"Sgt. Pepper's" Hits "The Beatles: Rock Band" November 17th

Already mastered Abbey Road on The Beatles: Rock Band? As promised, the entire Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available as downloadable content for TB:RB starting November 17th. Sgt. Pepper's title track, "With A Little Help From My Friends," "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," "Getting Better," and "Good Morning Good Morning" were previously included in the game's original release, but the classic LP's remaining eight tracks, including "A Day in the Life," will hit Xbox 360s, PS3s and Wiis next week.

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Depending on what video game platform you own, the Sgt. Pepper tracks will be available separately or as a complete package. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Rubber Soul is the next album slated for a Rock Band makeover, with downloadable content being made available in December. Read RS' review of The Beatles: Rock Band here.

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Song Stories

“1999”

Prince | 1982

“I don’t consider myself a great poet,” Prince told Rolling Stone. “I just know I’m here to say what’s on my mind.” In the case of the apocalyptic party anthem “1999,” he was worried about then-president Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies. The song’s melody is based on a riff borrowed from the Mamas and Papas’ “Monday, Monday,” and Prince originally envisioned the first verse with three-part harmony but later split the vocals between himself and members of the Revolution. Because Warner Bros., with whom Prince was locked in a contractual battle, owned the original’s masters, Prince rerecorded the song and appropriately released that version in 1999.

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