Blue Jay Way The Beatles A to ZSunday 11th October 2020 I told one of the Antony Gormley statues at Crosby Beach I was learning all the Beatles songs. He said “ahh can I be in the video for Blue Jay Way? That’s my favourite. Ah please please can I?”Continue Reading
Beautiful Boy The Beatles A to Z – EXTRAFriday 9th October 2020 This is the first extra (i.e. non-Beatles) songs. On what would have been John Lennon’s 80th Birthday, I decided to post one of my favourite songs from my favourite album of his solo or with Yoko Ono. StickContinue Reading
Something The Beatles A to ZSunday 27th September 2020 Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of the first anniversary of The Beatles’ Abbey Road being released. Here’s something: ‘Something’. Written by George Harrison, obviously! Stick with me – one day I’ll finish…! Thom Morecroft For more covers, and original music releasedContinue Reading
Blackbird The Beatles A to ZSunday 20th September 2020 Take #506 – a rare live one of these too. Words and music by Lennon/McCartney (although this is obviously just Paul!). Stick with me – one day I’ll finish…! Thom Morecroft For more covers, and original music released every month goContinue Reading
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite – The Beatles A to Z The Beatles A to ZSunday 13th September 2020 Some months ago now I unwisely decided I was going to cover every Beatles song in alphabetical order. This week is Mr Kite’s turn – I’m sure he’d beContinue Reading
Because The Beatles A to ZSunday 6th September 2020 For this next song up in my ridiculous challenge to cover all Beatles song from A-Z, I luckily had a video of ‘Because’ from the 50 Years of Abbey Road gig at Leaf in Liverpool last year with two of myContinue Reading
The Balad of John and Yoko The Beatles A to ZSunday 30th August 2020 This week’s song is the last song I believe that John and Paul really worked on together. As far as I know, their writing process was very separate on Abbey Road. George and Ringo don’t featureContinue Reading
Back in the USSR The Beatles A to ZSunday 23rd August 2020 This week’s Beatles song features a cameo from everyone’s favourite old white-bearded man Words and Music by Lennon/McCartney Stick with me – one day I’ll finish…! Thom Morecroft For more covers, and original music released every month goContinue Reading
Baby’s In Black The Beatles A to ZSunday 16th August 2020 This week’s Beatles cover is ‘Baby’s In Black’ from Beatles For Sale, a slightly strange song in which the narrator laments a mourning woman’s unwillingness to take up with him. I’ve long assumed it to be about Astrid Kirchherr.Continue Reading
You’re Gonna Lose That Girl The Beatles A to ZThursday 6th August 2020 Today, the album ‘Help’ turned 55, so I went wayyyy ahead in my little A-Z challenge to cover one of the most underrated Beatles tracks ‘You’re Gonna Lose That Girl’. Because I consider this song to beContinue Reading
