Posts From Colin Fleming

Color-Coded Love: A Bounty of Affection for the Beatles’ ‘Red Album’

If one was not there when the Beatles happened, there’s a strong chance that the ‘Red Album’ was the point of romantic entry.

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The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’: Way Beyond Compare

The song is an endless (and endlessly relatable) story, but also a finite one in that it takes place in less than three minutes

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Lunar Love: Reappraising the Value of the Beatles’ Cover of ‘Mr. Moonlight’

There are some who claim it was the worst thing they ever recorded. We take a closer look at the obscure R&B tune and find otherwise.

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Paul McCartney: The Beatles’ ‘Other’ Consummate Guitarist

The Beatles had three guitarists. One of them doesn’t get nearly as much credit as he deserves. We look at Paul McCartney’s guitar work.

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‘Yellow Submarine’ Before It Was ‘Yellow Submarine’— A Naked Submersible, Sung By John Lennon

Most fans had no idea that these early compositional demos of the song existed. Now that we do, we can never think of it the same way again.

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