Critical opinion of the song is split. The Guardian's Alex Petridis ranked it last of their UK singles, saying: "John Lennon ...

Hesitant to step back into the spotlight but powered by renewed creative energy, the former Beatle joined forces with Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken, and – though their collaborations weren't released for ...

It remains a fascinating exercise to wonder how John Lennon and Paul McCartney felt about each other’s songs. Bands, and especially a band’s primary songwriters, are famously competitive. This ...

This 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' track highlighted the songwriting differences between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

John Lennon spoke disparagingly about The Beatles after they split. Just a few years later, he said a band reunion was very ...

The song's supposed drug references meant it was initially banned by the BBC. The lines "I'd love to turn you on" and "found ...

But his last album, 2022’s “Jude,” was indeed a reference to “Hey Jude,” the 1968 No. 1 hit by The Beatles. Paul McCartney ...

with the former Beatles insulting each other in interviews and songs. By the early 1970s, though, Lennon told a friend that he believed in the possibility of a reunion. John Lennon was optimistic ...

In the second half of the 1960s, tensions within The Beatles ... to John's son Julian to comfort him after the separation of his dad and mum Cynthia Lennon. About writing the song, Paul said ...

John Lennon was often quick to critique Paul McCartney's song writing. But when it comes to the lyrics of these four songs, ...

John Lennon may have opened the lyrical playing field with The Beatles, but this rock and roll pioneer was unsurpassed in his book.

John Lennon was ... declared that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" in a 1966 interview, leading to plenty of backlash from Christians in America. One of those songs was 'Let it Be ...