Music and politics fuse easily in the ragged battlefield of pop, the cry of stateless defiance has always stepped up to the mark big time.

Jones, Peter (3 September 1966). " 'Revolver – absolutely useless' say Overlanders". Record Mirror. p.6. We were booked to do the German Beat Clubs,” reveals Paul, “but were informed by our manager he was coming up with the new single that we had to learn and record before we did the German tour in 1966. They released nine quality singles, none charted in the UK, but they all made a profit for the company and four of them entered the lower reaches of The American Billboard 100. Savage, Mark (3 September 2021). "Drake credits The Beatles on Certified Lover Boy". BBC . Retrieved 3 September 2021.

The song was a UK hit in January 1966 for the Overlanders, [39] whose version topped the Record Retailer chart. [19] It also reached number 2 in Australia. Signed to Pye Records, the Overlanders issued their recording after the Beatles had declined to release it as a single themselves in the United Kingdom and the United States. Pye and the Overlanders were given the Beatles' blessing because the record label had recently acquiesced to Epstein's request that they withdraw a single by Lennon's estranged father, Alf Lennon. [40] The man in question was Harry Hammond, a famous photographer for the New Musical Express, who had branched out in to management.

It paints a defiant picture of a moment (or movement even) in time. When artists stood shoulder to shoulder to defy the tumult on the right. Originally playing folk songs, the band found success hard to come by during the beat era and so converted to a more mainstream sound. [2] In 1964, they had a regional hit in the Chicago area of the United States, and in Australia, with a cover of "Don't It Make You Feel Good", a song written and recorded by The Shadows in UK. That same year, their rendition of Chad Stuart's " Yesterday's Gone" received much airplay in the US and became a minor hit. [2] Sheff, David (2000) [1981]. All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.The Beatles - Salgshitlisterne Top 20". Danske Hitlister. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013 . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Paul Russell - first drummer of band, joined same time as Terry Widlake, was drummer for approx a year, leaving in January 1966. Beatles" (Enter "Beatles" in the search box) (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 30 April 2022. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen& Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)