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"John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits

"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

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‘The best song to have sex to? Kraftwerk has good beats’: Mel Giedroyc’s honest playlist

The comedian, presenter and podcaster was haunted by Eleanor Rigby and can’t really handle Abba at karaoke, but which 90s dance banger makes her pine for the good old days?

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New data reveals The Beatles song that most guitarists, pianists and drummers want to learn to play - but bassists have a different favourite

Muse Group has crunched the numbers

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A rare studio recording of Yes playing a wild version of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby has surfaced online

The recording was made two months before Yes signed their deal with Atlantic Records

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Best of 2024: "I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

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‘It just lifted me’: new research suggests shared reading groups combat loneliness – and the effects can be astounding

In Eleanor Rigby, the Beatles asked: “All the lonely people – where do they all come from?” The answer to that question is complex, but loneliness is a widespread feeling among Australians. One in three people feel lonely, and one in six experience severe loneliness.

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Friday essay: ‘like being hungry’ – loneliness afflicts nearly 1 in 3 Australians. It can be devastating, but can spark creativity or change

My sharpest experience of loneliness was during the New Year period when I turned 22. Following the breakdown of a youthful and doomed marriage, I had landed in a new country, in a city, Wellington, where the only people I had contact with were at the job I’d just started.…

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"John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits

"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

MusicRadar

“There was this theory that once one major label had a prog band, all the others would follow suit…it didn’t really work like that”: Twelfth Night deserved big-time success with Fact And Fiction. That’s not what happened

They pipped Marillion to the post to be the first of the 80s prog bands to release an album, and fought hard to make it happen - but bad luck trumped their talent

Louder

"It wasn’t a rip-off!": Who sampled Revolver? The great, good and weird tracks that borrowed from the iconic Beatles album

The Beatles' groundbreaking Revolver influenced a generation of musicians and samplists, from The Jam to The Game

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Hooked on classics? But if you want to learn to play, you’d better be posh

My state school taught me the value of Bach and Vivaldi. Today’s pupils aren’t so lucky

The Guardian - UK

Eleanor Rigby statue returns to Stanley Street after repair work

The statue was taken away in January after its bench collapsed

Liverpool Echo

John Lennon on completing Eleanor Rigby's lyrics for Paul McCartney: "It's his first verse, and the rest of the verses are basically mine"

"I was insulted and hurt that he'd thrown it out in the air... to him that meant nothing. That's the kind of person he is"

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Damaged Eleanor Rigby statue taken away for repairs

The statue was found damaged earlier this month

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Eleanor Rigby statue damage was accidental despite vandalism fears

The iconic statue was found to be damaged on Sunday

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CCTV hunt for vandals who damaged Eleanor Rigby statue

A Liverpool Council spokesman said: "We are really saddened and disappointed"

Liverpool Echo

'It's an absolute disgrace' - Liverpool's Eleanor Rigby statue damaged

It is the third time the bronze statue appears to have been vandalised in recent years.

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles: Revolver Special Edition (Super Deluxe) review – experimental genius in real time

New details tease out songs’ deeper meanings and reveal their transformational journeys in this expanded, remixed and remastered album

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Eurovision fans accuse Liverpool rental owners of price gouging as rooms surge to £5,500 a night

Booking.com says 99 per cent of its properties are sold out for 13 May

Liverpool Echo

80 Paul McCartney facts about Beatles legend's life as he celebrates his 80th birthday

Sir Paul has been an icon for decades

Liverpool Echo

Famous people buried in Liverpool and where you can find their graves

From Cilla Black to Sir Ken Dodd, these are some of the notable graves you can visit across the city

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