When did Beatlemania begin?
Beatlemania was the name given to the popular frenzy surrounding the Beatles … in 1963 Encylopedia Brittanica
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Which was the first song written for Sergeant Pepper?
In August 1963 The Beatles returned to the Cavern to play what proved to be their last gig there. It proved a chaotic event with frequent power-cuts causing frequent interruptions. During one of the forced intervals, Paul McCartney calmed the crowd by playing impromptu acoustic version of an old favourite.
Why did John Lennon not like Sergeant Pepper?
John Lennon never showed much affection for The Beatles most celebrated album. Was this because the Sergeant Pepper concept was Paul's? Not according to what John says in this interview, recorded in 1971, at the height of his feud with his former song-writing partner:
What is the most recorded song?
Wimpole Street “I woke up with a lovely tune in my head. I thought, ‘That’s great, I wonder what that is?’ There was an upright piano next to me, to the right of the bed by the window. I got out of bed, sat at the piano, found G, found F sharp minor 7th – and that leads you through then to B to E minor, and finally back to E. It all leads forward logically. I liked the melody a lot but because I’d dreamed it I couldn’t believe I’d written it.
How many Beatles songs can you see?
Graphic designer Viktor Hertz has created a remarkable tribute to The Beatles. Each pictogram represents a song. How many Beatles songs can you identify?
