The therapeutic properties of “Help!”
The album includes some of the sweetest melodies and tightest harmonies the Beatles produced
THE ONLY benefit to overplaying the Beatles’ greatest albums—surely a common problem in these lockdown days—is that it forces the listener back to their less celebrated material. Weary of “Rubber Soul” and “Help!” is at hand.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Send for “Help!””
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