The Beatles were a British pop/rock group that was formed around 1960 in Liverpool, England. The group’s original name was the Quarrymen. At the end of the nineteen fifties, a type of music called Skiffle was popular in Britain. Skiffle was a mix of trad jazz and blues that often used primitive instruments like washboards. [...]
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Try this Beatles quiz, read more about the ‘Fab Four’ from Liverpool!
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Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC Didn’t get to bed last night On the way the paper bag was on my knee Man I had a dreadful flight I’m back in the U.S.S.R. You don’t know how lucky you are boy Back in the U.S.S.R. Been away so long I hardly knew the place Gee [...]
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Baby’s good to me you know, She’s happy as can be you know, She said so I’m in love with her and I feel fine Baby says she’s mine you know, She tells me all the time you know, She said so I’m in love with her and I feel fine I’m so glad that [...]
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Try to see it my way, Do I have to keep on talking till I can’t go on? While you see it your way, Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone. We can work it out, We can work it out. Think of what you’re saying. You can get it [...]
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“in my life” is one of the best uses of the present perfect: it’s used to talk about experiences: In my life, I’ve lived in three different countries In my life, I’ve seen thousands of films In my life, I’ve had several different jobs In my life, I’ve written a book In my life, I’ve [...]
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On this day in 1980 John Lennon was shot dead outside his Manhattan apartment by an obsessed fan, Mark Chapman. Together with Paul McCartney, he wrote some of the greatest and most successful pop songs of all time. The Beatles probably had more impact on pop music than any other group. John Lennon was the [...]
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this is a good song for beginners! Learn it by heart. You say yes, I say no. You say stop and I say go go go, oh no. You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say [...]
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This is a good song to practise ‘gonna’ (going to) What would you think if I sang out of tuneWould you stand up and walk out on meLend me your ears and I’ll sing you a songAnd I’ll try not to sing out of key Oh, I get by with a little help from my [...]
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Ah, look at all the lonely peopleAh, look at all the lonely people Eleanor RigbyPicks up the rice in the church where a wedding has beenLives in a dreamWaits at the windowWearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the doorWho is it for All the lonely peopleWhere do they all come fromAll [...]
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