3 Beatles Songs That Are So Pivotal, They Need Whole Chapters in the Upcoming Biopics

There’s a lot to cover in the life of The Beatles. Which is astounding, given they were together for such a short period of time, comparatively speaking. Many people have tried to tell this band’s story in narrative form. Inevitably, there is always something glossed over or left out for time’s sake. The highly anticipated upcoming films about the Fab Four need to devote serious time to the three songs below. These songs helped shape the band in consequential ways. Without these staples, The Beatles wouldn’t have become what we know them as today.

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“Yesterday”

“Yesterday” did a lot for The Beatles. It expanded their demographic, proving they could be more than just pop sensations. The subject matter and song structure were far more sophisticated than their previous material. But more than that, “Yesterday” also opened the door to individualism for The Beatles, a development that would eventually become a thorn in their side.

Paul McCartney took on this song solo. This would develop into a trend, eventually separating him from John Lennon until the divide was too great to bear. There’s an alternative reality where songs like this never made it out of McCartney’s notebook, and he and Lennon stayed strong, formidable partners. Perhaps the outcome of The Beatles would’ve been different as well.

“Tomorrow Never Knows”

“Tomorrow Never Knows” was John Lennon’s brainchild. The album this song is taken from, Revolver, coincided with the band’s decision to step back from touring. This album was their thesis statement, later proved by the experimentally impressive works that would follow. If you’re going to stop touring as a band, you need to make buying your album and listening to it on repeat worth it. Lennon did just that here.

“Tomorrow Never Knows” employed many revolutionary recording techniques. This is one of the songs that proved The Beatles were a force to be reckoned with. If this isn’t a high point in the films, that would be a missed opportunity.

“A Hard Day’s Night”

This song has been synonymous with Beatlemania since the 1960s. The energy this song provided drew in listeners back then and fostered temporary insanity wherever this band went. Like the iconic scene in the namesake film for this song, wherein The Beatles are chased around London, the forthcoming biopics should likely feature something equally fitting for the fervor for this band.

This song represents the blithe early years of The Beatles. It’s not “Yesterday” or “Tomorrow Never Knows”, but it’s how they got their start and set the groundwork for many years of world-altering work.

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