Paul McCartney once said The Beatles only steal as much from musicians as others steal from them. That seems reasonable enough, and McCartney was the first to acknowledge he lifted the bass line from ...

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“I Feel Fine” was recorded during a nine-hour session on October 18, 1964, that also included “Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” “Mr Moonlight,” “I’ll Follow the Sun,” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great music rarely exists in a vacuum, as artists almost always draw inspiration from those who came before them. After all, with ...