The Beatles: The Biography

But I would urge you to remember that this was also the trendiest and most popular commercial music of its day.

There’s a few lines where the singer mentions how the Beatles’ career is like a fairy tale, and that the trajectory of their fame and their impact on the world would seem completely implausible if it were presented in a fictional context. That was the part that made Valerie smile the most—the not-so-obvious idea that the Beatles were not imaginary.

And just as Aftermath was the Stones racing to catch up with Rubber Soul, Revolver was the Beatles racing to catch up with Aftermath.