Fractured Fab Four Trivia Quiz

Answer: HELP

The 1965 flick was The Beatles' second film and the first in colour. The soundtrack featured fourteen original songs including the namesake "HELP!". The song was originally titled "Eight Arms To Hold You" but director Richard Lester liked the simplicity of the one word title.

Gee, you'd think that "Eight Arms To Hold You" would have been better suited to the song "Octopuses Garden"?

Answer: All My Loving

Remember that melodic opening line, "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
Tomorrow I'll miss you"? George and John provide the back vocals with McCartney on lead. Paul once recalled that the tune came to him whilst having a shave on tour.

Answer: Oh Darling

This classic has McCartney on lead vox (and playing piano) with Harrison and Lennon supplying the beautiful harmony. Legend has it that Paul went into the Apple studio hours before the others to practise this song over and over. He wanted his voice to sound raspy and rough. The final product proves that it was worth the effort.

Answer: Honey dont

Ringo took the microphone for this number.

"Honey Don't" was written by the legendary Carl Perkins and released on the B-Side of his classic "Blue Suede Shoes" in January 1956.

Answer: Polythene Pam

Written by Lennon in India about a mythical Liverpool "scrubber" the tune was almost included on the previously released double "White Album".

An interesting mix of instruments on this Abbey Road song: Paul plays piano and cow bell with John shaking the maracas and George takes on the tambourine.

Answer: Boys

Another solo lead vocal for Ringo with the other Beatles providing harmony.

The tune was written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell it was originally recorded by The Shirelles on the flip side of their memorable ditty "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" in 1960.

Answer: From Me To You

I always liked this song. Both Lennon and McCartney share the lead vocals with George singing harmony.

Apparently the duo wrote this on a coach journey between York and Shrewsbury whilst on tour with Helen Shapiro in spring 1963.

Answer: Hey Bulldog

Written by John, "Hey Bulldog" is probably the quickest post-touring song that the Fabs ever recorded.

There is evidence of this in the song if you are a keen listener.

Pressured to produce a song in between the rehearsals for a promotional film for Lady Madonna they scribble out the bridge and key lyrics and then headed to the studio.

As such, Paul misread John's handwriting and sang "measured out in you" and not the intended "measured out in news". You'll hear the confusing duet if you listen carefully.

Answer: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Written by Paul who sings lead this weirdly worded tune has John and George doing background vocals. And I do mean weird lyrics like "she could steal but she could not rob" and "now she sucks her thumb and wonders by the banks of her own lagoon"!

In my humble estimation The Beatles gave the tune life by Joe Cocker made it a staple for everyone's album collection.

Answer: Fixing a Hole

A brilliant guitar solo by George is complemented by the whimsical stylings of Paul on harpsichord. A cute song from The Sgt. Pepper album it is sandwiched between "Getting Better" and "She's Leaving Home" on side A.

Answer: Hello Goodbye

The Beatles' last single of 1967 (with Lennon's "I Am The Walrus" on the B-Side) sold half a million copies in Britain in only three weeks.

It is a fun little ditty featuring the word play of opposites: yes/no, hello/goodbye, high/low, stop/go etc.

Answer: I Want To Tell You

One of George's better contributions to the iconic 1966 album "Revolver".

Written by Harrison he is heard double tracked on vocals with Paul and John joining in on harmony.

Answer: Yesterday

What HASN'T been said about this song- the most recorded in all rock history?

Beatles lore recalls that Paul had the tune in his head for weeks but was struggling with the lyrics. The working name was "Scrambled Eggs" which Paul rhymed with the line "Oh baby how I love your legs".

Believe it or not, the iconic song was not released in Britain, as a Beatles' single, until 1976! Since its release it has been covered by well over one thousand different artists. Check out the December 1967 version by blues legend Ray Charles...what a gas.

Answer: Thank You Girl

A simple tune at best, written and recorded by The Fabs as a tribute to their female fans. Enough said. John leads with a great harmonica!

Answer: When Im sixty four

"When I get older losing my hair, many years from now"..

The tune was actually written by Paul during The Beatles' Cavern days but shelved indefinitely until 1967 when he reprised it on The Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

Session musicians were brought in to play two clarinets and one bass clarinet.

Paul McCartney turned 64 in June, 2006. My how time flies.