John Lennon, a member of the legendary Beatles band, had a complex and often scrutinized relationship with his fellow bandmate Paul McCartney. Despite any personal differences that made headlines, Lennon did not shy away from praising McCartney’s songwriting skills. Among the vast catalog of Beatles’ hits, a few stood out for Lennon as McCartney’s best…
In an oddball metaphor, John Lennon compared The Beatles to flags on top of a boat. However, he said that the Fab Four weren’t the ones getting the boat to move. In other words, he felt the band were products of their society as much as they were trendsetters. Paul McCartney made some similar remarks…
There’s a side of rock and roll excess that’s rarely discussed with the same sense of awe as decades of drink and drug use. Naturally, conversations around those two have shifted in modern times toward a more sympathetic tone, but even now, when people ask themselves how Keith Richards is still standing, it’s at least…
Widely considered one of their greatest love songs, ‘Something’ by The Beatles has garnered its fair share of admirers, including pop music royalty. The song has been covered dozens of times by singers from Shirley Bassey to Frank Sinatra. In fact, Sinatra once called the song his favourite by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, not…