Paul McCartney and John Lennon were an enviable songwriting duo. However, they grew to hate one song that forged their ...

Although they reshaped music as we know it, the Beatles never shied away from their influences. Their earliest albums included covers of songs by some of their favorite American artists, including ...

"I think this is possibly my favorite one on the album," said George Harrison of this 'Abbey Road' track. "The lyrics are so simple." ...

When it comes to creating a good song that will still be iconic decades down the line, The Beatles have a pretty strong track record. After John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George ...

When Paul McCartney was a teenager, he wrote a song that looked decades into his future. “When I’m Sixty-Four” appeared on The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band. Years after ...

The Beatles’ songs from A to Z are a study of how the band changed the course of pop music. The songwriting, melodies, instrumentals, and recording technqiues established the band as among the most ...

For No One reveals the Beatles at their most emotionally devastating, with Paul McCartney crafting a heartbreakingly subtle ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Paul McCartney is known as one of the most talented and successful ...

John Lennon's inspiration for his lyrics in the song came in part from reading a newspaper. Someone rich was reported as having committed suicide in his car (the 'lucky man who made the grade').