John Legend and The Beatles
John Legend talks about the influence that John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison have had on his music, beginning at the age of eight, when he learnt to play Yesterday!
In an exclusive interview John Legend talks about the influence that John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison have had on his music, from learning to play Yesterday at the age of 8 to the way that they shaped his songwriting and methods of working in the studio.
In between, he picks his own favourite Beatles songs, discusses the songwriting of Lennon, McCartney & Harrison at length, gives listeners a unique insight into his own songwriting and lets us in on the one song that he thinks sums John Legend up more than any other!
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John Legend
Let It Be (Radio 2 Session, 7 Feb 2014)
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The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 006.
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The Beatles
Yesterday
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 011.
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The Beatles
You Really Got A Hold On Me
- With The Beatles.
- Parlophone.
- 11.
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John Legend
All Of Me
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 016.
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The Beatles
Blackbird
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John Legend
Never Break
- Bigger Love.
- Columbia.
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The Beatles
Come Together
- Apple.
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The Beatles
Something
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The Beatles
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
- Abbey Road.
- Apple.
- 14.
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John Legend
Ordinary People
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
Broadcast
- Sun 21 Nov 2021 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2