Randoms by Rach (Book) https://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/purplesunday Task 2 for [Link To Item #2133333] September 2nd Which of your WDC friends deserves some recognition? How have they supported you over your time here? Post about it in the newsfeed, your notebook, or a blog. Wow. This is a hard task to write about. How to pin down just one person? So many people have helped, encouraged and befriended me over the years. I guess, though, for this last year I've been touched with the kindness, friendship and compassion of [Link To User pwheeler] . Phyllis really cares about, not just me, but, all of her friends on here. Many times, when I have been feeling low, or like I wasn't achieving anything, I've had an email from her, asking how I was doing. Almost like she has a sixth sense. And, oaky, I know she is on the other side of the pond from me, but I can tell she genuinely wants to know. She does...[Read Full Post] Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:38:02 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1096370 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1096370 Now & Then Lead vocalist: John [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opxhh9Oh3rg] *Lyrics* This song is the perfect way to end this challenge. The last song ever to be played on by all four Beatles (though not, necessarily, at the same time). This song was released as a single in November 2023, and it went on to win a Grammy for Best Rock Performance in 2024. The perfect ending to an unprecedented career. John recorded the or...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:26:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091938 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091938 I Me Mine Album: Let It Be, 1970 Lead vocalist: George [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYCcJZRtkXc] *Lyrics* This isnât Georgeâs most famous song, but I had to include it in my list of forty songs because I absolutely love it. The way the melody switches from a waltz to hard rock is fabulous. The two shouldnât go together, but they really do. And seamlessly, too. George wrote this song during the âGet Backâ sessions w...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:22:28 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091937 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091937 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Album: Rubber Soul, 1965 Lead vocalist: John [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQYybpKlDh0] *Lyrics* I know the lyrics to this song are a little controversial, in that John wrote them about an extra-marital affair he was having at the time, but the song in itself is a landmark in the bandâs career. Georgeâs sitar playing is one of the first times the instrument was used on a western music...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:19:56 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091936 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091936 Come Together Album: Abbey Road, 1969 Lead vocalist: John [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEwl_Jlkjys] *Lyrics* What a cracking song! The rhythm that runs through every line is incredible. Itâs impossible to listen to this song and not shake my stuff, lol. (Sorry. Too much information?) Although it does make me really sad to hear John repeatedly saying, âShoot me.â This song was banned by the BBC, but not because of th...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:17:41 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091935 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091935 In My Life Album: Rubber Soul, 1965 Lead vocalist: John [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqpysaAo4BQ] *Lyrics* Is this the best Beatles song ever recorded? According to some, it is. This is a sweet song that oozes nostalgia. John wrote it about looking back over his life, at lovers and friends he had over the years. Itâs not often that John shows this sentimental side, and that is why I have included this song. That, a...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:14:19 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091934 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091934 Taxman Album: Revolver, 1966 Lead vocalist: George [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu5sFzWLk8] *Lyrics* This song is credited solely to George Harrison. He wrote this. It is his. That said, John did assist him with some of the lyrics. I love the acerbic commentary on those reviled people we call âtaxmen.â Or, actually, âtax peopleâ I guess. The lyrics are so clever in this song. When I recently listened to this song for ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:10:56 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091933 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091933 Act Naturally Album: Help!, 1965 Lead vocalist: Ringo [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo29BMmUMo0] *Lyrics* Oh, my gosh, I love this song! Okay, okay. It isnât written by Lennon-McCartney. It isnât technically complicated. It doesnât have the best lyrics in the world. (Not to mention, though it pains me to say it, Ringo doesnât have the best voice in the group.) But this song is pure joy. It makes me happy, makes me laugh...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:08:30 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091932 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091932 The Fool On The Hill Album: Magical Mystery Tour, 1967 Lead vocalist: Paul [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGEX_7IqaC4] *Lyrics* The inspiration for this song, according to Paul, came from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the bandâs meditation teacher and guru. He had a giggle that he often let go, and this gave those who didnât know him the impression that he was a bit of a fool. And from there, the song was born. I donât have ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:06:33 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091931 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091931 Sheâs Leaving Home Album: Sgt. Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967 Lead vocalist: Paul [Embed www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dypv4SLyAfg] *Lyrics* This is one of those songs that makes me feel sad. I can relate to both sides of the story here. The one, where a teenager has felt smothered at home, like sheâs never been allowed to be herself and live her own life on her own terms. And then, the parents who had no idea they wer...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:04:34 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091930 https://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/1091930