Beatles song of the day
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)
One of three Elvis Presley songs recorded for BBC radio, 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)' was recorded for the eighth edition of the Pop Go The Beatles programme.
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Twelve key dates in Beatles history
- 6 July 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
- 17 August 1960: The Beatles arrive in Hamburg
- 9 February 1961: The Beatles' first Cavern Club show
- 9 November 1961: Brian Epstein meets The Beatles
- 1 January 1962: The Beatles' Decca audition
- 6 June 1962: The first Abbey Road session
- 11 February 1963: Recording the Please Please Me LP
- 7 February 1964: The Beatles' US invasion begins
- 29 August 1966: Live in Candlestick Park, San Francisco - The Beatles' final concert
- 25 June 1967: The Beatles on Our World - All You Need Is Love
- 30 January 1969: The Beatles' rooftop show
- 10 April 1970: Paul McCartney announces the split
Things we said today
- Joe said: "The song was first released on Cloud Nine in November 1987. It was issue.." on This Is Love
- Joe said: "Ah right, thank you. I did wonder if the discrepancy was caused by the d.." on Love Of The Loved
- Slave said: "Ringo’s album was coming out too. The date change on the Macca album was.." on Paul McCartney reacts angrily to a letter from John Lennon and George Harrison, delivered by Ringo Starr
- RingosFriend said: "I thought the article said that the b-side of Now and Then has a true st.." on Love Me Do
- John H.Wheels said: "I was wondering for decades regarding the particular harmonics used by M.." on Drive My Car
Paul McCartney song of the day
C Moon
Released as a double a-side with 'Hi, Hi, Hi', the pop-reggae beat on 'C Moon' was partly influenced by a Jamaican holiday Paul and Linda McCartney had taken at the end of 1971.
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Thrillington (1977)
An orchestral version of Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album Ram, Thrillington was recorded that same year but was released in 1977 under the pseudonym Percy ‘Thrills’ Thrillington.
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London Town
The penultimate Wings album, London Town was recorded throughout much of 1977. It features the singles 'With A Little Luck', 'I've Had Enough', and 'London Town'.
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What Is Life (1970)
The second single to be released from George Harrison's 1970 magnum opus All Things Must Pass, 'What Is Life' was a top 10 hit in the US and several European countries.
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All Things Must Pass (1970)
George Harrison's third solo album was his crowning glory. All Things Must Pass was a triple album, and his first release after the break-up of The Beatles.
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Inside Out (1990)
The first song written and recorded for the band's second album, and a single in Canada and Germany.
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Did you know?
The Beatles began filming their first movie, A Hard Day's Night, on 2 March 1964. It took eight weeks for filming to be completed.
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Get Back/Let It Be sessions: complete song list
See a complete list of the many songs performed by The Beatles and Billy Preston during the January 1969 rehearsals and sessions for the Get Back/Let It Be project.
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Let It Be
The Beatles' last album to be released, Let It Be was mostly recorded in early 1969, prior to Abbey Road. The music was produced by George Martin, and was then prepared for release in 1970 by Phil Spector.
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"A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of The Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart." - Paul McCartney
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In the spotlight
Allen Klein
The notorious and pugnacious manager of artists including The Rolling Stones and Sam Cooke, Allen Klein took control of The Beatles' business affairs in 1969, following the death of Brian Epstein.
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Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
Written for John Lennon's son Sean, 'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)' was an album track on Lennon's 1980 album Double Fantasy.
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Wedding Album (1969)
The third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Wedding Album commemorated their wedding in Gibraltar on 20 March 1969.
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Only You (1974)
Ringo Starr recorded a version of The Platters' 'Only You (And You Alone)' for his fourth solo album Goodnight Vienna, with John Lennon on piano.
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Ringo (1973)
Ringo Starr's third solo album is most notable for featuring all four former Beatles, although not all on any single song.
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