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Background and inspiration. Paul McCartney came up with the melody for "Eleanor Rigby" as he experimented on his piano. [6][7] Donovan recalled hearing McCartney play an early version of the song on guitar, where the character was named Ola Na Tungee. At this point, the song reflected an Indian musical influence and its lyrics alluded to drug ...
Yellow Submarine (song) " Yellow Submarine " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Eleanor Rigby". Written as a children's song by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, it was drummer Ringo Starr 's vocal spot on the album.
Elenore. " Elenore " is a 1968 song by the Turtles, originally included on The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands. Although written by Howard Kaylan, its writing was co-credited to all five members of the band: Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, and John Barbata. The song was written as a satire of their biggest pop hit " Happy ...
Songwriter (s) Lennon–McCartney. Producer (s) George Martin. " She's Leaving Home " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and released on their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Paul McCartney wrote and sang the verse and John Lennon wrote the chorus, which they sang together.
Lennon–McCartney. Producer (s) George Martin. " Julia " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). It is performed as a solo piece by John Lennon. The song was written by Lennon (though credited to Lennon–McCartney) about his mother Julia Lennon, who died in ...
Contents. Got to Get You into My Life. " Got to Get You into My Life " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, first released in 1966 on their album Revolver. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. [ 5 ][ 6 ] The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, with colourful brass instrumentation [ 7 ] and lyrics ...
Paperback Writer. " Paperback Writer " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, West Germany ...
She Said She Said. " She Said She Said " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon [4][5] with assistance from George Harrison. [6] Lennon described it as "an 'acidy' song" with lyrics inspired by actor Peter Fonda's comments during an LSD trip in ...