Five controversial lyrics from the 1970s that couldn’t be written today Not great pen work. Dale Maplethorpe May 5, 2026
The 1963 Beatles song that changed how Paul McCartney wrote music Lessons in songcraft. Sam Kemp May 5, 2026
John Lennon and his curious extraterrestrial experience in 1974: “I looked up and couldn;t believe my eyes” A strange visitation. Tom Taylor May 5, 2026
The band John Lennon name-dropped to his son to look cool in 1975: “You know, I’m hip” Losing his touch. Callum MacHattie May 5, 2026
John Lennon would have “engaged” with AI, according to Sean Ono Lennon Steven Soderbergh has used AI for his new Lennon documentary. Joe Taysom May 5, 2026
The 1970 recording John Lennon always wanted to delete: “It was a lousy track” Never sounding quite right. Tim Coffman May 4, 2026
‘Working Class Hero’: John Lennon’s 1975 bid to be “revolutionary” Stick it to the man. Lauren Hunter May 3, 2026
The silly 1970 Beatles song George Martin couldn’t stand: “Not very good really” “What the hell was that?” Lucy Harbron May 2, 2026
The song John Lennon called “a better version” of a 1970 Beatles track: “Potboiler rewrite” Scathing. Joe Taysom May 1, 2026
The 1974 song John Lennon wrote about his mistress: “A natural high butterfly” A “lost weekend”. Jordan Potter Apr 30, 2026
The 1967 song John Lennon could never imagine making: “I would never dream” Not how his mind worked. Tim Coffman Apr 29, 2026