/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney‘s father, Jim McCartney, refused to teach him piano when he was a kid. Jim came from the music hall era of the 1920s. He was a trumpet player and pianist and led Jim Mac’s Jazz Band. However, Jim didn’t think he was good enough to be his son’s teacher.
Paul McCartney and his father | Keystone/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father instilled a love for music in his family
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era and that the family was “steeped” in it. They listened and sang all the songs from the era around their piano. It was how they came together and bonded, especially during parties.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music hall song called “Bread and Butterflies.” Later, Jim worked as a limelight operator at the Royal Hippodrome,...
Paul McCartney and his father | Keystone/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s father instilled a love for music in his family
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that his father came from the music hall era and that the family was “steeped” in it. They listened and sang all the songs from the era around their piano. It was how they came together and bonded, especially during parties.
Paul’s Auntie Jin and Auntie Milly used to sing an old music hall song called “Bread and Butterflies.” Later, Jim worked as a limelight operator at the Royal Hippodrome,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney said the leader of the Transcendental Meditation Movement, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, helped “recenter” The Beatles in the late 1960s. The group needed direction, especially after their manager, Brian Epstein, died.
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and The Beatles | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Paul McCartney and the group had many questions before hearing the guru speak for the first time
In Here Comes The Sun: The Spiritual And Musical Journey Of George Harrison, Joshua M. Greene wrote that the Maharishi founded the Spiritual Regeneration Movement, which taught “fundamentals of yoga, breathing, and mantra meditation.”
George Harrison had already begun his spiritual journey in 1965. He heard that the guru was speaking in London and invited his bandmates to come along. According to Paul, he and the rest of the band had also begun questioning their existence too and wanted to hear what the guru had to say.
“We’d been the Beatles,...
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and The Beatles | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Paul McCartney and the group had many questions before hearing the guru speak for the first time
In Here Comes The Sun: The Spiritual And Musical Journey Of George Harrison, Joshua M. Greene wrote that the Maharishi founded the Spiritual Regeneration Movement, which taught “fundamentals of yoga, breathing, and mantra meditation.”
George Harrison had already begun his spiritual journey in 1965. He heard that the guru was speaking in London and invited his bandmates to come along. According to Paul, he and the rest of the band had also begun questioning their existence too and wanted to hear what the guru had to say.
“We’d been the Beatles,...
- 1/29/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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