The song is an endless (and endlessly relatable) story, but also a finite one in that it takes place in less than three minutes
Author: Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming's work appears in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. He is completing a book called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History of the Beatles.
There are some who claim it was the worst thing they ever recorded. We take a closer look at the obscure R&B tune and find otherwise.
The Beatles had three guitarists. One of them doesn’t get nearly as much credit as he deserves. We look at Paul McCartney’s guitar work.
Most fans had no idea that these early compositional demos of the song existed. Now that we do, we can never think of it the same way again.
‘When they hit the stage, the Beatles could make it appear that they were part of your group, but also apart in their own world.’