During the year that all three big Beatles songs were banned, the group were said to be in their experimental and “LSD inspired” phase. ‘A Day In The Life’ was targeted by the BBC because of the lyrics: “Found my way upstairs and had a smoke. And somebody spoke and I went into a dream.”
Q. What Beatles song when played backwards has a message?
The Beatles first stumbled across what is called ‘backmasking’ – recording a message backwards onto a track – when they were making their Rubber Soul album in 1965. Influenced by the techniques of musique concrète, they featured a backmasked line in Rain, a single released in 1966.
Q. What does John Lennon say at the end of rain?
Yes. The last line is the first line — “If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads” — played backwards. Lennon claimed this was an accident on his part while George Martin claimed it was somewhat intentional on his. Gary Spinelli, former owner record/CD/ tape store in the early ’90s.
Q. What cover song from a Broadway musical did paul McCartney sing on the Beatles second LP?
Till There Was You
Q. What song broke the Beatles into America giving them their first #1 there?
1 Beatles hit was “Come Together,” which reached No. 1 on November 29, 1969, and spent 16 weeks on the charts. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” reached No. 1 on February 1, 1964, and “She Loves You” reached No.
Q. What was the Beatles third single which became their second #1 in Britain?
The song was the Beatles’ first number 1 hit on what became the official UK singles chart but the second, after “Please Please Me”, on most of the other singles charts published in the UK at the time.
Q. What gimmick did John and Paul exploit?
In the book Lennon Remembers, John said the Beatles’ “first gimmick” was the harmonica. It’s very unusual a musician would see an instrument as a gimmick.
Q. Which two Beatles lost their mothers in their youth?
Lennon and McCartney bonded over losing their mothers at a young age. While their likemindedness for music brought them together, their connection grew out of a shared sense of tragedy.
Q. How much money did the Beatles make altogether?
The group once held the top five spots on Billboard 100—in April 1964—an achievement that’s likely to remain unmatched. They made $25 million in earnings that year, which translates to almost $188 million today.
Q. Who came up with the phrase A Hard Day’s Night and why?
Ringo Starr
Q. Did the Beatles use session musicians?
Yes, lots of times. Their first single, “Love Me Do”, had session drummer Andy White on it, because George Martin’s opinion was that Ringo wasn’t quite good enough. They recorded a significant number of songs that had orchestral arrangements in them, they used session musicians for those.
Q. How old were the Beatles when they filmed A Hard Day’s Night?
Directed by Richard Lester, then 32, and starring four musicians, the eldest of whom (Ringo) was 23, the film showed the world’s most famous foursome at that split second when they and their fans could enjoy their early apogee of superstardom.
Q. Who played bongos on Hard Days Night?
Norman Smith
Q. Is Brian Epstein in A Hard Days Night?
In other roles, Norman Rossington played the Beatles’ manager Norm, John Junkin played the group’s road manager Shake, and Victor Spinetti played the television director. Brian Epstein, the group’s real manager, had an uncredited bit part.
Q. What happened to John Lennon during the filming of A Hard Days Night?
In the scene where The Beatles are running and playing in the field, John Lennon was not there. He was away promoting his new book “John Lennon: In His Own Write.” A body double filled in for John, and close-up shots of him were edited into the scene later.
Q. Who was the oldest Beatle and who was the youngest?
Sir Ringo Starr (originally Richard Starkey) is an actor, artist, director, musician, and writer. Interestingly, he is both the oldest and youngest member of the Beatles. He was the oldest by birth date but the last to join the band – hence, the youngest Beatle!
Q. What made the filming of Help difficult for Richard Lester?
Throughout filming, Sir Paul McCartney drove director Richard Lester to distraction by constantly playing the melody of a new song he was working on called “Scrambled Eggs”.
