…I went past Abbey Road studios and realised that exactly 50 years ago, Paul McCartney would have been inside recording “Yesterday”. Just McCartney, his acoustic guitar and a string quartet. None of the other Beatles were involved. “Yesterday” was an instant classic which has been covered more than 2,000 times by artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra and Marvin Gaye. But because it was essentially a Paul McCartney solo recording, John Lennon vetoed its release as a single. It was credited to Lennon & McCartney even though Lennon played no part in its composition. Many years later, Paul asked Yoko Ono whether she’d mind if the credits were changed to “McCartney & Lennon” for the song’s inclusion on a Beatles anthology. She refused. Musically, Paul McCartney was better than John Lennon. How many more examples do you need?
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