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JOHN LENNON spoke candidly about The Beatles' longevity during the band's early days. And shortly after they made their debut in the USA he revealed he thought the band was a passing "fad", but he also thought the British group would "not last another five years".
The Beatles became one of the biggest bands in the UK in just a few years. So it made sense for the Fab Four to cross the pond and venture to the USA to "take on America" - a feat not yet achieved by any other rock act at the time - but The Beatles managed it. In fact, when they arrived in the USA they were greeted by an almost violent fervour known as Beatlemania.
But despite how popular The Beatles were when they touched down, John Lennon was never convinced it would last very long.
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A unique and never-before-heard demo of The Beatles’ ‘Hard Days Night’ is to be sold at auction.
The demo is unlike the single as it features John Lennon saying ‘1,2,3,4’ as he counts in the band.
t has come from the library of one of the largest music publishing companies in the world - EMI.
Auctioneers say it has been sat in the archives for almost 60 years. It will be sold on Friday April 22 at 10am.
The demo recording features John Lennon counting in the band. Photo: Wessex Auction Rooms / SWNS
A spokesman said: “Beatles demos are highly sought after by fans around the world.
“But what makes this so special is that it isn’t a demo in the traditional sense where a load of demo singles were pressed and sent to radio stations and tastemakers.
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Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash says George Harrison is one of his influences. It might be hard to imagine that the guitarist who wrote “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” inspired the guitarist who continues to melt faces on hard rock staples like “Paradise City.” However, if you listen carefully, you can hear George in Slashes playing.
George might have inspired Slash’s guitar playing, but his sitar playing crushed one of Slash’s dreams.
The “Sweet Child O’ Mine” guitarist used a sitar on “Spirit Love,” which appeared on his solo album 4. However, Slash contemplated whether to use the instrument due to its connection with George. The Beatles’ guitarist used the Indian instrument on many Beatles songs, including “The Inner Light,” “Within You Without You,” and “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).”
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Paul McCartney said a song from The Beatles’ White Album is supposed to be like a short play. Paul is especially fond of one of the jokes in the song. The White Album became a massive hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Beatles’ Paul McCartney said one of the “quirky” songs from The White Album reflects his personality. He said the main character of the song was supposed to be a parody of Westerns. In addition, he compared the main character of the song to a famous American historical figure.The White Album is an eclectic album. It contains a lot of humor. The record includes everything from a Beach Boys parody (“Back in the U.S.S.R.“) to a satire of class relations (“Piggies”).
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Paul McCartney said John Lennon had intentions of being a writer. In the same vein, Paul said John drew inspiration from a famous poem while writing The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Paul said another Beatles song was influenced by the same poem.
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed John’s relationship to literature. “John had done a little poem that [his aunt] had framed in the kitchen,” Paul recalled. “It was nice: ‘A house where there is love …’ John had writing aspirations.”
Paul discussed the first book of short stories John wrote. “At first he was writing what turned out later to be In His Own Write,” Paul said. “He would show me what he’d been typing. I would sometimes help him with it. We would sit around giggling, just saying puns really, that’s basically what it was; ‘In the early owls of the Morecambe,’ I remember, ‘a cup o-teeth’ was one section that was in the typewriter when I was around there. But I would like all that and I was very impressed.”
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The Beatles Childhood Homes ... Take A Tour!
The Beatles' childhood homes helped shape the artists that would take over the world ... and they're now in perfect condition for vacationers who want to visit or even stay.
George Harrison's Liverpool home has been recently renovated ... it's now an Airbnb thanks to superfan Ken Lambert. He snagged the property at auction back in November with a $250k bid.
The house doubles as a museum for weekly tours. The band rehearsed there in the late '50s -- back when they called themselves The Quarrymen.
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Someone who wasn’t a musician helped Paul McCartney write The Beatles‘ “Hello, Goodbye.” Paul wrote the song to express a positive message relating to a “deep theme of the universe.” Subsequently, audiences in the United States and the United Kingdom had similar reactions to the song.Alistair Taylor was the assistant of Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager. According to the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Taylor recalled helping Paul create “Hello, Goodbye” in his book Yesterday. “Paul marched me into the dining room, where he had a marvelous old hand-carved harmonium,” Taylor recalled. “‘Come and sit at the other end of the harmonium.’
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It's now just two years shy of The Beatles’ first visit to Edinburgh in 1964, April 29 to be exact, when the only place to be for Capital Beatlemaniacs keen to indulge in a bit of Beatlemania was the ABC Cinema on Lothian Road or, failing that, outside the picture house as they waited to mob their heart-throbs on their arrival.
On that night, midway through the band’s 1964 Spring tour, the Fab Four played two concerts in the city before heading to Glasgow the following evening. A young kilted fan gets to meet the Beatles at the ABC cinema in Edinburgh in 1964 - (l-r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison...
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John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon has signed a recording contract with BMG and is planning on releasing new music in 2022. Here’s what Lennon said about BMG and his upcoming album Jude, and how he recently paid tribute to his father, a former member of The Beatles.
Julian Lennon smiles and poses at an event.
Singer and songwriter Julian Lennon has a new recording contract with BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group), and plans to release an album in 2022. His last album, Everything Changes, came out in 2011, so it has been over a decade since Lennon put out a record.
Lennon shared that he has been working on his new music for years. “After working on new music for the past few years, I am happy to have found the perfect partner in BMG, to help me bring this work to light,” he said of his upcoming album Jude (per BMG).
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George Harrison‘s sister Louise has kept herself busy managing a Beatles tribute band called Liverpool Legends for about two decades. She even has a special connection with the musician and actor who plays George. With him, Louise can imagine she’s hearing her brother perform again.
In 1963, The Beatles decided to take a holiday. George visited Louise in Benton, Illinois with his brother Peter, becoming the first Beatle to travel to the U.S.
During his trip, George visited a record store and found that they didn’t have any Beatles records. He then visited the WFRX-AM radio station and handed them his copy of “She Loves You.”
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