For a brief time in 1963 Brian Epstein employed an on-call Beatle named Sid, in the event one of the Fab Four came down with the flu. Sadly for Sid, he was never called to duty.
Manson Family member Susan Atkins was nicknamed Sadie after the White Album tune “Sexy Sadie.” Similarly, Lynette Fromme was nicknamed “Squeaky” after Ringo’s squeaky bass drum pedal on “Anna (Go To Him).”
There are 17 Beatles songs that mention sun or sunshine but only 3 that mention hail and only 1 that mentions Chicago style pizza.
#beatlestrivia#deepdishpizza
In an effort to reunite The Beatles for a Central Park concert in 1977, The US Mint briefly circulated Fab Four currency. However most retailers refused to accept Beatlebucks, leading to a rash of false arrests for counterfeiting. #beatlebucks#beatles#counterfeiting
Not only did The Beatles experimentation with LSD allow them to hear colors and see sounds, but they could also sneeze rainbows and perform reverse flatulence.
#beatles#LSD#magicalmysterytour
5th Beatle - Stu Sutcliffe
6th Beatle - Pete Best
7th Beatle - Brian Epstein
8th Beatle - George Martin
9th Beatle - Murray the K
10th Beatle - Jimmie Nicol
11th Beatle - Yoko Ono
12th Beatle - Billy Preston
13th Beatle - Rich Little (his impressions were that good)
#5thbeatle
In 1965 working for the daily comic strip Peanuts would have been all very fine, but there were indeed better times to be had.
#beatles#peanuts#DriveMyCar
The mellotron was used on several Beatles recordings. Listen for its signature sound on these classic tunes:
“Strawberry Fields Forever” (flute intro)
“The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” (flamenco intro, horn outro)
“Hey Jude” (f-bomb at 2:57)
#beatles#mellotron
For the filming of A Hard Day’s Night director Richard Lester dressed The Beatles in drab clothing and pale make up to give the film a “black & white” look.
Before they became The Beatles the lads from Liverpool called themselves:
The Quarry Men
The Silver Beetles
Johnny & The Moondogs
Pauly & The Hot Dogs
Beetles with an “A”
Petey & The Bacon Butties
1964 the Tribute
#beatles#beatletrivia#baconbutty
Historical inaccuracy: In the song “She’s A Woman” Paul McCartney makes reference to the Led Zeppelin album Presence, eleven years before it was released. #beatles#zep#mylovedontgivemepresence