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Paul McCartney and John Lennon both had a soft spot for The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus.” John explained why he enjoyed the song so much. John compared “I Am the Walrus” to the work of a 1970s band.
Paul McCartney felt The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus” was partly inspired by a famous children’s book. Interestingly, John Lennon revealed why “I Am the Walrus” was one of his favorite Beatles songs. Subsequently, he compared it to the work of a famous 1970s band.
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A Christmas card sent from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to Harold Wilson, which the then-Prime Minister marked “no”, has gone on display in a museum.
The card, which reads “War is Over! If you want it” and is signed “with love to the Wilsons from the Lennons”, was sent in December 1969 when the Beatle and his wife launched a poster campaign as part of their peace campaign.
It was rescued from the “nutty filing” cabinet in Downing Street by secretary and Beatles fan Ruth Ferenczy, who kept the card at home until her daughter Alex Rowe decided to loan it to The Liverpool Beatles Museum.
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Turning 80 on June 18 2022, Paul McCartney has enjoyed an immense level of fame for 60 years. It’s to his credit that he continues relatively humble, sensible and creative. He may be the greatest popular song-writer of the 20th century. His melodic and harmonic gifts, demonstrated over decades, seem unmatched by his near-competitors and he still writes songs that invite people to sing along.
McCartney’s continuous productivity and popularity have a solid basis in attitudes — a loving celebration of people and places, together with optimism and a desire to add beauty to life — that are worth honouring and emulating because they are no longer common among artists.
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Over 20 years after the death of George Harrison, his widow Olivia Harrison will publish a book of poems dedicated to the late Beatles legend.
Came the Lightening, a collection of 20 poems Olivia penned for George following his 2001 death, is set for release on June 21 via Genesis Publications.
“Here on the shore, 20 years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land,” Olivia said of Came the Lightening in a statement. “Words about our life, his death but mostly love and our journey to the end.”
My book of 20 poems for George
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Fifty-two years after the release of their final studio album, The Beatles remain among the most well-documented and extensively researched subjects of the 20th century, having transcended mere pop stardom into the realm of historical significance before any of the members had aged past their twenties. No corner of the world was untouched by their influence, and time has done nothing to soften the fervor of their fans or dull our affection. On the long timeline of popular culture, their arrival was a bridge between the past and future, the tornado that swept us away from the black and white and carried us firmly into vibrant technicolor.
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Paul McCartney and George Harrison had very different experiences at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India. In 1968, the leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement invited The Beatles to come to the retreat he held annually for Westerners who wanted to learn about the movement.
It was peaceful and quiet inside the ashram bubble—perfect conditions for writing songs, however, not for George. He had to remind Paul that they weren’t in India to write the next Beatles album. They were there to meditate. Telling Paul not to write songs was like telling him not to breathe, though.
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Eric Clapton and George Harrison were life-long friends. They shared the same love for music, and although they also shared the same love for a woman, nothing came between them.
So when George died of cancer in 2001, Clapton was beside himself. He had to do something to honor his friend, even if that meant doing something George would never have wanted.
George Harrison and Eric Clapton recording a TV special in 1985.
After George died, Clapton wanted to do something to pay tribute to his life-long friend. So, he came up with Concert for George, a star-studded tribute concert.
“It was [Clapton’s] idea,” George’s widow, Olivia, told Rolling Stone. “He phoned me not long after George died and said, ‘I’d like to do something.’ Eric was a very deep friend of George’s, so I felt confident and relieved that it was Eric coming to me.”
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Australian retailers (and we assume retailers also in the rest of the world) received the following notification today.
We have just been informed by Disney that the below title has been delayed indefinitely, due to authoring challenges:
162580 – BLR The Beatles: Get Back
Our order with Disney has been cancelled and we are instructed to re-order once a new date is set.
We recommend you do the same via your All Interactive Distribution login.
We will endeavour to update you, once we have confirmation on the new release date.
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Get back to where you once belonged! Paul McCartney, 79, and Ringo Starr, 81, were spotted having a good ol’ time together last week in Los Angeles, sharing a low-key dinner with their wives, Nancy Shevell, 62, and Barbara Bach, 74. The duo, who worked together on such beloved Beatles hits like “Help!”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Let It Be”, both wore casual black looks for the outing and were spotted chit-chatting after the meal and also sharing a tender hug before heading off.
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In the mid-1970s, George Harrison was in a bad place. He needed someone to pull him out of the dark pit he’d entered during his separation from his first wife, Pattie Boyd. That person ended up being George’s future wife, Olivia Arias. She was the embodiment of all the things George craved. Shelter from a storm.
In 1972, Olivia Arias started working at A&M Records. She began having regular correspondence with George over the phone because A&M was distributing George’s new record label, Dark Horse.
After many phone calls, George became impressed with Olivia and arranged for her to work at Dark Horse. The first time they met in person, Olivia greeted George outside the new record label’s offices on its launch day.
No one arranged a welcoming party for George nor a celebration for the launch, yet Olivia felt like someone should greet him.
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