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
Here, There and Everywhere The Beatles A to ZWednesday 5th August 2020 Today marks 54 years since The Beatles released the ‘Revolver’ album, so I’ve jumped a fair bit ahead alphabetically to cover ‘Here, There and Everywhere’. I’m trying very hard to look like I’m revolving here. Words and MusicContinue Reading
Baby You’re A Rich Man The Beatles A to ZSunday 2nd August 2020 Finally made it to B! This week I had a go at covering ‘Baby You’re A Rich Man”. I always associate this song with that bit in the Anthology documentary where they say they went to buyContinue Reading
Ask Me Why The Beatles A to ZSunday 26th July 2020 Finally, having finished the letter ‘A’, what better what to celebrate than with a makeshift lyric video. AND – the more observant of you will notice I have snuck in some subliminal messages. Join me next week when I’llContinue Reading
Any Time At All The Beatles A to ZSunday 19th July 2020 Carrying on last week’s ‘Hard Day’s Night’ theme, this week I went for a much more live take for ‘Any Time At All’. I mean, I still had to overdub the other instruments, but you know what IContinue Reading
If I Fell The Beatles A to ZSunday 12th July 2020 To celebrate ‘A Hard Days Night’ turning 56 last Friday, I thought I’d make my very own little film for my cover of ‘If I Fell’ as a small tribute. Join me next week, when my Beatles A-Z challengeContinue Reading
Another Girl The Beatles A to ZSunday 5th July 2020 For this week’s A-Z Beatles cover, I decided I’d try and make it sound a little less like the Fab Four and a little more like The Rolling Stones. But who else do you think it sounds like? Be sureContinue Reading
And Your Bird Can Sing The Beatles A to ZSunday 28th June 2020 I got blisters learning the guitar to this song. By the time I’d learnt it, I went off to bed and I woke up the next morning and I couldn’t play. So what to do instead forContinue Reading
And I Love Her The Beatles A to ZSunday 21st June 2020 Some weeks ago now, I decided I was going to learn, record and post all The Beatles songs in alphabetical order. This week, in honour of Paul McCartney’s birthday yesterday, I recorded ‘And I Love Her’. Stick withContinue Reading
