I’ll Be Back – 8 of Cups (Lennon/McCartney) A Hard Day’s Night, 1964 The Beatles’ first two albums concluded with loud, raucous songs that each served as their record’s grand finale. But for their third album – the soundtrack to the film A Hard Day’s Night – they chose to end things on a more…
You Can’t Do That – 5 of Swords (Lennon/McCartney) A Hard Day’s Night, 1964 John Lennon was the most macho of the four Beatles. He was the band’s element of Fire, the most masculine in all its best and – at times – worst ways. As part of this character trait, he sometimes displayed a…
Can’t Buy Me Love – 2 of Cups (Lennon/McCartney) A Hard Days Night, 1964 “Can’t Buy Me Love” was one of the Beatles’ all-time biggest hits, reaching number one all over the world. Notably, it was at the top of the Billboard 100 Chart the week that the Beatles held all the top five spots,…