Beatles Songwriting Academy

Update: I realised I'm doing this all wrong. These notes will be most helpful (to me and anyone else) if I arrange them by song....

Not only is Back In The USSR blues-influenced, it's a short step away from being a 12 (give or take a few) bar blues. Instead of the ...

One of my favourite bits is the 'scratched record' effect at the end of chorus 2 (0:59). It's similar Revolution 1's ti...

Here's some information about the short-lived campaign that inspired Back In The USSR . It even had it's own theme song! ...

Back In The USSR was the reason Ringo quit the Beatles , the only track to feature all three remaining members on bass AND drums and a...

(Thank goodness!) She's still the best one in her row. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! (Update - for all those who asked it's from H...

I'm sure it p***ed Ringo off when he couldn't quite get the drums to 'Back In The USSR,' and I sat in. It's very weir...