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Pinch and Trocco describe "Here Comes the Sun" as "one of the best known Beatles songs ever" and the album's "Moog pièce de résistance". [63] "Here Comes the Sun" has appeared in critics' lists of the Beatles' best recordings. Among these, the NME placed it at number 4 in the magazine's 2015 list of "the 100 Greatest Beatles Songs". [64]
McCartney later said that the lyrics take duality as their theme. The song originated when, in response to a question from Beatles aide Alistair Taylor about songwriting, McCartney sat down at a harmonium and asked Taylor to say the opposite of whatever he said.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.
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.
"I've Just Seen a Face" is in the key of A major and is in 2/2 (). [20] [21] [note 3] The song begins with a ten measure intro. [20]Split into three phrases, [20] the intro uses triplets that are slower than the rest of the song to create a sense of acceleration, [23] reinforced by a shortened third phrase which quickens the first verse's arrival. [20]
A final reunion song, "Now and Then", was released in 2023. [42] The Beatles remain one of the most acclaimed and influential artists in popular music history. [1] [43] Their songs have been covered thousands of times by a wide range of artists and continue to be celebrated throughout the world. [15]
[19] [20] One of the verse-choruses includes vocalised "da-da-da"s in place of lyrics, [21] representing the singalong tradition of music hall. [ 7 ] According to music historian Joe Harrington, the song is an example of rock music's embrace of vaudeville in the late 1960s, which was part of the genre's development away from its rock 'n' roll ...