Beatles Exam 2

Which Beatle traveled to India during their three-month break and studied sitar with Ravi Shankar?

George Harrison

What song, borne out of a Get Back jam session, originally sported lyrics that satirized anti-immigrant attitudes in the U.K. (and U.S.) at the time?

Get Back

The vocal session for this upbeat, positive song - replete with Beach Boys style harmonies - had to be rescheduled when John Lennon accidentally took a tab of LSD at the studio!

Getting Better

In what White Album song did John lead Beatle lyric interpreters on a wild goose chase with "clues," referencing no less than five previous Beatles songs?

Glass Onion

This song's lyrics were originally composed by a 17th-century poet; over 350 years later he became a collaborator with Paul McCartney when the Beatle set his words to music.

Golden Slumbers?

Written whilst "trapped in suburbia," this song of John's ends in a cacophony of animal sounds, arranged in sequence per John's request by engineer Geoff Emerick.

Good Morning, Good Morning

The video for this song features the Beatles donning their Sgt. Pepper suits one last time (and dancers in Hawaiian grass skirts for the song's coda).

Hello, Goodbye

This Paul McCartney-written single, which spent 7 weeks at the top of the U.K. charts over Christmas 1967, was the winner in a contentious "battle for the A-side" which wound up infuriating John Lennon.

Hello, Goodbye

This song was recorded to satisfy its composer's desire to compete with The Who and make "the loudest, raunchiest, most ridiculous rock record you've ever heard," taking its toll on poor Ringo.

Helter Skelter

What song was written in Eric Clapton's garden by a Beatle "playing hooky" from the endless Apple business meetings?

Here Comes The Sun

What Beatles composition started life as an echo of two-note English police siren?

I Am The Walrus

What over-the-top Beatles song features a troupe of singers doing vocal gymnastics, a 20th-century orchestral arrangement, and a radio broadcast of Shakespeare's King Lear?

I Am The Walrus

The majority of the songs on the "White Album" were written in

India

Which fuzzy, electric George Harrison composition contained a wry line aimed at the "part-time hippies" or "day trippers" (or even, self-deprecatingly, himself!) about asking for enlightenment so he could return home in time for tea.

It's All Too Much

When singer-songwriter Donovan showed the other Beatles his fingerstyle Travis picking, which Beatle oddly enough was his only serious guitar student?

John Lennon

"Hey Jude" was written for

Julian Lennon, John's son

On what date was the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP released?

June 1, 1967 (first day of summer)

What Sgt. Pepper song alternates between a dream-like 3/4 waltz in the verse and a heavy 4/4 beat in the chorus?

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

What movie project was directed not by a real film director but the Beatles themselves (mainly Paul)?

Magical Mystery Tour

The primitive sampling keyboard the Beatles first used in late 1966 was the

Mellotron

Where did the Beatles begin the Get Back rehearsals, before it was deemed "dreadful" and they moved to their own Apple Studios?

Twickenham Film Studios

This vaudeville-sounding song doesn't date back to the 1920s, but rather to Cavern Club days, a tune of Paul's that he would play when the "amps broke down."

When I'm Sixty-Four

What track on the double LP is a tape collage, not a "song" in the traditional sense (lyrics set to melody)?

Wild Honey Pie????

Ringo Starr's lead vocal contribution to the Sgt. Pepper LP is

With A Little Help From My Friends

Which Beatles track combines traditional Indian instruments (sitar, tabla) with Western orchestral instruments in an "East meets West" fashion?

Within You Without You

Which project's soundtrack was considered a low priority and a repository for sub-standard Beatles songs?

Yellow Submarine

This song was sitting in the vaults for two years before John and Paul dusted it off and added comedic vocals to it; one of the strangest records in the Beatles canon, it is also one of the most minimal lyrically.

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

"Strawberry Fields" is a reference to

a boys' orphan home in Liverpool

The Abbey Road LP is striking for its use of

a medley of songs strung together as one continuous symphonic work

What is the new "lead" instrument plastered all over the Sgt. Pepper LP?

bass guitar

John Lennon's impetus for writing "Revolution" was to

call out the New Left for endorsing widespread chaos and violence

Which of these is NOT a key ingredient of British "pastoral" psychedelia?

distorted electric guitars

The swooshing, phasing effect pioneered during the Sgt. Pepper recordings was given this name as a joke, which became known worldwide (and is still called to this day) as

flanging

"Hey Jude" is the longest single to ever top the British charts, clocking in at over 7 minutes, due to its

lengthy orchestral middle-eight???

When the Beatles ran out of tracks on EMI's 4-track tape machine, they would need to

mix to another 4-track and continue recording on it

The "clean, Beach Boys sound" of "Penny Lane" began with Paul McCartney working alone, recording multiple tracks of

piano

What orchestral instrument is the featured solo in "Penny Lane?"

piccolo trumpet

Who is "Sexy Sadie"?

the Maharishi

Which of the following events did NOT contribute to the Beatles' move away from drugs (and psychedelia in general)?

the drug bust of John and Yoko at Kenwood

Record stores reported customers attempting to return their "Hey Jude" single thinking that its B-side "Revolution" was defective, due to

the fuzzy distortion on the guitars

In 1966, the Beatles gave up

touring

How many songs from Revolver did the Beatles perform on their 1966 tour?

zero

This song's recording session was broadcast live from EMI to 26 different countries via the world's first satellite transmission linkup in 1967.

All You Need Is Love

Which statement below best describes the ethos of The Beatles double LP?

An odd mix of solo and group tracks, many of them under-produced and austere.

What Abbey Road song was inspired by Yoko Ono playing Beethoven on the piano, and features soaring choir-like harmonies from John, Paul, and George?

Because

What song was directly inspired by an antique circus poster?

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite

Who played keyboards with the Beatles during Get Back rehearsals and recordings, and unprecedentedly got his/her name in the artist credit on the record label?

Billy Preston

What White Album track is a solo Paul McCartney performance on acoustic guitar and vocal, with the first three chords taken from Baroque composer J.S. Bach?

Blackbird

This recording of a George Harrison song contained a veritable feast of psychedelic effects and recording tricks, including flanging, backwards sounds, and voices through a Leslie speaker, to create a swirling sonic picture of thick fog.

Blue Jay Way

What do the videos for "Lady Madonna" and "Hey Bulldog" have in common?

Both use the exact same studio footage

Much of the Magical Mystery Tour film takes place on a

Bus

When George Martin quite unexpectedly left in the middle of The Beatles sessions to take a month-long holiday, who sat in the producer's chair?

Chris Thomas

This song, featuring one of the most sampled bass lines of all time, was originally penned for Timothy Leary's California gubernatorial campaign against Ronald Reagan.

Come Together

What John Lennon song was written for a female acquaintance who was meditating too much and becoming unhinged and detached from reality?

Dear Prudence

Which of the following from the Get Back sessions is John's love song to Yoko?

Don't Let Me Down

What is Ringo Starr's first-ever composition (he only wrote two for the Beatles!), appearing on the double LP?

Don't Pass Me By

January 30, 1969: "Oh, f***, let's do it." - John Lennon. Do what? What is the significance of this date?

Playing live on the rooftop of Apple

What Sgt. Pepper song has only an orchestral score for its accompaniment, composed by an outside arranger and not George Martin?

She's Leaving Home

This Harrisong (influenced by James Taylor, no less!) became the most covered Beatles song ever except for "Yesterday."

Something

What unusual request by John Lennon for "Strawberry Fields Forever" was miraculously executed by their engineer Geoff Emerick?

Take a slow version and a fast version of the song and join them together

Which "musical reporting" song was John so hot to record that only he and Paul wound up playing on the record?

The Ballad Of John And Yoko

George Martin and Geoff Emerick showed up late for the re-make of "Strawberry Fields Forever" to find

The Beatles and their crew all banging on drums together

This Abbey Road song features Ringo Starr's only drum solo ever on a recording, as well as a lead guitar extravaganza with Paul, George and John all trading solo licks.

The End

This "heavy waltz" written by George Harrison was not initially well-received by at least one member of the band, but due to its appearance in the Let It Be film, wound up being the last Beatles song recorded while they were still together as a group.

The End?

This exquisite, light-as-air track from Magical Mystery Tour - featuring flutes, bass harmonicas, and a recorder played by Paul McCartney - completely throws pop songwriting rules out the window by employing a major-key (light) verse with a minor-key (dark) chorus.

The Fool On The Hill

This song, the third and final of his Indian-styled compositions, earned George Harrison his first B-side on a Beatles single.

The Inner Light

What surprise happens at the end of "Strawberry Fields Forever"?

The song fades out and back in again

In response to John Lennon's naive request to invent something that would save him the work of double-tracking his voice, EMI engineer Ken Townsend invented ____.

ADT

What underrated John Lennon composition was inexplicably rejected by its composer after the recording was completed in early 1968, and instead given away to a wildlife charity?

Across The Universe

What is the last song on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP?

A Day In The Life

What song contains a massive orchestral build-up achieved by recording a group of musicians going from their lowest to highest note and recording it multiple times?

A Day In The Life

The new instrument that George purchased in 1969 that was used extensively yet economically all over the Abbey Road LP.

Moog synthesizer

This song is Ringo's second of two compositions he supplied to the Beatles during their career.

Octopus's Garden

On what song did Paul come into the studio early each day to sing, in order to get "a rough feel" on his voice?

Oh! Darling

Which song reflects George Harrison's unhappiness with his publishing agreement?

Only A Northern Song

Which Beatle admitted to taking the psychedelic drug LSD in a television interview and unleashed a public relations nightmare for the group?

Paul