4 Times The Beatles Were Nominated for a Song of the Year Grammy Award and Lost

Since The Beatles were the most popular and famous band in the world during their heyday, you’d think they would have one at least one Grammy for Song of the Year… and they did. In 1967, at the ninth annual Grammy Awards ceremony, the Fab Four took home the prestigious trophy for the ballad “Michelle.”

As a songwriters honor, the trophy was presented to Paul McCartney and John Lennon. “Michelle” beat out “The Impossible Dream,” from the musical Man Of La Mancha; the Frank Sinatra classic “Strangers In The Night”; “Farewell My Love (Lara’s Theme),” from the film Dr. Zhivago; and the title theme to the movie Born Free.

That was the only time a Beatles composition won the Song of the Year prize, but it wasn’t the only time the band was nominated. From 1965 through 1971, four other Beatles tunes composed by Lennon and McCartney were in the running for the honor, but they lost every time.

Here’s a look at the Fab Four’s other Song of the Year contenders:
“A Hard Day’s Night” (1965)

At the 1965 Grammy ceremony, The Beatles were honored as the Best New Artist, while their song “A Hard Day’s Night” also won in the Best Performance by a Vocal Group category.

Meanwhile, Lennon and McCartney received a Song of the Year nomination for “A Hard Day’s Night.” The song was the title tune to the soundtrack of the band’s 1964 debut film.

Source: americansongwriter.com/Matt Friedlander

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