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Why The Beatles Waited So Long Before Releasing ‘Across the Universe’
Though The Beatles first recorded 'Across the Universe' in early '68, it didn't appear until years later. Here's why the Lennon song took so long to be released.
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Why Led Zeppelin Had ‘the 6th Rolling Stone’ Play Piano on ‘Rock and Roll’
While Led Zeppelin had an excellent keyboard player in the band, they turned to someone fans knew from Stones records for a 'Led Zeppelin IV' classic.
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The Beatles Song That Ended Up as ‘a Literally Drunken Mess’
While The Beatles tried to keep things under control in the studio, 1 session got out of hand, resulting in a "drunken mess" landing on 'The White Album.'
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How John Bonham Got His Nose Broken by Led Zeppelin’s Tour Manager — Twice
Led Zeppelin could play rough -- and so did the band's managers. On 2 separate occasions, John Bonham had his nose broken by tour manager.
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Why Paul McCartney Bumped George Harrison’s Lead Guitar From ‘Hey Jude’
George Harrison had ideas for a lead guitar part on 'Hey Jude.' But Paul McCartney didn't want to hear them.
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Why Led Zeppelin’s ‘Song Remains the Same’ Movie Got Torched by Critics
Led Zeppelin didn't always win over the critics. But the reviews of 'The Song Remains the Same' took the panning to a whole new level.
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The Closest Bob Dylan Came to a No. 1 Single
Bob Dylan has a Nobel Prize but somehow never had a No. 1 single. Here's the closest Dylan came on that front.
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The Curse Word The Beatles Left in the Middle of ‘Hey Jude’
About halfway through 'Hey Jude," you can hear 1 of The Beatles let an expletive fly, if you listen closely enough.
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The Ridiculous Joke Led Zeppelin Played on George Harrison and Stevie Wonder
Led Zeppelin had a thing for practical jokes. But one involving George Harrison ad Stevie Wonder didn't go as planned.
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How Pete Townshend Said Led Zeppelin ‘Copied’ The Who
The Who's Pete Townshend is back to talking trash in interviews. In his most recent clip, he spoke of Zeppelin copying his band.
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Why John Lennon Thought ‘Hey Jude’ Was a Message From Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney started writing 'Hey Jude' about John Lennon's son Julian. But a few lines in the song made John think it was about his relationship with Yoko Ono.
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The Statement Led Zeppelin Was Making With the Cover of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’
Why would a band put out an album with no name, no title, and no photo? Led Zeppelin had its reasons with 'IV,' aka 'Zoso.'
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The Beatles Demo John Lennon Turned Into ‘Jealous Guy’
John Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' dated all the way back to the Beatles' 1968 trip to India. But the 1st version had a completely different subject.
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Why Keith Richards Called Jimmy Page ‘the Most Overworked Guitarist in the Business’
When Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood saw Zeppelin play, Keith thought Jimmy Page was working too hard.
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Why the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Sessions Were So Boring for George Harrison and Ringo Starr
'Sgt. Pepper' may have the most acclaim of any Beatles album, but to Ringo and George Harrison it wasn't the band's peak.
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The Joke Led Zeppelin Was Trying to Make With ‘D’yer Mak’er’
Led Zeppelin dropped a joke in the title of 'D'yer Mak'er.' But a lot of people didn't get it.
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Who Led Zeppelin Was Paying Homage to With ‘Going to California’
'Going to California' again showcased the light side of Led Zeppelin on the band's 4th album. Here's who Page and Plant were paying tribute to with the song.
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The Led Zeppelin Album Atlantic Said Would Be ‘Commercial Suicide’ for Zep
Would Led Zeppelin be able sell a record with no title and no band name? Atlantic Records didn't think so.
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The Who Album Paul McCartney Was ‘Really Raving Over’ to Pete Townshend
The Who didn't catch fire quite like The Beatles, but musicians knew how good the band was. Paul McCartney definitely took notice of this Who album.
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Why John Lennon Didn’t Show Up for the Last Beatles Recording Session
John Lennon didn't play on 'I Me Mine,' the last song The Beatles recorded as a band. Here's why John didn't turn up at the session.
