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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) features Ringo playing tubular bells and brushes on the drums? |
"When I'm Sixty-Four" |
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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) features John using a comb and toilet paper as a kazoo? |
"Lovely Rita" |
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What band is present during the recording of "Lovely Rita"? |
Pink Floyd |
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Who is Meta Davis? |
The meter maid who gave Paul a traffic ticket and inspired the song "Lovely Rita" |
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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) was inspired by Kellogg's cornflakes box? |
"Good Morning Good Morning" |
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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) features a strong bass section (3 saxes, 2 trombones, and 1 French horn) and animal sounds? |
"Good Morning Good Morning" |
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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) was recorded in a rushed 11 hour session (because Paul had to leave for vacation to America) and features all 4 Beatles singing? |
"Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
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Whose death inspired "A Day In The Life"? |
Tara Browne |
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What was the working title of "A Day in the Life"? |
"In The Life Of…" |
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What song (on Sgt. Pepper) did Paul imagine with a 90 piece orchestra? |
"A Day In The Life" |
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Who's idea was it to get the oscillator to run two 4-tracks at the same speed? |
Ken Townsend |
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What is "one of the most recognizable sounds of the 20th century"? |
The huge E chord that ends the Sgt. Pepper album (made by John, Paul, Ringo, and Mal on 3 pianos) |
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What is heard on the "spiral groove" on the actual record? |
dog whistle |
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What is heard on the "locked groove" on the actual record? |
Beatles gibberish |
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How long did it take to record the Sgt. Pepper album and how much did it cost? |
4 months and $100,000 (considered expensive) |
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What did Paul admit to doing during the Magical Mystery Tour that caused a press problem? |
Taking LSD
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Who worked for the Grateful Dead and made LSD for artists such as Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles? |
Owsley Stanley |
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Who became the leader of the group during the Magical Mystery Tour? |
Paul |
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Who plays trumpet on "Magical Mystery Tour"? |
David Mason |
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What song on the Magical Mystery Tour album features the sound of buses? |
"Magical Mystery Tour" |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) is the first song to be recorded and mixed away from Abbey Road? Where is it recorded? |
"Baby, You're A Rich Man", recorded at Olympic Sound Studios |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) features John playing the "claviolene" (oboe)"
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"Baby, You're A Rich Man" |
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What song mentions "brown bag" and refers to "Brian Epstein's sketchy antics? |
"Baby You're A Rich Man" |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) features Mick Jagger singing on the final chorus? |
"Baby, You're A Rich Man" |
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What song has the name of the song appear over 50 times in under 2 minutes? |
"All Together Now" |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) features a Klaxon horn? |
"All Together Now" |
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What song (written by George) features guitar at the beginning that is an homage to Hendrix? |
"It's All Too Much" |
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What song do the Beatles record on the same day that Sgt. Pepper is released in the US? |
"It's All Too Much" |
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What song (on Yellow Submarine) was recorded at DeLane Lea Studios? |
"It's All Too Much" |
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What song features George singing "We are dead"? |
"It's All Too Much" |
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Why was the TV special "Our World" significant? |
1. 5 continent link up (everyone watching the same thing for the first time) 2. 400 million potential viewers |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) included 4 tracks and a variety of samples at the end? |
"All You Need Is Love" |
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Who did the Beatles meet in August 1967, teaching transcendental meditation? |
Maharishi Mahnesh Yogi |
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Where did the Beatles go with Maharishi to practice yoga? |
North Wales |
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Who was the one who encouraged George to get into transcendental meditation? |
His wife, Patti Boyd |
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How does Brian Epstein die? |
Accidental overdose of the sleeping drug, Carbitol |
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What is the name of George Harrison's debut solo album, released in 1968? |
Wonderwall Music |
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What song (which becomes the B side to "Lady Madonna") is written by George recording over different recordings from Indian artists? |
"The Inner Light" |
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What song does John pull two random girls off the street to sing on? |
"Across the Universe" |
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What song did John write after a fight with Cynthia? |
"Across the Universe" |
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What straight rock song (written by John) was recorded in 10 hours but never made it on an album? |
"Hey Bulldog" |
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What is the period from November 24th, 1966 - February 11th, 1968 known as? (The day they started working on "Strawberry Fields" until "Hey Bulldog") |
Their "psychedelic period" |
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Who did John write "Dear Prudence" about? |
Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister |
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Where did the Beatles - as well as all their wives/girlfriends and a few other friends - go to write songs such as "Dear Prudence" and others? |
Rishikesh, India |
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Who was Brian Epstein's assistant who hated John and warned them against Maharishi? |
Peter Brown |
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Where does the beginning of "All You Need Is Love" come from? |
The French National Anthem |
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Who were the first to leave Rishikesh, India? |
Ringo and Maureen (she couldn't handle the big bugs and his stomach couldn't handle the food) |
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Who/what did John write "Sexy Sadie" about? |
It's (unfavorably) about the Maharishi and John's experiences at the Ashram in India |
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What is the name of John and Yoko's album? What did their original album cover look like? |
The Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins Originally showed the two of them naked together on the cover |
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What happens after John and Yoko record their album?
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They make love and Cynthia finds them the next day |
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Why wasn't George Martin there when the Beatles returned from India to record the White Album? |
He didn't want to be around them because he was annoyed with all the fighting |
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What song (on the White Album) did John try to record lying on his back? |
"Revolution 1" |
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What song (on the White Album) did John make primarily by cutting up tape loops? |
"Revolution 9"
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What two songs (on the White Album) do Paul drums on because Ringo temporarily quit? |
"Back In The USSR" and "Dear Prudence" |
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What song does "Back In the USSR" fade into? |
"Dear Prudence" |
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Who is "Dear Prudence" about? |
Prudence Farrow - Mia Farrow's sister |
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What song (on the White Album) opens with a snare drum that people think is intentional but was actually a mistake? |
"Glass Onion" |
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What song on The White Album references at least five other Beatles song? |
"Glass Onion" |
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What song on the White Album features Ken Scott stepping in for Geoff Emerick after he walked out? |
"Glass Onion" |
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What do people think "the walrus is Paul" means in the song "Glass Onion"? What does John say it actually meant" |
People thought it meant that Paul was dead John said it was actually his way of saying they were still friends |
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What technique does John try on the song "Cold Turkey" (even though it didn't make it on an album)? |
primal scream therapy |
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Who were Harrison's three main influences? |
1. Ravi Shankhar 2. Bob Dylan and the Band 3. Eric Clapton |
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Which song did George write about the fighting within the Beatles that shows his karmic view of life? (never made it on an album but eventually went on George's solo album All Things Must Pass) |
"Isn't It A Pity" |
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Which song did George write that shows his disenchantment with the Beatles? (never made it on an album but became the name of his first solo album) |
"All Things Must Pass" |
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What song inspired George's song, "All Things Must Pass"? |
The Band's "I Shall Be Released" |
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What song did George write (after the Beatles broke up) about the Beatles and his dissolving marriage with Patti? |
"Dark Horse" |
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What did George name his solo label? |
Dark Horse Records |
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What song did Paul write that references the black civil rights movement? |
"Blackbird" |
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What song on the White Album was written and sung by Ringo? |
"Don't Pass Me By"
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What sparked a group improvisation at the end of "Long Long Long"? |
a wine bottle rattling accidentally |
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What song did George Harrison write about finding God? |
"Long Long Long" |
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Who did Paul write "Hey Jude" about? |
John's son Julian |
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Which song (recorded during the White Album sessions but released later on Let It Be) was a clear John and Paul collaboration? |
"I've Got a Feeling" |
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What song on The White Album is known for having extra long take lengths? |
"Helter Skelter" |
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What was Helter Skelter inspired by? |
a child's playground slide |
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Who is Sharon Tate? |
The woman murdered by the Manson family with the words "helter skelter" found sprawled on the walls |
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What songs on the White Album did Charles Manson believe had messages from the Beatles? |
"Helter skelter" - about a great war that would erupt on earth "Revolution 9 - thought it referenced Book of Revelations Ch. 9 |
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What song (on The White Album) took 70 tries to get the rhythm track right? |
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
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Where did John get the idea for the title for "Happiness is a Warm Gun"? |
From a gun ad |
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Who did George bring in to play on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and why? |
Eric Clapton - he brought him in so the others would take his song seriously |
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How did Clapton "disguise" his playing? |
by running his guitar through a Leslie Speaker |
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What was the first Beatles song to use an 8 track recorder? |
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" |
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Who is Desmond Dekker? |
a Jamaican ska and reggae performer -who the "Desmond" character is based on in "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" |
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Who is Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor? |
Nigerian Congo player -where Paul got the phrase "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" |
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What song (on the White Album) does Geoff Emerick quit halfway through? |
"Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" |
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What song (on The White Album) can you hear the Beatles swearing at each other in between takes? |
"Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" |
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Who plays piano on "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da"? |
Nicky Hopkins (side piano player for the Rolling Stones) |
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What song did George write that did not make in on an album and has the most number of takes of any Beatles song? |
"Not Guilty" |
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What song (not on an album) has only John and George in it and Yoko Ono on the vocals? |
"What's the New Mary Jane" |
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What song (on the White Album) features George Martin playing honky-tonk piano? |
"Rocky Raccoon" |
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Which is the only song in the Beatles catalog that features John by himself? |
"Julia" |
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Who is "Julia" about? |
John's mother, Julia Lennon |
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What does "Julia, ocean child" mean to in "Julia"? |
it's a translation of Yoko Ono's name |
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How many songs were on the White Album? How many sides? |
31 songs 4 sides |
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No composer had more than ___ songs in succession on the White Album
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2 |
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How many songs/sides did George contribute? |
one song per side - the most he ever contributed to a Beatles album |
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Which side of The White Album had the animal sounds? |
Side B |
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Which side on The White Album is considered the most "rocker"? |
Side C |
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What single was released 3 months before The White Album was released? |
"Hey Jude" (A side) "Revolution" (B side) |
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When was the White Album released? |
November 1968 |
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When was the soundtrack for Yellow Submarine released? |
January 1969 |
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Why did Paul want to make another movie (Let It Be)? |
Because the others didn't want to go on tour |
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What was the goal of the movie "Let It Be / Get Back"? What was it actually? |
It was supposed to be a way for the band to get back to their roots It basically ended up showing the Beatles breaking up |
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What award did "Let It Be" (the movie) win? |
Oscar for Best Original Song Score |
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Where did Paul want to film the movie of them recording their songs? |
Twickenham Studios |
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Who is Phil Spector? |
The person EMI called in to salvage an album (which became Let It Be) |
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What song did Phil Spector ruin for Paul? |
"The Long and Winding Road" |
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What was the Beatles last single? |
"Let It Be" (A side) "You Don't Know My Name" (B side - Paul said this was his favorite B side) |
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What song (on Let It Be) did Paul write that is supposedly about his wife Linda but is actually more of a description of his relationship with John? |
"Two of Us" |
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What song (on Let It Be) does Paul write as an attempt to bring the Beatles back to how they were in their 20s? |
"Two of Us" |
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What single do Paul and John write that describes John and Yoko's bed-in honeymoon? |
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" |
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What song is banned in the US for using the word "Christ"? |
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" |
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What song do John and Yoko write during their bed-in honeymoon? |
"Give Peace a Chance" |
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What song do John and Yoko write that becomes an anti-Vietnam war anthem? |
"Give Peace a Chance" |
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What song did George write towards the end of the Let It Be sessions when he was fed up with John and Paul's egotism? |
"I Me Mine" |
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Why did John miss the first few weeks of recording Abbey Road? |
He and Yoko were in a car accident right before recording started? |
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What song does "Come Together reference? |
"You Can't Catch Me" by Chuck Berry |
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What song on Abbey Road was a campaign song for Timothy Leary? |
"Come Together" |
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What song did George write on Abbey Road that features a full orchestra (written and conducted by George Martin)? |
"Something" |
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What song on Abbey Road features a slide guitar? |
"Something" |
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What is "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" about? |
about a med student turned serial killer |
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What "new toy" does Harrison use on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" |
a moog synthesizer |
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What song (on Abbey Road) did Paul work consistently on the vocals to try to sound like John in "Twist and Shout"? |
"Oh, Darling" |
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What song did Ringo sing on Abbey Road? |
"Octopus' Garden" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) did John write as a love song for Yoko? |
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) has white noise throughout the whole song? |
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) did John write that features him vocal masking over himself the entire time? |
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" |
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What did George write "Here Comes the Sun" about? |
the happiness he felt when he walked outside after a business meeting |
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What was John inspired by when writing "Because"? |
Yoko playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) did George Martin write a 9 voice harmony for the 3 guys to sing? |
"Because" |
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What are the group of songs that come after "Because" called on Abbey Road? |
the "medley" |
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What song did Paul write from a bunch of half finished songs, that he described as "a medley to start the medley"? |
"You Never Give Me Your Money" |
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Who is Pam Hodgett? |
the woman that John based "Polythene Pam" on, who used to eat polythene (plastic bag material) |
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What inspired Paul to write "She Came in through the Bathroom Window"? |
When a fan broke into George's house to try to steal his things |
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What song is based on a book of songs and pictures by Thomas Dekker (a contemporary of Shakespeare?) |
"Golden Slumbers" |
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What song did Paul write about his fears about the Beatles in their twilight days? |
"Carry That Weight" |
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What is significant about "the End" |
It is Ringo's only drum solo with the Beatles |
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What song (on Abbey Road) features a Shakespearean couplet? |
"The End" |
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What song on Abbey Road was moved from earlier in the album to the very end? |
"Her Majesty" |
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What song (released on Paul and Linda McCartney's album, Ram) includes veiled references to John and Yoko? |
"Too Many People" |
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What song (on John's second solo album, Imagine) features him retaliating to Paul's song "Too Many People" |
"How Do You Sleep" |
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Who plays bass on John's song "How Do You Sleep"? |
Klaus Voorman |
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What song (on John's first solo album, Plastic Ono Band) is about the Beatles breaking up? |
"God" |
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Who continued their film career after the Beatles broke up? |
Ringo |
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What song did Ringo write with George after the Beatles broke up? |
"Photograph" |
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What song did George Harrison write with Bob Dylan after the Beatles broke up? |
"I Live for You" |
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How many solo albums did George release? |
12 |
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How many solo albums did Paul release? What was the name of the band he formed? |
30 solo albums formed the band Wings |
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how many solo albums did John make? |
14 |
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When/where was John Lennon murdered? |
December 8, 1980, outside his NYC home, The Dakota |
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Who is Mark David Chapman? |
The man who murdered John Lennon
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What were the last two songs the Beatles recorded? |
"Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" |
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What event inspired Paul to write "When I'm Sixty-Four"? |
his father (Jim McCartney) had just turned 64 |
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Who sings background on "I Am The Walrus"? |
The Mike Sammes Singers |
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What song (on Magical Mystery Tour) features a radio broadcast of King Lear? |
"I Am The Walrus" |
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Where did John get the idea for the walrus in "I Am The Walrus"? |
Lewis Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) did the BBC criticize as an example of the "banality/unoriginality of pop music"? |
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" |
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What song (on Abbey Road) has an ascending line on the moog synthesizer? |
"Here Comes the Sun" |
