The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was one of a kind. A masterful songwriter, blending a theatrical tendency with an inventive approach to words and music, his work was lifted […]
The Beatles were about to enter into a whole new phase of their career during the summer of 1964. As Beatlemania reached its zenith in America, the band toured relentlessly […]
It’s hard to imagine a songwriter as prolific as John Lennon having writer’s block. Since Paul McCartney boasted that the songwriting team never had a dry session when in The […]
6Singing about love is something that came naturally to The Beatles. The Fab Four were all accustomed to the subject in their own ways, with Paul McCartney and John Lennon, […]
To some, the opening bars of ‘La Marseillaise’ signify gallic pride, the first notes in the French national anthem. To others, it represents The Beatles, and one of their crowning […]
The Beatles spent quite some time on the road. Their touring schedule was robust. So much so, that the end of their career saw them all but announce their retirement […]
It’s easy to think that Ringo Starr landed the most incredible gig in the world upon joining The Beatles. While he never claimed to be an accomplished songwriter on the […]
Very few songs by The Beatles escaped the unwavering eye and sharp tongue of John Lennon. As known for slating the Fab Four as he was singing with them, Lennon […]
The U2 frontman Bono will often cite Jesus Christ and his teachings as part of his spiritual spiel, but despite that, he actually adheres to the Lewis trilemma school of […]
Paul McCartney said one of his Wings songs sold 100,000 copies a day. He contrasted this with record sales in the modern music industry. While the tune in question was […]
