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Why did they call it 'the musical rivalry between Lennon and McCartney'?
Lennon and McCartney competed to write the best songs, and the songs that would be chosen as the A-sides of Beatles singles. (They worked together to fill the gaps in each other's lyrics.)People called it 'The Musical Rivalry Between Lennon and McCartney' because John Lennon wanted to write rock n' roll music and Paul McCartney wanted to write more Pop music.
Did the beatles write im down?
I'm Down is credited to Lennon/McCartney - although it was mainly written by Paul McCartney.
What song did Ringo Starr write with John Lennon and Paul McCartney?
He wrote What Goes On.
Did john Lennon write hello goodbye?
No; in fact, he disliked the song, which was Paul McCartney's.
How many songs did John Lennon and Paul McCartney write while they were the Quarrymen?
200
Did george harrison write i happy just to dance with you?
No. The song was written by Lennon and McCartney for George to sing.
Which two places in Liverpool did John Lennon and Paul McCartney write songs about?
Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields
Did John Lennon write Woman for Cynthia Lennon?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney both wrote songs with the title "Woman". McCartney's came first, credited to "Bernard Webb", and was recorded by Peter and Gordon; never by the Beatles. Lennon's came later, and appeared on Double Fantasy, the last album he released before his death in 1980.
Did Lennon and McCartney write PS I Love You?
Yes, they did, but mostly Paul. Released on 5 October 1962 as the B-side of their "love me do" single.
When did John Lennon write the song Free As Bird?
John Lennon wrote and recorded the demo of "Free As a Bird" in 1977. The song wasn't released by the Beatles until December 1995 after Paul McCartney asked Yoko Ono (Lennon's widow) for any unreleased work of Lennon's. The remaining Beatles then finished the song and performed it.
Who were the Beatles main song writers?
Lennon/ McCartney wrote most of the Beatles songs, though Starr did write 1 of the most well known ones, Octopuses Garden. Lennon and McCartney had a handshake agreement going back to their earliest days that all songs either of them wrote for the band would carry the authorship of "Lennon/McCartney". In the bands earlier days - up until the time they really "hit it big" - many (not all) of their songs were genuine collaborative efforts. "She Loves You" is a typical example. But from that point on, it is more accurate to say that one or the other wrote the song, with the one who didn't being a "consultant". To be fair, Lennon wrote the lion's share of the groups big hits, but when McCartney wrote a winner, he really wrote a winner ("Michelle", "Yesterday", "And I Love Her", "Hey Jude".) Another good example of a collaborative effort is "We Can Work it Out". The main chorus "Try to see it my way . . . " is McCartney. The counterpoint view in the bridge ("Life is very short . . . ") is Lennon.
Did Johnny Russell write many of the Beatles songs?
No, but Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Wanna Be Your Man" to answer Mick Jagger and Keith Richard's questions about how they came up with songs. They gave the Stones first crack at recording it as a single, and it became their first hit. (The Beatles' own version became an album track, sung by Ringo Starr.)
