April 2025 - Page 4 of 18 - Vintage Rock Times

The Beatles Prevented a Paul McCartney Song From Becoming a No. 1 Hit

The Beatles dominated the charts during the 1960s. They had 20 No. 1 hit singles and multiple No. 1 albums. Since The Beatles were constantly at the top, it blocked others from reaching that goal and even prevented a song written by Paul McCartney from becoming a No. 1 single. Billy J. Kramer’s ‘I’ll Be […]

“My resentment against Paul”: How John Lennon used hate and heroin to create masterpieces

The much-talked-about fallout between John Lennon and Paul McCartney produced some better diss tracks than modern-day hip-hop. And it was lucky that it did, because it made the universal heartbreak that music’s greatest ever band were breaking up on the grounds of a fallout between their two leaders. A tragic and unnecessary end to a […]

The legendary drummer who almost took Ringo Starr’s place in The Beatles

As far as the 1960s are concerned, from a British music perspective, it goes without saying that The Beatles are the main point of conversation. The formula of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was so unshakable that they probably could never have achieved so much if anyone else were to squeeze […]

The Beatles album John Lennon hated: “Garbage”

For a long time, John Lennon was the ultimate leader of The Beatles. The more brutish member of ther group, not afraid to lose his temper or devote himself to his idyll of rock and roll rebellion, Lennon was the natural candidate to be the face of the group. Having assembled the quartet, he saw […]

The George Harrison song used to bash Donald Trump

Artists are always free to use their platform in whatever way they want to. As much as people like to keep their music at the forefront, some have figured that they may as well find a way to use their voice for good, whether that’s enacting change in the world or standing by a good […]

John Lennon Saw ‘Soul Mate’ Paul McCartney as Dull After He Met Yoko Ono

By the time The Beatles broke up, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were on decidedly bad terms. McCartney said that every phone call he had with Lennon devolved into shouting matches, and they spoke poorly about each other to the press. According to friend of the band, Hunter Davies, the relationship between Lennon and McCartney […]

The pioneering way The Beatles managed to master ‘Abbey Road’

In just seven short years, The Beatles totally and forever changed the face and landscape of popular music. From the moment they burst onto the scene, seemingly perfectly formed and ready-made for super-stardom at the end of 1962 with their debut single ‘Love Me Do’, the pop music world was never going to be the […]

Why was The Beatles’ submarine yellow: “It couldn’t be purple”

‘Yellow Submarine’ has become firmly entrenched in The Beatles‘ discography and, by extension, the modern musical lexicon, thanks to its release as a double A-side single, alongside ‘Eleanor Rigby’ from the era-defining album Revolver and the jukebox animated film of the same name. It’s a song that tends to inspire strong reactions, whether that be […]

The “garbage” Beatles song John Lennon wrote while watching TV

It is easy to get lost in the bravado of rock and roll. Music, in general, provides such a competitive landscape that it has become par for the course that artists would publicly back themselves as the greatest to ever do it. However, some of the finest songwriters to have ever lived can look back […]

The Beatles album Paul McCartney calls his favourite: “It stands up”

The extensive back-catalogue of The Beatles is the envy of any musician worth their weight in gold. The band have delivered reams of countless songs, but it was arguably their album releases that set the tone for their legacy. Such is their massive list of impressive albums, each one a certified great, that most artists […]