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In a 1980 interview for Playboy magazine, Lennon described it as "one of my favourite songs of the Beatles". [5] In 2000, Mojo placed "Here, There and Everywhere" at number 4 on its list of the greatest songs of all time. [6] In April 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it 25th out of the "100 Greatest Beatles Songs". [8]
"Any Time at All" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, it was mainly composed by John Lennon, with an instrumental middle eight by Paul McCartney. [2] It first appeared on the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night album.
"For You Blue" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. The track was written by George Harrison as a love song to his wife, Pattie Boyd . It was also the B-side to the " Long and Winding Road " single, issued in many countries, but not Britain, and was listed with that song when the single topped the US ...
The lyrics of "I Live for You" serve as a paean to a deity, [1] although they also invite interpretation as a love song addressing a human lover. [2] In musicologist Thomas MacFarlane's description, the lyrics "explore how we are fundamentally isolated from the world around us", yet "even though the singer admits he is detached and alone, he acknowledges the sense of connection achieved ...
"I'm Down" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on a non-album single as the B-side to "Help!" in July 1965. The song originated in McCartney's attempt to write a song in the style of Little Richard, whose song "Long Tall Sally" the band regularly covered.
The song has been said to be musically reminiscent of the Beatles' hit single "Penny Lane". [4] It moves forward by way of regular chords, produced by Lennon and George Harrison's electric guitar. George Martin plays Pianet and piano, on the latter bypassing the keyboard and directly striking the strings. [5]
The Beatles recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in Studio 2 on 17 October 1963. This song, along with the single's B-side, "This Boy", was the first Beatles song to be recorded with four-track technology. The two songs were recorded on the same day, each needing seventeen takes. [19]
"Strawberry Fields Forever" was one of the most technically complex recordings the Beatles ever attempted. The song was recorded entirely on a Studer J37 four-track machine. After Lennon played the song for the other Beatles on his acoustic guitar, on 24 November, he changed to his Epiphone Casino electric guitar for