April 2025 - Page 3 of 18 - Vintage Rock Times

John Lennon Describes the Beatles as ‘Money-makers First, Then… Entertainers’

The Beatles became millionaires for their original music. In fact, John Lennon said that he considered the band members as money-makers first, and entertainers seconds. Here’s what we know about the “Can’t Buy Me Moey” songwriters. What is the net worth of Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison? Even if the […]

The John Lennon song the other Beatles resented: “They were so upset”

When The Beatles broke up, it was a day that rocked the music world to its core. Despite having only been a mainstream band for just over a decade, there was no escaping that they had completely changed music for the better. Not only had they impacted the kind of songs people were writing, but […]

The Beatles Song John Lennon Gave to Ringo Starr That Showed His ‘Tender Side’

John Lennon was the least emotional member of The Beatles. He rarely complimented his bandmates and often wrote many of the band’s more dour songs. However, he once gave Ringo Starr a song to sing, which Paul McCartney said showed his “tender side.” John Lennon wrote ‘Good Night’ for his son, but gave it to […]

The Beatles: Music Was a ‘Secondary Concern’ for the Band Right Before They Broke Up

In the latter half of the 1960s, The Beatles were making some of their best music. The band pushed boundaries on their albums and inspired many young artists. They weren’t exactly happy while doing it, though. While the band still made music to the end of the 1960s, they’d become so tied up in business […]

What is the worst opening lyric by The Beatles?

“It’s been a hard day’s night”; “I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me”; “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away”. In the annals of great opening lyrics, The Beatles have an absolute truckload. Sure, many of them are just restated titles, but when the titles are as good […]

The day Paul McCartney made Ringo Starr quit The Beatles: “I was an outsider”

There are countless moments in the history of music where doors seemingly slide open for one timeline while shutting the opportunity for another to exist. It might be when Waylon Jennings offered Buddy Holly his plane ticket home, only for the trip to end in disaster, or when Kurt Cobain fluffed an audition to join […]

The Beatles Song That George Harrison Referred to as a ‘Piss-Take’

ready to leave The Beatles and go off alone. Not only did he feel creatively stifled by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but he was also fed up with the band’s business side. He wrote a few songs to air out his grievances, and one song he referred to as a ‘piss-take.’ George Harrison wrote […]

The Beatles Song They Had to Work Hard on to Hide the ‘Bad Bits’

In 1995, The Beatles released “Free as a Bird,” their first new song in years. John Lennon originally wrote it in 1977, and his surviving bandmates worked on it years later. While the song was a success on the charts, longtime Beatles producer George Martin wasn’t sure how he felt about it. He gave it […]

John Lennon Said The Beatles Didn’t Lead the 1960s

More than any other rock ‘n’ roll group, The Beatles are often described as having defined the 1960s. John Lennon didn’t see his band that way. Furthermore, he criticized Beatlemaniacs who wanted to take their cues from him. Regardless of his comments, the media has cited the band as deeply influencing the decade. John Lennon […]

The Beatles Should’ve Put This Song on the ‘Let It Be’ Album

The Beatles‘ Let It Be remains the Fab Four’s most divisive album. While some Beatles fans see it as a monumental achievement, others think it’s a messy end to the band’s run of classic albums. Regardless, one of the most important songs from that era of The Beatles was excluded from the album’s tracklist. Here’s […]