The Beatles‘ “A Day in the Life” is the band’s magnum opus because of the way it combines multiple genres and tones to create a miniature symphony. Interestingly, The Monkees released a song with a ...

The final track on a legendary album, this song is now considered to be a landmark piece of music that redefined the genre.

One of The Monkees watched The Beatles create a famous part of “A Day in the Life.” Around the same time, The Monkees released their own song that was similarly avant-garde. Both of the songs are five ...

The Beatles have several experimental songs. Their latter years were characterized by rampant drug use and weird, warbly musicianship. We have to think the first thing informed the second thing. While ...

For those of you expecting “The End,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “The Long and Winding Road,” or “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road,” we sincerely apologize. “A Day in the Life” closes out our Beatles ...