John Lennon didn’t always like Paul McCartney’s songs, but he praised one of Paul’s solo hits from the early 1980s. Sadly, the track John liked sounds like it was performed by Kermit the Frog.

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 ...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's “Happy XMas (War Is Over)” climbs on three Billboard charts this frame, bringing Gimme Some Truth.

This Billy Joel hit is a surprising example of songs that feature famous backing vocals, namely because Joel isn’t the biggest fan of collaborations. We get why. Joel is amazing at writing his ...

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 ...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were an unrivalled song-writing partnership but their relationship soured in the late 1960s. Tensions within The Beatles simmered in the second half of the decade ...

However The Beatles rejected the album, not happy with how it sounded. The tracks 'Get Back' and 'Don't Let Me Down' were ...

Billy J. Kramer’s name is not only synonymous with the first wave of the British Invasion, but also with the architects of that sacred scenario, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. After all, it was ...

Being a songwriter doesn’t necessarily stop when an artist walks out of the studio. For any creative artist, a song could come to them at any time, and listening to each of their tunes seems like a ...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon learnt how to write songs arm in arm. It is impossible to separate the talent of the two musicians or attempt to unpick one from the other as The Beatles and their solo ...