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Hackskeptic’s 500 Greatest Songs: The Beatles – Penny Lane
257 – The Beatles – Penny Lane(1967) Written by Lennon & McCartney Produced by George Martin Label – Parlophone The sense of creative rivalry between Paul McCartney and John Lennon would never be...
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The Beatles Top Ten Songs
Over the next eight weeks we’ll be voting for the ten best Beatles tunes. 1 point for number 10, 2 points for number 9, 3 points for 8 etc etc. Voting is Thursday/Friday each week until eventually we...
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The Beatles Top Ten Songs
The vote is finally completed. Our final tally is as follows… Kenny Badham 10 – Come Together 9 – Norwegian Wood 8 – Hello Goodbye 7 – You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 6 – Rain 5 – Yellow Submarine 4...
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Fame Beckoned/The Nearly Men: Pete Best – The Beatles
Probably the best known “nearly man” of modern music. Much to the chagrin of many local female fans at the time, Pete best was summarily fired as the drummer of The Beatles by manager Brian Epstein on...
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Five Beatles Facts You May Or May Not Know
1: The band’s first album (“Please Please Me”) was recorded in a single day. 2: Contrary to popular belief, The Beatles first American TV appearance was on The Jack Paar Show, not The Ed Sullivan...
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Hackskeptic’s 500 Greatest Songs: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
203 – The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968) Written by George Harrison Produced by George Martin Label – Apple It’s arguable that “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is not only one of the best...
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On The Game: Songs Referencing Prostitution (Part 1)
Donna Summer – Bad Girls The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women The Beatles – Maggie Mae Tina Turner – Private Dancer Joan Osborne – St. Teresa Tagged: Donna Summer, Joan Osborne, The Beatles, The...
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Hometown Tunes: Tucson In Song (Part 2)
My adopted home, Tucson, Arizona, has a rich history of lyrical name checking in popular music. Here’s the part two of a continuing saga of songs that reference “The Old Pueblo”. Dogs D’Amour –...
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Hackskeptic’s Must Have Rock Biographies: Revolution In The Head (The Beatles)
Ian Macdonald’s compilation of song by song essays on every Beatles track is incredibly detailed, almost always accurate (Paul McCartney doesn’t always agree), and for fab four nerds like me,...
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Hackskeptic’s 500 Greatest Songs: The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
156 – The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun (1969) Written by George Harrison Produced by George Martin Label – Apple Despite all the acrimony and animosity that each Beatle felt as their relationships...
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