Elvis Costello Said The Beatles' 'I Saw Her Standing There' Destroyed Stereotypes About
Elvis Costello said The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There” said something about Paul McCartney. He discussed the way Paul and John Lennon were seen by the public. Paul reacted to people who felt his songs were too “soppy.”
Elvis Costello said The Beatles‘ “I Saw Her Standing There” contradicted a “cliche” about Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Subsequently, he said the cliche was not actually true. Notably, one of Paul’s most famous songs was a response to a persistent criticism of him.
Paul was the primary creative force behind some of The Beatles’ most famous ballads, such as “And I Love Her,” “The Long and Winding Road,” and “Yesterday.” Meanwhile, John gave was the main songwriter behind avant-garde tracks like “Revolution 9” and “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
In a 2022 article from Stereogum, 80 different artists spoke about Paul. In the article, Costello discussed the perception of John and Paul. “The cliche for Lennon and McCartney is that Paul is the sweet one and John is the edgy one,” Costello said.
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