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The Paul McCartney song John Lennon always hated: “I don’t know what he’s thinking”

The final album released by The Beatles, Let It Be, is a dual-edged sword for fans of the group. It is one of their strongest efforts, combining a range of different songs that all burst with magnetic energy. ‘Across The Universe’, ‘I Me Mine’, ‘Get Back’ and ‘Long and Winding Road’ stand out among the […]

The Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney recorded in just one day

The Beatles, known affectionately as the Fab Four, have always had John Lennon and Paul McCartney as the beating core of the group. That’s not to diminish the work of George Harrison or Ringo Starr, but merely to highlight the impressive talent held between the songwriting partnership. The duo began their career being able to […]

Revisiting George Harrison’s stripped-back version of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ at ‘The Concert for Bangladesh’

We’re dipping into the Far Out Magazine vault to bring you a very special performance from The Beatles’ own George Harrison performing his classic song ‘Here Comes The Sun’ at the Concert For Bangladesh back in 1971. At the time, the state of East Pakistan was in turmoil as it sought independence to become the […]

‘Now and Then’: John Lennon’s greatest opening line

Who would have thought that picking the greatest opening line from one of the greatest songwriters in the world would be difficult? The moment The Beatles skyrocketed to fame, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were tasked with writing a range of different songs for the band that touched upon various emotions. There is no secret […]

Remembering the first Beatles solo album, George Harrison’s ‘Wonderwall’

Today marks 57 years since George Harrison gave the world the first-ever taste of a solo album by a member of The Beatles when his soundtrack for the film Wonderwall was given it’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The 19-track record was later released in November and became the first to be shared on […]

Hear George Harrison’s isolated guitar on The Beatles song ‘Don’t Let Me Down’

We’re dipping into the Far Out vaults to look back at one of The Beatles greatest song like you’ve never heard it before—through the guitar of George Harrison. George Harrison may well have been one of the integral corners of the most triumphant band to ever grace the earth in The Beatles, but he was […]

What did George Harrison think of Paul McCartney’s solo career?

By the end of the 1960s, the last thing The Beatles wanted to do was to be in the same room as each other. Even if their split wasn’t as nasty as people made it out to be at the time, the years of being intertwined in each other’s lives had slowly made them drift […]

What was George Harrison’s best song for The Beatles?

The so-called ‘Quiet Beatle’, George Harrison, gave the impression of being silenced rather than naturally reticent, especially towards the end of the 1960s. As the youngest Beatle, a hierarchy was palpable, if only to Harrison, but over time, he gained confidence in his own creativity. As seen in Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary, The Beatles: Get […]

‘Help!’: The Beatles film John Lennon called “a drag”

It did not take long for The Beatles to emerge from Liverpool and become the biggest band in the world. Releasing their debut single in 1962, the ‘Mop Tops’ were a global phenomenon within two years. Inevitably, when an artist reaches such an intense level of success and acclaim, with legions of adoring fans falling […]

What Was John Lennon’s Biggest Hit as a Solo Artist?

By early 1970, The Beatles were on their last legs as a band. The previous September, during a particularly hostile meeting, John Lennon had told the other members of the group that he was leaving. That didn’t strike anyone present as a big surprise. After all, a disgruntled George Harrison had quit the group for […]