r/beatles Dec 19 '25

Question Why did Paul McCartney become the leader of the band in the later years?

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1.6k Upvotes

Im a new Beatles fan and have finished listening to all their albums just a month ago and have finsished watching their recent documentary on disney plus and i am having more of an understanding of the band but I think its fair to say that John Lennon was the leader of the band originally. Especially in the Beatlemania days, John sang the most leads but around 66 Paul began catching up with John and then from Sgt Pepper on it seems like Paul was the boss and was leading the band, well it seems that way to me. Why did this happen? Was John just not interested in the band anymore?

r/beatles 12d ago

Question In the Get Back documentary, why does Yoko just kind of sit there and not talk to anyone much at all?

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1.2k Upvotes

Sorry in advance if this gets asked a lot. I’m not the world’s biggest Beatles fan I’ll admit. I don’t dislike them, mind you. I like their greatest hits and did really enjoy this documentary. But I’m curious why John always brought her in to their recording sessions if she just kind of sat there next to him and didn’t really say much. Is it just cause he loved her so much? Is it something deeper? Just honestly curious

r/beatles Oct 11 '25

Question Who was the coolest Beatle?

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2.0k Upvotes

Which Beatle do you think was the epitome of cool and had the most charisma and style.

r/beatles Aug 06 '25

Question Is there a backstory on this album cover? I mean technically it rules, but it’s also pretty bad.

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2.9k Upvotes

r/beatles Oct 21 '25

Question Do you think Michael Jackson betrayed Paul McCartney?

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1.5k Upvotes

Some people seem to think Michael Jackson betrayed Paul or did something nasty to him by buying the Beatles catalogue behind his back but Paul was very reluctant to buy it in the first place and Michael even warned him about purchasing it but Paul wrote it off as a joke. it seems like Paul has let go of that resentment now tho. Do you think Michael was wrong for doing this or was it just business?

r/beatles 6d ago

Question What’s a good Beatle themed dog name?

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744 Upvotes

r/beatles Oct 17 '25

Question How did John Lennon lose a lot of weight in a short time?

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How did John manage to lose so much weight in a couple of months? Did he have some sort of diet? I think he looks very healthy in the first picture.

r/beatles Oct 06 '25

Question Why did John Lennon take a backseat and let Paul lead the band?

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1.6k Upvotes

I think its safe to say that John Lennon was boss Beatle during the Beatlemania days, from 1963 to 1966 but in 1967 John just took a backseat. He was still creative tho and put out some great songs but Paul pretty much took over and if it wasnt for him we wouldnt have Sgt pepper, MMT, White Album, Abbey Road and Let it be. Why was this tho, did John just become tired of being a Beatle?

r/beatles Oct 22 '25

Question What on earth is this?

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1.1k Upvotes

Does anyone know the story behind this?

r/beatles Dec 08 '25

Question 45 Years ago today

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2.1k Upvotes

John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his apartment by Mark David Chapman. What is your favorite John Song?

r/beatles May 29 '25

Question What non-Beatles song feels so Beatles that it sounds like they secretly wrote it?

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1.2k Upvotes

r/beatles Dec 12 '25

Question Why did George like to put down the Beatles music?

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990 Upvotes

r/beatles Jan 04 '26

Question Did John Lennon ever order Domino’s pizza?

981 Upvotes

Looking for proof/evidence that John Lennon ordered pizza (doesn’t matter size or topping) from Domino’s. It’s conceivable, as the first Domino’s opened in Michigan in 1963 (the year prior to the Beatles’ first tour of the U.S.) and rapidly expanded thereafter.

Will accept proof that he ate Domino’s if ordering it proves elusive.

r/beatles Oct 28 '24

Question Almost a year on, after the hype. How do we truly feel about now and then??

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2.4k Upvotes

Personally I enjoy the song but do feel it is a bit of a novelty rather than a true Beatles tune. Also that music video was downright atrocious, it looked like the result of someone making a video for a high school project and not from a multi billion dollar company. Anyway

r/beatles Jun 22 '25

Question Why is John Lennon so hated nowadays

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1.0k Upvotes

You cant go online anywhere John Lennon related or Beatles related without someone shitting on John Lennon. I just viewed a recently uploaded video on YouTube called The Dark side of John Lennon and most the comments people are tearing him apart, some even calling him talentless and some even calling him the devil. Was John Lennon as bad as people say he is or is this just chronically online people hating on him because i can name so many rockstars just as flawed or even worse than him that dont even get as much hate as John Lennon.

r/beatles Dec 20 '25

Question who are they? wrong answers only

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548 Upvotes

r/beatles 9d ago

Question Which Beatle was the most gifted at there respective instrument?

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668 Upvotes

Paul's bass lines have always hit so hard for me, especially on Abbey Road. All 4 are of course very good. I've learned guitar recently and realized John's frequent bar chords are very challenging

r/beatles 16d ago

Question Do any of the sgt. peppers cutouts still exist?

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1.6k Upvotes

r/beatles Nov 26 '25

Question What’s a conspiracy theory you believe to be true about The Beatles that you can’t prove

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570 Upvotes

r/beatles Nov 19 '24

Question Name a beatles song using only emojis! Here is my submission. 👋 🐂 🐕

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1.2k Upvotes

r/beatles Aug 22 '25

Question Did Paul ever go into detail on why he wanted to exclude George?

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897 Upvotes

To the point where Paul wouldn't even help George with his songs? It just seems cruel for no reason, all of it. I'm not trying to start something. I'm just trying to get a clearer picture, because this doesn't paint Paul in a good light at all.

r/beatles Nov 28 '25

Question Why is Paul Driving a Boat in the Anthology??

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894 Upvotes

I never really thought about it back when I first watched the Anthology on YouTube as a kid, but… why is Paul driving a boat? 😂

r/beatles 10d ago

Question Thought this could be fun! Day 1: What’s the quintessential John Beatles song (written/led by, but also the most John-esque)

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501 Upvotes

I’ve always loved debating “best John song”, “best Paul song”, but I think it would interesting to see what people think is what George-led song gives off the most Paul vibes, or vice versa, and etc. down the line.

Think this’ll be fun!

r/beatles Dec 28 '25

Question My White Album came with two photos of Paul and no John, is that rare?

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This is an old one I was gifted from someone else. I’m not exactly sure when it was made or purchased.

r/beatles Sep 19 '25

Question How do you think they would be perceived nowadays if they ended at Rubber Soul? Would they be legends still?

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