https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p Share an example of a song recording/video and an interesting musical/historical fact about The Beatles en-us 2017-01-28 15:17:47 UTC 2025-09-24 19:25:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/37838093/309b364a7901070ae846f3efb60c77e4/beatles.jpg EmmaBeaton https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150040266 None of The Beatles performed the instruments you hear on this track. It was scored for double string quartet and recorded by session musicians.]]> 2017-01-28 15:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150040266 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150571343 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho2e0zvGEWE
This song was originally written for The Beatles album 'Help!' in 1965, however it was written by only two members, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.]]> 2017-01-31 15:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150571343 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150611472 This song was written buy Paul McCartney and was not released as a single in the U.K. Or the USA. Instead it was released in Canada and became number 1 in Canada. ]]> 2017-01-31 17:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150611472 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150624336 https://youtu.be/A_MjCqQoLLA
'Hey Jude' was written by Paul McCartney to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents divorce]]> 2017-01-31 17:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150624336 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150658110 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bgiQD56eWDk
George Harrison wrote this in Eric Clapton's garden using one of Clapton's acoustic guitars. ]]> 2017-01-31 19:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150658110 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150871688 https://youtu.be/yWP6Qki8mWc George Harrison played a 12 string guitar in the recording 
of this.]]> 2017-02-01 15:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/150871688 13hayesc029 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151232069 The song has been used in government protests in the US and UK, with the lyrics changed to 'We all live in a fascist regime'.]]> 2017-02-02 17:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151232069 13taylorg174 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151648426 The album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band won four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, the first rock LP to receive this.]]> 2017-02-05 10:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151648426 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151652323 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgiQD56eWDk
In a documentary Eric Clapton talked about writing this song with Harrison saying that it was written "on one of those beautiful spring mornings" as they were "just walking around the garden with their guitars."]]> 2017-02-05 11:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151652323 13hudsonj006 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151888983 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-8K1a_SsA Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought "Mother Mary" was a biblical reference when they heard it.]]> 2017-02-06 16:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151888983 13hurph104 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151889522 It was the fourth song performed at their final concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco on the 29th of August 1966.
-The song was released on the 3rd December 1965.
-It has since been covered by famous artists like Jimi Hendrix.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jDm2soD0UFE]]> 2017-02-06 16:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151889522 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151898535 This song was written at a time of disharmony within the band.  The lead guitar part was played by Eric Clapton however, he was not formally credited for his contribution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI]]> 2017-02-06 17:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/151898535 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152041131 The Beatles weren't the first to release this song - Aretha Franklin was. The Queen of Soul recorded it in December 1969, and it was released on her album This Girl's In Love With You in January 1970, two months before The Beatles released their version (she also covered The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" on that album).]]> 2017-02-07 06:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152041131 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152047657 It was released in 1968. It was 7 minutes long and at the time it was the longest single ever to top the British charts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA

]]> 2017-02-07 07:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152047657 https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152050139 The original line in “With a Little Help from My Friends” was “What would you do if I sang out of tune / Would you stand up and throw tomatoes at me?” but Ringo made them change it, presumably because he didn’t want anyone to actually throw tomatoes at him if they were to perform it in concert.]]> 2017-02-07 08:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/EmmaBeaton/dkdcyklytu3p/wish/152050139