songwriting

July 31, 1968 – The Beatles Record ‘Hey Jude’ at Trident Studios

From Trident Studies The Beatles recorded four takes of an original Paul McCartney song ‘Hey Jude’. Paul McCartney wrote the chart-topping song to comfort John Lennon’s son, Julian, during his parents’ split. The Ballad dropped in August 1968 was the first single from their own record label, Apple Records. ‘Hey Jude’ runs over seven minutes. It…

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July 28, 1960 – ‘Only the Lonely’ UK Chart-Topper for Roy Orbison

When the song ‘Only the Lonely’ was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison recorded the song himself. A wise decision as the song entered the UK chart, which went on to give Roy his first of three UK chart-toppers. ‘Only The Lonely’ was an operatic rock ballad and was groundbreaking…

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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music. Billy Joel

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I don’t like to be labelled, to be anything. I’ve made the mistake before myself of labelling my music, but it’s counter-productive. Neil Young

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Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I have been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains a really terrific process. Geddy Lee

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