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"Getting Better" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written mainly by Paul McCartney , with some of the lyrics written by John Lennon , and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.
In June 2016, Apple Corps and Cirque du Soleil released a music video for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". The video was created for the tenth anniversary re-staging of Cirque du Soleil's Love theatrical production. [154] The video was directed by Dandypunk, André Kasten and Leah Moyer.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles.Released on 26 May 1967, [nb 1] Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music.
Hello, Goodbye" subsequently appeared on Beatles compilation albums such as 1967–1970 and 1. [67] As part of EMI's policy of celebrating the 20th anniversary of each Beatles single, "Hello, Goodbye" was reissued in the UK in November 1987 [68] and peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart. [69]
The Beatles made a total of ten black-and-white videos that day, [22] [23] filming clips for the new songs as well as for their previous hit singles "I Feel Fine", "Ticket to Ride" and "Help!" [20] [24] [nb 1] Three of the films were mimed performances of "We Can Work It Out", [24] in all of which Lennon was seated at a harmonium. [25]
This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written and originally recorded by English rock band The Beatles.Many albums have been created in dedication to the group, including film soundtracks, such as I Am Sam (2001) and Across the Universe (2007) and commemorative albums such as Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father (1988) and This Bird Has Flown (2005).
"It's Getting Better" has also been recorded by Richard Barnes, the Günter Kallmann Chorus, Louise Morrissey, the Popinjays, Kevin Rowland and John & Anne Ryder. Bobby Rydell recorded the song for his 1976 album release Born With a Smile , his sole album released after 1964, and his version was issued as a single in 1977.
According to Lennon in a 1972 interview, the Beatles' music publisher, Dick James, was quite pleased with "No Reply": "I remember Dick James coming up to me after we did this one and saying, 'You're getting better now – that was a complete story.' Apparently, before that, he thought my songs wandered off."