According to John, himself, in a 1980 playboy interview, He wrote the song, "If I Fell" by himself. Paul added some small suggestions, but it was mainly Johns project.
John Lennon sang lead in "Ticket to Ride."
It's called "With a little help from my friends" Joe Cocker and the Beatles both have versions of this song
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.
Yes. Several of Lennon's poems were included in In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. In the movie Help!, Lennon can be heard reciting part of "I Sat Belonely" to Ringo Starr.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote this song specifically for Ringo to sing on the Sgt. Pepper's album. According to John, the song was mostly written by Paul. The Beatles' official biographer, Hunter Davies, claimed to have witnessed John and Paul writing the song together in John's house in March, 1967.
John Lennon sang lead in "Ticket to Ride."
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (!!
Paul McCartney sang the lead on 'Hey Jude'.
Although it is officially credited to Lennon/McCartney, Paul wrote it with very little help from John.
the Beatles( John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr)
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It's called "With a little help from my friends" Joe Cocker and the Beatles both have versions of this song
The title song of the movie "Help," like all the songs in the movie, was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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.
Yes. Several of Lennon's poems were included in In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. In the movie Help!, Lennon can be heard reciting part of "I Sat Belonely" to Ringo Starr.
The song was originally performed by The Beatles (written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney). Several bands have covered the song, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, The Carpenter, Bananarama, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, John Farnham, Rick Wakeman, The Damned, Howie Day, Roxette, Henry Gross and Oasis to name a few.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote this song specifically for Ringo to sing on the Sgt. Pepper's album. According to John, the song was mostly written by Paul. The Beatles' official biographer, Hunter Davies, claimed to have witnessed John and Paul writing the song together in John's house in March, 1967.