‘Help!’ — The Beatles
In 1980, John Lennon told Playboy that he needed “help!” ‘ had hidden depths that he himself was unaware of. In July 1965, at the height of Beatlemania, the song was released as a single. “Most people think it’s just a fast rock ‘n’ roll song,” he shared, “Subconsciously, I was crying out for help. I didn’t realize it at the time; I just wrote the song because I was commissioned to write it for the movie.” He later told Rolling Stone he didn’t like the recording: “We did it too fast, to try and be commercial.”
‘Help!’ — The Beatles
‘People Get Ready’ — The Impressions
The Impressions’ most famous hit is without a doubt “People Get Ready,” which was written by Curtis Mayfield and reached No. 3 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song became the Civil Rights Movement’s unofficial anthem. It was named one of the top ten songs of all time by Mojo Magazine. “That was taken from my church or the upbringing of messages from the church. Like there’s no hiding place and get on board, and images of that sort. I must have been in an intense mood of that type of religious inspiration when I wrote that song,” said Mayfield himself.
‘People Get Ready’ — The Impressions