Some listeners thought The Beatles‘ “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” contained a line about heroin. John Lennon dismissed that idea. In addition, he revealed what inspired “Being for the Benefit ...

Time and time again through the years, the BBC has opted to ban The Beatles’ songs. For one reason or another, some of which were warranted, the BBC banned quite a few of The Fab Four’s biggest and ...

I continue my look at the Beatles classic album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Today I want to consider the song For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. Jordan Runtagh, writing in a Rolling Stone ...

The Beatles’ songs from A to Z are a study of how the band changed the course of pop music. The songwriting, melodies, instrumentals, and recording technqiues established the band as among the most ...