Think you know every Beatles love song?
This one’s a hidden gem — and it wasn’t even sung by the guy who wrote it.
You know the song… but did you know Eleanor Rigby might never have existed?
Paul McCartney has said the name “Eleanor Rigby” was entirely fictional… but decades later, a real tombstone with that name was found in St. Peter’s Churchyard — the same church where Paul first met John…
Continue readingDid you know the Beatles rushed through one of their most chaotic rockers?
“Slow Down” was recorded in just one session — June 1, 1964 — at EMI Studio 2, between 2:30 and 5:30 PM.
John Lennon handled lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and his vocal is almost a scream — unpolished and frantic.
Continue reading“Did Paul McCartney write this for his mum?”
“Your Mother Should Know” wasn’t just a quirky dance number — it was Paul McCartney reaching back to the music his parents loved.
He wrote it in early 1967 while visiting his father’s home in Liverpool.
Paul said he wanted to capture the feel of the music hall era — the kind of tunes his mum and dad danced to in the 1940s.
And get this: it came right after Brian Epstein’s death, which left the Beatles shaken. Paul took the lead, even directing the song’s dance sequence in the Magical Mystery Tour film.
The white tuxedos? The staircase? That was all Paul — trying to unify the group and lighten the mood with a nostalgic vibe.
And yes — Paul plays both bass and piano on the track.
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So next time you hear it, remember — it’s not just a catchy tune. It’s Paul reaching back to comfort and connection.
Paul McCartney dreamed the melody for Yesterday.
No lyrics. No chords.
Just music.
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He woke up…
ran to the piano…
and played what he heard in his sleep.
Continue reading“It’s not a hit. It barely has a melody.
But for the Beatles, this song was their weirdest, longest-running inside joke — and it featured a Rolling Stone on sax.
This is the story of ‘You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)’ — the strangest Beatles song you’ve probably never heard.”
“It was a mistake. I wish I’d never put it out.”
Paul said that about ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ — his 1972 solo single.
After Give Ireland Back to the Irish was banned, he rushed this one out instead.
Critics hated it. Even Paul hated it.
But you know what? It charted anyway.
That’s how powerful McCartney was in the early ’70s.
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“Misery” was the second track on The Beatles’ debut album, Please Please Me. They recorded it fast — in under four hours. With George Martin even adding a piano part himself, because they were moving so quickly. It’s short — just 1 minute and 47 seconds. But it packed an emotional punch that most early pop songs just didn’t have.
One of Rubber Soul’s most memorable songs, Michelle was written by Paul McCartney with a little help from the wife of an old school friend.
The song was one of McCartney’s oldest, having been started in around 1959. He composed the tune on his first ever guitar, a Zenith, which he still owns.
Michelle was one of McCartney’s first attempts by McCartney to play with a finger picked guitar style, signalling a desire to experiment beyond the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll.
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Two of Us
“Two of Us” is a 1969 song written mostly by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney). An early performance of the song, in a guitar-driven rock style, can be seen in the Let It Be film. Unsatisfied with this style, which McCartney described as “chunky”, the band reworked the song around acoustic guitars. The Beatles performed a finished version of the song live at Apple Studios on 31 January 1969; this performance was included in both the Let It Be film and album.