# why did the beatles break up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-beatles-break-up/134255>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 28, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-beatles-break-up/134255 "2002-10-28T15:27:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![chunda21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e495f1/32.png) [@chunda21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chunda21)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-beatles-break-up/134255/1 "2002-10-28T15:27:29Z")

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“a reunion that never came”.  
Beg to differ.  
Although a reunion never occurred while all four members were ALIVE, Yoko did give Paul a couple of tapes with John’s vocals and keyboard backing. Add McCartney’s bass, Harrison’s lead, Starr’s drums and vocals from all three of them, and you get “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love” - both released in 1996.🙂

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-beatles-break-up/134255/2 "2002-10-28T19:57:07Z")

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Duplicate post, now closed.

Yes, the system is slow, but you usually only need to hit SUBMIT REPLY once. It may take a while, but it usually gets there. Hitting SUBMIT REPLY again usually means you’ll post twice, thus helping slow the system down.