In Pictures: Revolution 9

Revolution 9, often mistakenly referred to as "Revolution Number 9", is a sound collage by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (but credited as always to Lennon/McCartney) and appears on "The Beatles" (a.k.a. The White Album).

Paul McCartney was not in favor of including this "song" on the album, but lost out. At over eight minutes, this is the longest song on any Beatles album (8'22 in total)

"Revolution 9" was not the first experimental song by The Beatles. "What's the New Mary Jane" and "Carnival of Light" already contained a sound collage, and John said he was inspired by musicians John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Revolution 9 always brings out strong feelings among Beatles fans.

In Pictures: All You Need is Love

Our rendition of one of the Beatles' most powerful songs: All You Need is Love

Specifically chosen for today, 25 June, which marks the 45th anniversary of the "Our World" transmission.

In Pictures: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Due to popular demand from my friends at the Beatles Social Netword, our photographic rendition of 'she came in through the bathroom window' which can be found on Abbey Road.

There are many stories about the event behind this song. One of the Apple Scruffs (Beatles' groupies who waited outside Abbey Road Studios) by the name of Jessica Samuels says she is the source because she crawled through the bathroom window of Paul's St John's Wood home.

But Mike Pinder from The Moody Blues says he told Paul about a groupie who did exactly that in Ray Thomas' house...and Paul immediately grabbed a guitar and sang "she came in through the bathroom window".

In Pictures: Fixing a Hole

Fixing a hole from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Photograph: copyright Frank Van Den Block

In Pictures: Happiness is a Warm Gun

Today #2 in our series about putting Beatles Songs into pictures

In Pictures: The Long and Winding Road

Over the next weeks we will publish a picture that was inspired by a Beatles song (or from their solo albums)

Today, #1 : The Long and Winding Road

Disclaimer: the picture is copyright of Frank Van Den Block