“Paperback Writer” is certainly a good Beatles song, but it’s not particularly groundbreaking. It’s a fun folk rock song about an interesting character. “Rain,” on the other hand, makes revolutionary ...
In 1995, just shy of 30 years since the release of "Paperback Writer," and its B-side, "Rain," The Beatles' guitarist George Harrison remarked on The Beatles Anthology documentary series that "I ...
Pulp. Beach reads. Trashy stories. Romance novels. These are all examples of paperback books. Maybe it’s not the cream of the crop, the stuff they put on hardcover. But it’s something. It’s in your ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Beatles in 1966. Day Tripper, I Feel Fine, Revolution, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, We Can Work It Out, She Loves You, I Want To ...
The Beatles wrote a lot of love songs, and at one point, according to Paul McCartney, someone had just about enough of it. "Years ago, my Auntie Lil said to me, 'Why do you always write songs about ...
Sixty years ago today, the biggest band in the world did something it had never done on a No. 1 single. It stopped singing about love. The recording broke new ground too. McCartney's bass was ...
Even though it’s received reverent reviews from music critics, Ringo Starr criticized The Beatles’ “Rain.” He compared it to other songs that feature his drumming. While “Rain” was a hit in the United ...
In song supremacy, the B-sides can outdo their A-side pairs. These are three forgotten B-sides that outshine their classic ...
If any rock group in history had the talent to turn lyrics about people grumbling about the weather into a hit song, it would be The Beatles. From the English Fab Four's first hit in 1962 ("Love Me Do ...