{"id":743211,"date":"2026-07-04T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/743211\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:28:09","slug":"the-beatles-changed-music-forever-with-this-memorable-hit-single-from-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/743211\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatles Changed Music Forever With This Memorable Hit Single From 1965"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1965, The Beatles released \u201cTicket To Ride<\/a>\u201d. Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d appears on Help!, their fifth studio album.<\/p>\n

Although they likely didn\u2019t know it at the time, McCartney and Lennon forever changed music with \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d. The song is just over three minutes, making it The Beatles\u2019 longest song at the time. From there, The Beatles began releasing longer songs, as did other acts. Their \u201cI Want You (She\u2019s So Heavy)\u201d comes in at just under eight minutes, although it wasn\u2019t a hit single. That song appears on The Beatles\u2019 final record, Abbey Road, out in 1969. The Beatles\u2019 longest single came in 1968, with \u201cHey Jude<\/a>\u201d, which is just over seven minutes.<\/p>\n

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The Beatles may be known for their longer songs, but they aren\u2019t the only artist to break the three-minute barrier. Although other artists had longer songs on their records, Bob Dylan is one of the first to have a hit on the radio with a longer song. In 1965, Dylan had his first Top 5 single, with \u201cLike A Rolling Stone\u201d. The song is just over six minutes long.<\/p>\n

The Story Behind \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d by The Beatles<\/p>\n

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\u201cTicket To Ride\u201d is actually a sad song about a relationship ending. The song begins with \u201cI think I\u2019m gonna be sad \/ I think it\u2019s today, yeah \/ The girl that\u2019s driving me mad \/ Is going away \/ She\u2019s got a ticket to ride \/ She\u2019s got a ticket to ride \/ She\u2019s got a ticket to ride \/ But she don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n

The format of \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d is also different from anything The Beatles had done before, using an outro in the song. According to McCartney, it\u2019s what makes \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d stand out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the interesting thing was a crazy ending,\u201d he says<\/a>. \u201cInstead of ending like the previous verse, we changed the tempo. We picked up one of the lines, \u2018My baby don\u2019t care\u2019, but completely altered the melody. We almost invented the idea of a new bit of a song on the fade-out with this song. It was something specially written for the fade-out, which was very effective. But it was quite cheeky, and we did a fast ending. It was quite radical at the time.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lennon later said that \u201cTicket To Ride\u201d was the first heavy metal song that was ever released.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you go and look in the charts for what other music people were making\u2026 It\u2019s a heavy record and the drums are heavy too,\u201d Lennon maintained.<\/p>\n

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