Words of Love is a chirpy early rock song that leaves you with a sunny disposition. It also has a tenderness that Buddy seemed to exude in his songs almost effortlessly. His unique intonations and the way he draws out…
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Twist and Shout – The Beatles
I assumed this stupendously well-known early Beatles rocker was penned by them, but it was in fact written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns two years before the Beatles’ 1963 release. It was already a hit in the record charts…
We Can Work it Out (1965) -The Beatles
[Verse 1]Try to see it my wayDo I have to keep on talking till I can’t go on?While you see it your wayRun the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone [Refrain]We can work it outWe can…
Till There Was You (1963) – The Beatles
Joshua Lee Turner, the once teen guitar prodigy turned fully-fledged singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, recently released a video where he performed today’s Beatles track Till There Was You alongside Alice Faye. Turner featured here recently with his superb version of Bob…
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Good Golly, Miss Molly (1958) – Little Richard
I mentioned in The Beatles’ Dizzy Miss Lizzy post how you could hear similarities with today’s featured track, Good Golly, Miss Molly. It quickly became apparent to me that I hadn’t posted about this timeless early rocker. So here I…
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Help! (1965) – The Beatles
I always enjoyed the melody and singing in the verses of The Beatles – “Help!” more than any other part of the song. It contains a sophisticated Lead-Lag-Lead-Synchronous pattern where backing vocals (Paul and George) move between anticipating, following, and…
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1965) – The Beatles
There are few rousing rockers where I’ve heard John Lennon sound so unleashed. On Dizzy Miss Lizzy, he taps back into early rock ’n’ roll and really flexes his vocal muscles, almost shredding them in the process. So raw, man.…
I Am The Walrus (1967) – The Beatles
The Beatles were peaches when they first started out. Strapping young lads in their sharp suits singing I Want to Hold Your Hand with the adjoining bowl-top haircuts. Just dishes they were – and boy did they ever make those…
It Don’t Come Easy (1971) – Ringo Starr
In a 2005 interview with Rolling Stone, Paul McCartney recalled Keith Richards saying to him: “Do you know the difference between your band and ours, man? You had four frontmen, and we only had one.” After The Beatles split in…
Day After Day (1971) – Badfinger
Day After Day came on my random music player yesterday while I was out and about. I could have sworn it was a Paul McCartney track because of the voice, and I wondered how I hadn’t already included it in…
