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"In My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1965 studio album, Rubber Soul. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which there is dispute over the primary author; John Lennon wrote the lyrics, but he and Paul McCartney later disagreed over who wrote the melody. [3]
The character of Desmond in the lyrics, from the opening line "Desmond has a barrow in the market-place", was a reference to reggae singer Desmond Dekker, who had recently toured the UK. [11] The tag line "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah" was an expression used by Nigerian conga player Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor, an acquaintance of McCartney.
"A Day in the Life" appears on many top songs lists. It placed twelfth on CBC's 50 Tracks, the second highest Beatles song on the list after "In My Life". [113] It placed first in Q magazine's list of the 50 greatest British songs of all time, and was at the top of Mojo 's 101 Greatest Beatles' Songs, as decided by a panel of musicians and ...
"Got to Get You into My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, first released in 1966 on their album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. [5] [6] The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, with colourful brass instrumentation [7] and lyrics that suggest a psychedelic experience. [1] "
"Where Have You Been (All My Life)" was first released by Arthur Alexander in 1962, with "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" as the B-side, on Dot Records [2] (London Records in the UK). [3] Alexander biographer Richard Younger describes the song as "a classic example of sixties pop songwriting that captures the thrill of first love."
It’s hard to choose a Bob Marley/Wailers album, I love so many. I love Bob’s songwriting, simple, humble, profound, poetic. His lifetime mission was clear in his lyrics.
The song was the title track of the All My Loving EP released in the UK on 7 February 1964. [14] The song was released on another EP, Four by The Beatles in the US, on May 11, 1964. "All My Loving" was the Beatles' opening number on their debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964; [15] the recording was included on Anthology 1 ...
The Beatles released "What Goes On" in both mono and stereo in the U.K. on the 3 December 1965 release Rubber Soul. [15] Capitol released the song as the B-side to the U.S. only single "Nowhere Man" on 21 February 1966. [16] [17] Despite being the B-side, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, reaching #81. [18]