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September 10, 2023

A holiday tradition: I helpfully deconstruct “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” [VIDEO]

December 24, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 9 Comments

Re-posting this video is turning out to be something of a Christmas tradition. Sorry if I ruin it for everyone (it does generate some serious hate mail, but I don’t care. C’mon! It’s

Music History

The Mystery Opening Chord of “Hard Day’s Night” Solved by Randy Bachman

May 30, 2015May 29, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment

What, exactly, do we hear being played at the beginning of the Beatles’ 1964 hit, “Hard Day’s Night?” One guitar or two? And what is that goddamn chord? And I don’t mean approximately.