Paul McCartney has given fans insight into how he wrote many of his most famous songs. He said he wrote The Beatles’ “Yesterday” because of magic and a dream. The cute Beatle felt the tune could not ...

Songwriting inspiration can come from anywhere – but the realms of sleep are perhaps the most mysterious. It it the subconscious or something more? The not knowing is part of the magic, and ...

The beatles’ yesterday doesn’t follow the normal musical pattern, and that’s exactly why it works. Paul mccartney wrote it in ...

A firm indicator of a song’s popularity is the number of recorded cover versions it has. In the case of Yesterday by the Beatles, the endorsement couldn’t be more substantial, with over 2200 different ...

Paul McCartney played The Beatles’ “Yesterday” for a major 1960s singer. He accidentally gave her the impression he was offering her the song. The 1960s star recorded the track anyway. Surprisingly, ...

It was a lovely little cover accompanied by Elvis’ backing band in a toned-down performance. Presley clearly took it seriously, which poses the question: Was Elvis Presley a Beatles fan? Allegedly, ...

There was one Beatles song, however, that John Lennon wished he had taken the lead on instead of his songwriting partner, Paul McCartney.

Before this semester, Boston College senior Ellie Badger’s knowledge of The Beatles had come largely through a rhythm-action video game (“The Beatles: Rock Band”) her grandparents gave her for ...

It was 50 years ago today — Feb. 7, 1964 — that the Beatles took the U.S.A. The four sprightly young Merseysiders landed at New York City’s newly renamed John F. Kennedy Airport (formerly Idlewild) ...