John Lennon Felt The Beatles' 'I Want to Hold You Hand' Inspired a 1970s Song
John Lennon felt The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” inspired a song from the 1970s. He was correct.
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” became a massive hit in the United States.
The Beatles‘ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” inspired a song from the 1970s. John Lennon noticed the similarity. Subsequently, he confronted the song’s writer while drunk.Devo is a nerdy rock band most known for the hit single “Whip It.” During a 2022 interview with Stereogum, Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh discussed one of his band’s early songs.“If you listen to the first song on the first Devo record, I start off ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ with basically the same intro as ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand,'” Mothersbaugh revealed. “In the song, there’s a deconstructed ‘yeah yeah yeah.’ It didn’t go unnoticed by John Lennon.”
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