Songs by The Beatles Trivia

61. Featured on "With the Beatles" and written by Meredith Willson, "Till There Was You" is originally from a Tony-winning Broadway musical of the 1950s. What was the musical?

From Quiz The Beatles: The World's Greatest Covers Band!

Answer: The Music Man

"Till There Was You" was the second song the Beatles played on their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. As George launched into the guitar solo, each Beatle's name was projected onto the screen. Under John's name, it said "Sorry girls. He's married." "The Music Man" is one of those great shows from the Golden Age of Musicals. Starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, it was a great success and beat out "West Side Story" for the best musical Tony in 1958.

From Quiz Yes, Beatles' Songs but Which Ones?

Answer: Georgia

"Way down South they had a jubilee Them Georgia folks they had a jamboree They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup The folks dancing there are all shook up" "Rock And Roll Music" appears on The Beatles' 1964 UK album "Beatles For Sale". It was written by Chuck Berry and was a number eight hit on the Billboard Top 100 for him in 1957. It did not chart in the UK.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"

Answer: Medicine

"Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine". "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was written in October 1968 and was intended for inclusion on the album "The Beatles", (The White Album). It was then rehearsed again three months later, at the Twickenham film studios during the "Get Back" sessions. It was not recorded until six months later on July 19 at the Abbey Road studios.

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"

Answer: Holland

They were "Trying to get to Holland or France". "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1969. It had replaced "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe, (his only UK number one hit). "Dizzy" had replaced "Get Back" by The Beatles on the UK singles chart and ended its six week run at number one.

From Quiz Beatles Songs: Who Sang Lead Vocals?

Answer: Ringo

"Don't Pass Me By" was written by Ringo Starr and appeared on the 1968 album 1968 "The Beatles", aka "The White Album". It is thought to have been Ringo's first solo composition, and was a chart topper in Denmark.

From Quiz Early Beatles Songs Recorded by Other Artists

Answer: Goodbye

Although it only reached Number 13 on the US charts "Goodbye" was ironically held at Number Two in the UK by "Get Back". Paul McCartney recorded a demo of "Goodbye" so Mary could learn the song before he produced it for her in 1969. Mary was one of the artists signed to the Beatles' Apple Records label. Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle were Apple songwriters who wrote the flip side, "Sparrow". The only recording known to exist of The Beatles recording "Goodbye" song is McCartney's demo. "Temma Harbour" (1970) broke the Top Forty in the US at 39. "Let My Name Be Sorrow" failed to chart in the US when released in 1971 and "Think About Your Children" made it to Number 87 in 1970.

From Quiz The Beatles: Sung but Not Written

Answer: George Harrison

"Chains", written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King, peaked at number 17 for The Cookies on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. It peaked at number 50 on the UK singles chart in 1963. The Cookies were formed in 1954 by Dorothy Jones, Darlene McCrea and Beulah Robertson. By the time of the recording of "Chains" the Cookies were Dorothy Jones, Earl-Jean McCrea and Margaret Ross. They sang backing vocals on such records as "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" by Neil Sedaka, "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva and "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Torme. In 1963 The Cookies had their their biggest hit when "Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Earl-Jean McCrea left the group in 1965 after having a minor hit as Earl-Jean with "I'm Into Somethin' Good". It peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, just over three months before the version by Herman's Hermits hit the Billboard chart and peaked at number 13. "Chains" was the first time George Harrison was heard as the lead singer on a song by The Beatles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers but never released at the time.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Paperback Writer"

Answer: Years

"Paperback Writer" lyrics: "Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book It took me years to write will you take a look" The best selling book in 1966 when "Paperback Writer" was at number one was "Valley of the Dolls" written by Jacqueline Susann. It spent 28 weeks at the top of the The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list and 65 weeks in the top 10. The success on the New York Times list may owe something to the fact that Jacqueline Susann obtained a list of the bookstores from which The New York Times obtains sales figures to make its bestseller list. She then bought a large number of copies with her own money.

From Quiz "Paperback Writer" and other Beatles songs

Answer: Octopus's Garden

Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey in 1940) sang all four of the above songs, but "Octopus's Garden" was the only one also written by him. The Muppets performed several Beatles songs. Depending upon my mood I will often choose "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" or the German version of "Yellow Submarine".

From Quiz A Ticket to Ride

Answer: John Lennon

It is credited as Lennon/McCartney, but John wrote most if not all of the song. The song was included in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time list.

From Quiz The Beatles, Geographically Speaking

Answer: The Ballad of John and Yoko

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" was released as a single with "Old Brown Shoe" as the "B" side on May 30, 1969. George Harrison was away on holiday and Ringo Starr was busy filming "The Magic Christian" so John and Paul recorded "The Ballad of John and Yoko" together. The song was a Number One single on the UK charts but topped out at Number Eight in the US. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" chronicled the events John Lennon and Yoko Ono experienced such as their "Bed-In" at the Amsterdam Hilton and other locations they visited.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Penny Lane"

Answer: Photographs

"Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs And every head he's had the pleasure to know" "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever" was kept off the top of the UK chart by "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" by Engelbert Humperdinck and stuck at number two. If it had reached number one it would have given The Beatles their twelfth consecutive UK number one hit.

From Quiz Beatles Songs, Cover Versions

Answer: Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers performed a comic rendition of the song "Hard Days Night" for a television show featuring the lyrics of Lennon and McCartney. This rendition was so well received that Parlophone released it as a single in December 1965.

From Quiz Beatles Songs

Answer: No Reply

"One After 909": "...and I begged her on my bended knees." "Act Naturally": "...and beggin' down upon his bended knee." "Tell Me Why": "Well I'm beggin' on my bended knees."

From Quiz Beatles' Five-Word Song Titles

Answer: George Harrison

"Do You Want to Know a Secret" is a Lennon-McCartney composition which George Harrison sang on the 1963 "Please Please Me" album by The Beatles. Apparently, Harrison hadn't yet written any songs which were worthy of being recorded. This short composition features some nice harmonies by the Fab Four.

From Quiz Beatles' Three-Word Song Titles

Answer: medicine

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" was included on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album. Despite the song's catchy melody, the tune concerns a serial killer (Maxwell) who is finally apprehended by the police. The lyrics say, "Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine calls her on the phone / Can I take you out to the pictures, Joan?"

From Quiz Sun Kings: The Beatles

Answer: George Harrison

Harrison plays acoustic and double-tracked lead guitar on his own song. He can also be heard on the song's defining instrument: Moog synthesizer. John Lennon missed the initial recording as he was healing after a car crash. Beatles folklore reveals that George actually penned the tune whilst sitting in friend Eric Clapton's backyard in England. Though Clapton appears on some Beatles' tracks, notably "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", he was not present for the recording of "Here Comes The Sun".

From Quiz The Beatles: Who Sang It?

Answer: Paul McCartney

"For No One" can be found on The Beatles album "Revolver." Neither John Lennon or George Harrison worked on the song while Paul sang and played bass, piano, and clavichord. The song also features french horn player Alan Civil, who called his work on the song the "performance of my life."

From Quiz Beatles Cover Songs

Answer: The Miracles

"You Really Got a Hold On Me" was written by Smokey Robinson and features Robinson on vocals with the Miracles. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" is the first track on "Meet the Beatles" and has John Lennon on vocals with George Harrison singing close harmony. The Marvelettes recorded "Please Mr. Postman", which was also recorded by the Beatles. "Please Mr. Postman" was the first single by The Marvelettes and the first Motown song to reach the number one. The Teddy Bears did "To Know Him is to Love Him", which was done live by the Beatles as "To Know Her is to Love Her". The Teddy Bears featured a young Phil Spector on vocals. Barrett Strong recorded the first version of "Money (That's What I Want)" The tune was co-written by Berry Gordy, founder of Motown, and also done by the Beatles on "Meet the Beatles" in 1963.

From Quiz 'Let It Be' : Story Of A Song

Answer: Paul McCartney's mother

McCartney's mother, Mary, died when he was 14. He later recalled: "One night ...I had a dream, I saw my mum, who'd been dead ten years or so. And it was great to see her because that's a wonderful thing about dreams, you actually are reunited with that person for a second... In the dream she said, 'It'll be alright.' I'm not sure if she used the words 'Let it be' but that was the gist of her advice, it was 'Don't worry too much, it will turn out okay.' It was such a sweet dream I woke up thinking, 'Oh, it was really great to visit with her again.' I felt very blessed to have that dream." [Source: Beatles 'Anthology']

From Quiz 'If I Fell', The Perfect Beatles song

Answer: 15

According to Guitarzone.com, it took 15 takes. Not that many for such a consummate song.

From Quiz All About: "Glass Onion"

Answer: dovetail

Right after "dovetail joint, yeah" (which occurs at 1 min 46 sec) someone can be heard saying "hey!"

From Quiz Hey Jude!

Answer: John Lennon

It was written for Julian Lennon. Julian said that him and Paul McCartney were a lot closer than Julian and John Lennon were. Julian only discovered "Hey Jude" was written for him in a discussion with Paul McCartney in a hotel room almost twenty years after the song was written.

From Quiz The Beatles Undercover

Answer: We Can Work It Out

By the time Stevie Wonder recorded this song in 1971, the lyrics seemed to have taken on a new meaning. With the U.S. embroiled in a seemingly endless and pointless war in Vietnam, the lyrics "Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend" sounded more like a plea for world peace and less like a couple trying to salvage their relationship.

From Quiz Simple Rocky Raccoon Quiz

Answer: His woman ran off with another guy

According to the song, "One day his woman ran off with another guy / hit young Rocky in the eye / Rocky didn't like that..." Although the lyrics don't tell us the extent of Rocky's eye injury, medical professionals recommend that blows to the eye be treated with a cold compress held in place for at least fifteen minutes. If blurry vision occurs, it may be a sign of internal damage, in which case a visit to an eye specialist is imperative.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "I Am The Walrus"

Answer: Tuesday

"Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long" Personally, I feel that way about every day of the working week!

From Quiz "A Day In The Life": Words and Background

Answer: he blew his mind out in a car

Some rock critics believe that the unnamed man in the song is really a reflection of John Lennon's own ruminations concerning suicide. However, during the period in which he wrote the song, John was just beginning his relationship with Yoko Ono, and was, by his own admission, happier than he had ever been.

From Quiz George Sings Too!

Answer: I Me Mine

This song came out on the 1970 LP "Let it Be". In Harrison's words, this song is about "the ego, the eternal problem". It's another excellent song and is also the name of George's 1980 autobiography.

From Quiz Beatles Songs Written By George Harrison

Answer: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton and George Harrison were very close friends. Their friendship lasted until George Harrison's death even though they were once in love with the same girl; George Harrison's wife Patti Boyd. Later Boyd married Clapton.

From Quiz One-Word Beatles Trivia

Answer: Cry Baby Cry

In John's "Cry Baby Cry, "the King of Marigold was in the kitchen cooking breakfast for the queen"

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