Which song did john Lennon write to paul McCartney?

Answer 1

That is a hard question to answer without LOTS of research. Truth is, Lennon and McCartney are responsible for teaming up on most of the songs that the Beatles recorded. There has to be hundreds of them!!!

Paul readily said in an interview which ones belonged to who. He would say "That one was John's, or that was mine." The one who sings it, is a good indication of who's is who's. They would put both their names on the songs. Yesterday for instance was a McCartney song. He literally woke up out of a dream with the song in his head, and went right to the piano. The working title was "Scrambled Eggs", in G, until he came up with "Yesterday".

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DIFFERENT ANSWER (more specific):

John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote many songs in their Beatle days, but they wrote more on their own than they did together. Here's a list of what they wrote together when they were in the Beatles:

LENNON/McCARTNEY SONGS:

1. "A Day in the Life"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

2. "All Together Now"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Yellow Submarine

3. "Any Time at All"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: A Hard Day's Night

4. "Baby, You're A Rich Man"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Magical Mystery Tour

5. "Baby's In Black"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Beatles for Sale

6. "Birthday"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: The Beatles (White Album)

7. "Cry Baby Cry"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: The Beatles (White Album)

8. "Day Tripper"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 2

9. "Do You Want to Know A Secret"

SINGER: George Harrison

ALBUM: Please Please Me

10. "Doctor Robert"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Revolver

11. "Drive My Car"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

12. "Eight Days a Week"

SINGERS: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison

ALBUM: Beatles for Sale

13. "Eleanor Rigby"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Revolver

*The authorship of this song has been disputed. However, the majority of this song was written by Paul McCartney.*

14. "From A Window"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to sing/record.)

15. "From Me to You"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 1

16. "Getting Better"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

17. "Help!"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Help!

18. "I Don't Want to See You Again"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Peter and Gordon to release as a single.)

19. "I Saw Her Standing There"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Please Please Me

20: "I Wanna Be Your Man"

SINGER: Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)

ALBUM: With the Beatles

21. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 1

22. "If I Fell"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: A Hard Day's Night

23. "If You've Got Trouble"

SINGER: Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)

ALBUM: Anthology 2

24. "I'll Be On My Way"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Live at the BBC

25. "I'll Get You"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 1

26. "I'll Keep You Satisfied"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to release as a single.)

27. "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"

SINGER: George Harrison

ALBUM: A Hard Day's Night

28. "In My Life"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

*The authorship of this song has been disputed. However, the majority of this song was written by John Lennon.*

29. "It Won't Be Long"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: With the Beatles

30. "It's For You"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Cilla Black to release as a single.)

31. "I've Got a Feeling"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Let it Be

32. "Little Child"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: With the Beatles

33. "Love Me Do"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Please Please Me

34. "Love of the Loved"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Cilla Black to release as a single.)

35. "Magical Mystery Tour"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Magical Mystery Tour

36. "Michelle"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

37. "Misery"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Please Please Me

38. "No Reply"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Beatles for Sale

39. "Nobody I Know"

(This song was written by Lennon and McCartney, but given to Peter and Gordon to release as a single.)

40. "Norwegian Wood"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

41. "Paperback Writer"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 2

42. "She Loves You"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 1

43. "She's Leaving Home"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

44. "Thank You Girl"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 1

45. "The Word"

SINGERS: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

46. "There's A Place"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Please Please Me

47. "Ticket To Ride"

SINGER: John Lennon

ALBUM: Help!

48. "Tip Of My Tongue"

(Re-recorded by Tommy Quickly, but written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The Beatles had recorded this song, but their producer, George Martin, was unsatisfied with the result. The tapes of the Beatles' recording was said to have been destroyed, and they gave it to Tommy Quickly to record.)

49. "Wait"

SINGERS: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Rubber Soul

50. "Watching Rainbows"

SINGER: John Lennon

This track is unreleased.

51. "We Can Work It Out"

SINGERS: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

ALBUM: Past Masters Vol. 2

52. "With A Little Help From my Friends"

SINGER: Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)

ALBUM: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

53. "You'll Be Mine"

SINGER: Paul McCartney

ALBUM: Anthology 1

I hope this answered your question! :)

Answer 2

"A Day in the Life" and "Baby, You're a Rich Man" were built from different songs that John and Paul were writing separately. "I've Got a Feeling" was a McCartney composition that John added a counterpoint to later on.

Answer 3

John Lennon wrote "How Do You Sleep" to Paul.