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 ...
"One of my favourite songs because of its structure is Cheek To Cheek," revealed McCartney of the 1930s influence of American ...
It's no secret that John Lennon was a talented ... Terrible lyrics.' He has also described 'It's Only Love' as 'the most embarrassing song I ever wrote'. Lennon explained: 'Everything rhymed.
John Lennon's (Just Like) Starting Over is a masterpiece in melody and harmony. He wrote it as a tribute to his heroes like Elvis, Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, but it's much more intricate and deep ...
The Beatles’ John Lennon was never one for ... but don’t let Mick Jagger knock them.” Lennon then pointed out specific albums and songs he felt like the Stones lifted from the Beatles.
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.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were an unrivalled ... one tiny little reference to John in the whole thing. "He'd been doing a lot of preaching, and it got up my nose a little bit. In one song, I ...
A new book focuses on John Lennon living a long life and getting to perform at one last concert with the Fab Four.
Between them, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote countless classic songs that changed music forever. Their work with The Beatles was all credited to Lennon-McCartney, even if one of them wrote it by ...
John Lennon (right) smiles as Paul McCartney ... Here, There And Everywhere remains McCartney's favourite song he's written, when under pressure to answer, running Yesterday to a close second.