Tagged: The Beatles

The Beatles

March 16, 2022

 by George Spencer · Published March 16, 2022

“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by The Beatles 

Believe it or not but The Beatles – that lovable, clean-cut quartet from the 1960s – may have been the ones, via the dropping of “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”, who began the trend of mainstream musicians making songs...

The Beatles

December 3, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 3, 2021

“Across the Universe” by The Beatles

Readers who are familiar with The Beatles – or perhaps have read our analyses of some of the other songs they dropped circa the late 1960s – would know that around that time the...

The Cranberries

September 13, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published September 13, 2021

“I Just Shot John Lennon” by The Cranberries

As the title of this Cranberries song (“I Just Shot John Lennon”) suggests, the lyrics entirely deal with the cold murder of one of the greatest musicians of all time, The Beatles’ John Lennon....

The Beatles

June 11, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published June 11, 2021

The Beatles’ “Michelle” Lyrics Meaning

This Beatles’ classic is a love song being relayed from the vocalist to the titular Michelle. And for starters, let it be known that said individual was not a real-life person. Rather, just as the lyrics...

Julian Lennon

March 25, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published March 25, 2021 · Last modified April 7, 2021

Julian Lennon’s “Now You’re in Heaven” Lyrics Meaning

As clearly noted in the bottom section of this post, Julian Lennon is a musician who, despite descending from musical royalty, was never quite able to take his own career to lofty levels.  That...

Paul McCartney and Wings

January 27, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published January 27, 2021

“Band on the Run” by Paul McCartney and Wings

As the title depicts, the singer appears to be singing about a band that breaks out of jail. In actual sense however, Paul was singing about the events surrounding the breakup of The Beatles. In...

The Beatles

November 17, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published November 17, 2020

“Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles

In Here Comes the Sun, the writer welcomes a new era filled with happiness and freedom from a past dark, tough and sorrowful moment. The verse begins with the writer reminiscing on some difficult moments,...

The Beatles

September 9, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published September 9, 2020

“The Ballad of John and Yoko” by The Beatles

The Beatles’ “The Ballad of John and Yoko” vividly describes the wedding of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It begins by revealing how he first attempted to get married at sea quietly in Southampton...

The Beatles

June 9, 2020

 by Jessica Shelton · Published June 9, 2020

“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” by The Beatles

The best way to present this song is as a historic piece. More specifically it is based on a 19th century poster from a company called Pablo Fanque’s Circus Royal. And said poster is in fact an advertisement. And what it was...

The Beatles

June 5, 2020

 by Jessica Shelton · Published June 5, 2020 · Last modified November 27, 2023

“When I’m Sixty-Four” by The Beatles

“When I’m Sixty-Four” is a naïve love song in which the singer goes about questioning his lover’s commitment to him in a comical sort of way. And he does so by projecting the two of them...