Released in January 1963, The Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me,’ was a transatlantic smash ... Well, the good old BBC did place the song at No.1 on their chart, which was determined by an average ...
One type of folk music The Beatles took a while to try out was the topical, protest-style song. They didn’t like the idea of courting controversy or possibly alienating a portion of their ...
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were an unrivalled song-writing ... It was the first Beatles single not to top the Record Retailer's charts in the UK since 1963's 'Please Please Me'.