In the song's aftermath, the Beatles medley was expanded to 16 minutes to fit on side one of the Stars on 45's 1981 debut full-length, which was known in the U.S. as Stars on Long Play.

In 1981, when the medley hit big, there was a wave of nostalgia for all things Beatles-related as fans were mourning the 1980 death of John Lennon. The success of this medley brought out a wave of ...

“Stars on 45 Medley II” Soon after, in August 1981, the follow-up was released in a very similar style and format. This had nine Beatles songs with that beat and drum loop keeping it all together.

Meanwhile, the "Stars on 45 Medley" rose to the top of the charts in the summer of 1981 with a Dutch John Lennon soundalike singing snippets of several Beatles songs.Medleys focusing on music from ...

Stars on 45, “Medley ... The Stars on 45 single is Beatles kitsch on steroids. As with Peter and Gordon in 1964, the song was helping to satisfy a hungry market. Advertisement.

The music icon, 82, shocked viewers by taking to the stage and playing the Abbey Road Medley of Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End as fellow celebrities sang along ...

A medley of the Beatles classics will soundtrack the Empire State Building’s latest music-to-light show at midnight tonight, April 11th. The light show coincides with the 50th anniversary of the ...

Paul McCartney himself has given his stamp of approval after Tenacious D shared a rendition of two songs from the medley that features on the Beatles‘ 1969 album ‘Abbey Road’. The band begin ...

Ultimately, the Stars On 54 rendition of “If You Could Read My Mind” wound up impacting the upper reaches of various charts worldwide, while in the U.S. it landed at No. 3 on the Billboard ...

To many Beatles fans, Abbey Road represents the crowning achievement of an unrivaled musical repertoire.And if you ever need proof that The Beatles were masters of their craft, look no further ...