“Paperback Writer” is certainly a good Beatles song, but it’s not particularly groundbreaking. It’s a fun folk rock song about an interesting character. “Rain,” on the other hand, makes revolutionary ...

"I suppose in a way we invented MTV," George Harrison casually noted in the Beatles' 2000 Anthology book, reflecting on the band's low-key promo clips for "Paperback Writer" and "Rain." It may seem ...

Simon co-wrote “Red Rubber Ball” with Bruce Woodley of The Seekers. A rock band called The Cyrkle recorded the song. During a 2019 interview with Goldmine, The Cyrkle’s Don Dannemann discussed the ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. There are a few ...

You can feel his affection for the characters, for the music and for a Cleveland that still had drive-in theaters, radio DJs with nicknames and dreams that reached all the way to jolly ol’ England.