April 2025 - Page 14 of 18 - Vintage Rock Times

The Beatles Almost Had Roles in This Classic Disney Movie

At the height of their fame, The Beatles were offered prominent roles in Disney‘s The Jungle Book. The animators specifically designed characters that resembled each Beatle member, including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison. But as we now know, the musicians refused to take on roles in the Disney classic. It was […]

How Long Were The Beatles Together and Who Left the Band First?

When you try to answer who left The Beatles first almost 50 years ago, you could technically say “All of them, collectively.” In reality, it all depended on what you consider “official” in leaving the group. As Beatles fans begin to look back to the year The Beatles came to an end, it’s worth remembering […]

The Curse Word The Beatles Left in the Middle of ‘Hey Jude’

Given all the instruments, microphones, and other moving parts used in studios, it’s obvious why recordings don’t come out flawlessly. And The Beatles had plenty of blemishes and other unintended accidents turn up on their albums. Sometimes, the band was happy to leave in the mistake. A famous example came in the recording of “Ob-La-Di, […]

The Beatles Song That Was Too Expensive for ‘The Sopranos’ to Use

During the long run of The Sopranos (1999-2007), viewers heard plenty of great music on the soundtrack — often in the credits. It started with the pilot, when you can hear Nick Lowe’s “The Beast in Me” close the episode. When Bruce Springsteen (“State Trooper”) and Jefferson Airplane (“White Rabbit”) followed in the show’s first […]

The George Harrison Song The Beatles Thought Wasn’t Good Enough for ‘Sgt. Pepper’

By the end of the Beatles’ great run as recording artists, George Harrison was writing and performing on the level of bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney. But it definitely didn’t start out that way. In fact, John and Paul considered George something of a lesser Beatle in the early 1960s. Part of it was […]

George Harrison on Why The Beatles Had Alter-Egos on ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Initially, George Harrison wasn’t impressed with The Beatles‘ idea to adopt alter-egos for their concept album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He might not have wanted to be Beatle George anymore, but that didn’t mean he wanted to pretend to be someone else. Especially since he’d just begun to discover who he was during […]

The songs Paul McCartney wrote about John Lennon

Paul McCartney and John Lennon were, for a time, two halves of the same whole. An undefeated songwriting partnership, the duo created some of the most timeless pop hits in existence with The Beatles. But as time passed, their fame burned like wildfire and the money kept rolling in, The Beatles began to tear themselves […]

Why The Beatles Never Played Another Concert After Their 1966 U.S. Tour

While The Beatles didn’t break up until 1970, the band’s final official concert in front of a paying audience occurred at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA, at the end of their 1966 U.S. tour. The fab four were at the height of their popularity, but they never performed at a concert again for several […]

George Harrison Named Some Beatles Albums He Hated

TL;DR: *George Harrison liked The Beatles’ albums Rubber Soul and Revolver. *He was not a fan of other albums like Yellow Submarine, Yesterday and Today, and Please Please Me. *John Lennon had his own take on the band’s discography. George Harrison said each of The Beatles’ albums had highlights. Despite this, he had some harsh […]

George Harrison Once Explained How Reggae Was Similar to The Beatles

George Harrison was a great rock n’ roll guitarist for The Beatles, but he was also fascinated with cultural music, such as Indian music and reggae. He had a passion for Indian music that led to him learning the sitar and adopting a more spiritual lifestyle. He also found reggae to be an intriguing genre […]