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Top 5 Beatles Songs From 1964

by Cara May 15, 2010

For the Beatles, 1964 was a huge year. The band managed to star in their first feature film, produce their first album of all original material (and the only one made up entirely of Lennon/McCartneys), and take America by storm — breaking records in television viewing and record sales, selling out concerts in minutes, and [...]

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Top 5 Beatles Songs From 1963

by Cara May 8, 2010

Today marks the beginning of a new series in Gratuitous Beatles Blogging! The Beatles managed to transform their sound and further hone their skills every single year they were together. It’s as common to refer to various Beatles phases by year as it is to refer to them by album. In this series, I’ll be [...]

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Top 5 Covers By The Beatles

by Cara April 24, 2010

It’s well known that the Beatles were influenced by — and some would say borrowed, some would say appropriated, some would say stole, depending on your perspective — a lot of early American rock and roll, which was predominantly written and performed by black musicians. From their earliest days in Hamburg, it was the songs [...]

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Woman Power

by Cara March 8, 2010

Today is International Women’s Day. I wrote my serious post on the subject over at Feministe. Here, I would like to offer you a bit of frivolity and fun, with Yoko Ono’s 1970s feminist anthem “Woman Power.” Dedicated to all women, I offer it not as a grandiose statement of any kind, but as some [...]

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Top 5 George Harrison Vocals

by Cara February 27, 2010

This past Thursday, February 25th, was George Harrison’s birthday. He would have turned 67. And with it, we mark the (admittedly probably intermittent) return of Gratuitous Beatles Blogging. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the Quiet Beatle, but as I’ve begun an obsession with collecting vinyl records over these past several [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Lennon

by Cara October 9, 2009

Today, October 9, is John Lennon’s birthday. He would have turned 69. It’s also my mom’s birthday, so Happy Birthday, Mom! (And let us not further forget Sean Lennon, and the fantabulous Giles Martin. Amazing people are born on October 9, that’s all I can say.) Last year, in honor of this day, I posted [...]

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The Beatles: Rock Band Mega Post

by Cara September 6, 2009

Alright, Beatles fans. You might all be too busy practicing your Rock Band skills or attempting to nail Beatles harmonies to even read this. (My own mom, who has been mocking me for my excitement, called me yesterday from the middle of a car trip to ask me if a couple songs were in the [...]

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The Beatles: Rock Band: Top 10 Desired DLC Tracks

by Cara August 29, 2009

With less than 11 full days to go until 09.09.09 (OMG!), you shouldn’t be surprised that I’m inundating you with The Beatles: Rock Band coverage. Especially having played the Best Buy demo on Tuesday (unfortunately only on guitar — stupid Best Buy only having one instrument), I’m more excited now than I’ve ever been. Because [...]

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The Beatles: Rock Band Track List Reactions

by Cara August 15, 2009

In the past several weeks, and with a mere 24 days left until the release date, we’ve received a whole ton of information about The Beatles: Rock Band. We’ve seen a preview of story mode, and learned some more about the drums and vocal trainers. We’ve seen some extra graphics, which just keep getting better. [...]

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Birthday

by Cara July 31, 2009

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip For The Beatles: Rock Band fans. How my husband got this video, let alone on my birthday, I do not know. But he did, and it is. ETA: There are three more The Beatles: Rock Band videos up at VH1. Check them [...]

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