Every Sound There Is: Exploring The Beatles’ Songs
Jul 6, 2026 · 50 min · 13 segments
"And Your Bird Can Sing" was mainly written by John, with some input from Paul. The Beatles recorded two distinct versions of the song, releasing the second one on *Revolver* outside the US, and on…
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Following the Beatles' visit to the US in February 1964, the Jet Set started to play Beatles songs in a folk style.
After seeing A Hard Day's Night in August, they bought instruments to match what the Beatles played, notably including a Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar.
Played by Jim McGuinn, who later renamed himself Roger McGuinn, the 12-string Rickenbacker, combined with the group's close harmonies, became their signature sound.
They developed a style that combined their strong Beatles influence with their folk roots.
They were the Somethings, and the Something started with a B, it was an animal name, and it was deliberately misspelled.
Their singles Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn, Turn, Turn were number one hits in the US and big in many other countries.
For a short while, they were part of the upper echelon of the pop music world, and this threw them into the Beatles' orbit.
When the Byrds toured England in early August 1965, they met and socialised with the Beatles.
In the latter stages of the tour, the Beatles rented a fancy house in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles.
Byrd's members, Jim McGuinn and David Crosby, were among the guests they invited to visit them there.
According to McGuinn, although George was familiar with Indian music by then, he hadn't heard of Ravi Shankar.
The Byrds prompted George to listen to Ravi's music, and they also invited him and Paul to attend a Byrds recording session.
Most commonly, Nowhere Man and If I Needed Someone are given as examples of songs whose sound was influenced by the birds.
Tell me that
you've
got
everything you want
Following the Beatles' visit to the US in February 1964, the Jet Set started to play Beatles songs in a folk style.
After seeing A Hard Day's Night in August, they bought instruments to match what the Beatles played, notably including a Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar.
Played by Jim McGuinn, who later renamed himself Roger McGuinn, the 12-string Rickenbacker, combined with the group's close harmonies, became their signature sound.
They developed a style that combined their strong Beatles influence with their folk roots.
They were the Somethings, and the Something started with a B, it was an animal name, and it was deliberately misspelled.
Their singles Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn, Turn, Turn were number one hits in the US and big in many other countries.
For a short while, they were part of the upper echelon of the pop music world, and this threw them into the Beatles' orbit.
When the Byrds toured England in early August 1965, they met and socialised with the Beatles.
In the latter stages of the tour, the Beatles rented a fancy house in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles.
Byrd's members, Jim McGuinn and David Crosby, were among the guests they invited to visit them there.
According to McGuinn, although George was familiar with Indian music by then, he hadn't heard of Ravi Shankar.
The Byrds prompted George to listen to Ravi's music, and they also invited him and Paul to attend a Byrds recording session.
Most commonly, Nowhere Man and If I Needed Someone are given as examples of songs whose sound was influenced by the birds.
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