While not a folk song on its face, “I’m Looking Through You” possesses some folk-rock qualities beyond the acoustic guitar. As Richie Unterberger writes in Jingle Jangle Morning: Folk Rock in the 1960s, the track remains “as thoroughbred folk-rock as anything recorded by anyone in 1965.” The lyrics may have been partially inspired by “I…
John’s romantic insecurities are beginning to become a recurring theme in his lyrics as of mid 1964, as evidenced in “I’ll Cry Instead” and “If I Fell.” These insecurities remained evident in his work throughout the Beatle years, sometimes in a less descriptive way as in “Don’t Let Me Down” and “I Want You (She’s…
On March 25, 1969, John Lennon and his new wife Yoko Ono moved into the suite at the Hilton in Amsterdam to start what would become known as the “Bed-in”, a peace protest, in which the couple received journalists from 9 am to 9 pm to spread their message of peace to the world –…
The Beatles were seen for the third time on US TV when a clip from the BBC’s “The Mersey Sound” showing the group playing “She Loves You” was aired on “The Jack Paar Show.” Many sources mistake this as the band’s first US TV appearance (including Parr), but the first was on November 18, 1963…
“Just For Today” was another early composition for the Cloud Nine album, composed around the same time as Cloud 9. He took the lyrical concept from one of the basic tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous, learned through Derek Taylor’s participation in AA. During the Friar Park sessions for his LP, Duane Eddy added a guitar part…
Between 1963 and 1965, The Beatles released at least three singles a year and two albums, an unbelievable production for a group that was making tours, filming, talking to the press and writing most of their material. By the time the Beatles emerged in the industry, pop music was plastered and somewhat dull. The B-sides…
Electricity from the cutting guitar, then the heavy bass and drums are the first notes you hear from the sunny Rubber Soul. Then comes Paul’s booming voice: Asked a girl what she wanted to be/She said, “baby, can’t you see/I want to be famous, a star on the screen/But you can do something in between…“Drive…
The structure of “Do You Want To Know A Secret” is very similar to most of the songs in Please Please Me album, 1963, being that it follows the ‘verse/ verse/ bridge/ verse’ pattern. One identifiable difference is the Spanish-flavored introduction, which adds a distinguished touch to the song and creates an air of anticipation.Another…
BEATLES “BEATLES 1”:On November 13, 2000, the album called “BEATLES 1” is published in the USA under the Apple / Parlaphone label, Capitol Records, which is a chronological compilation of 27 of the singles that were published by “The Beatles” both in the UK and the USA. they reached the first position of the official…
The song was written for Lennon’s son Sean, his only son with Yoko Ono. It begins with John comforting him from what is presumed to be a nightmare. Then he describes the love he feels and the joy he gave her at birth.Producer (s): John Lennon and Yōko Ono, Jack DouglasRecording: August 1980 in New…