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December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

A random Beatles appreciation post: Two songs that have been sticking with me, lately

I’ve been listening to the Beatles a lot lately (which is saying something; I was more or less born listening to Sgt Pepper), and I’m struck by how often I’ll suddenly realize the cleverness of a lyric or the tightness of rhyme scheme — even after having heard the song one hundred times over the … Continue reading A random Beatles appreciation post: Two songs that have been sticking with me, lately

December 27, 2015December 27, 2015

The Fab Four, Now Streaming

In 2003, my father used the CD-RW burner on his computer to make me an MP3 disc of all 217 songs in The Beatles formal canon. “That’s right,” I remember telling my friends, “200 songs, one CD.” I took a distinct pride in my amalgamated collection of the Fab Four’s recordings, scoffing at those who only … Continue reading The Fab Four, Now Streaming