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Back in August 1974, Paul McCartney and Wings’ record Band on the Run was enjoying its seventh consecutive week at No 1 in the UK album charts. The Beatles legend and his group decided to head to Abbey Road Studios to film a video documentary and possible live studio album called One Hand Clapping. Filmed … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney may be joint most successful singer-songwriter in music history alongside John Lennon, but even Macca admits to nicking lyrics. In the latest episode of his podcast A Life in Lyrics, The Beatles legend was speaking about the Abbey Road song Golden Slumbers. The 81-year-old said: “That chorus that I’ve used as a … Read more
Here Comes the Sons. James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, children of The Beatles members Paul McCartney and John Lennon, have teamed up to release their first single together, called Primrose Hill. Both McCartney and Ono Lennon are musicians themselves. McCartney, 46, is the son of Paul McCartney and his first wife Linda McCartney. Ono … Read more
Over the years a number of men have been referred to as the “Fifth Beatle” from original drummer Pete Best to keyboardist Billy Preston. Another is The Beatles’ original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who attended Liverpool College of Art with John Lennon and moved in with him. Eventually, Lennon and Paul McCartney convinced Sutcliffe to buy … Read more
The Beatles stars John Lennon and Paul McCartney are the world’s most successful songwriting partnership in the history of music. And now their sons Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney have come together to co-write a song called Primrose Hill. The acoustic track, which you can listen to here, reflects on their memories of the … Read more
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It was 54 years ago today when Paul McCartney put out a press release saying he was no longer working with The Beatles. Despite this, Macca claimed it was John Lennon who broke up the band in 1970. Speaking previously with BBC Radio 4, the 81-year-old said: “I’m not the person who instigated the split. … Read more
The Beatles wrote countless incredible songs, but what is Paul McCartney’s favourite of all the tracks he penned? Now in the latest podcast episode of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the 81-year-old has shared exactly which one. Macca confessed: “I’m often asked what my favourite song I’ve ever written is, and I don’t ever really … Read more
It’s been almost 44 years since The Beatles star John Lennon was killed at just 40. A couple of years later after processing his grief, Paul McCartney wrote a tribute song to his late friend called Here Today. Reflecting on the track in the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the 81-year-old recalled comforting Lennon in … Read more
