'Greatest' Beatles song showed Paul McCartney and John Lennon they couldn't 'dominate' any more
The track was described as 'the greatest love song of the last fifty years' by Frank Sinatra
The vast majority of The Beatles' songs were written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with them jointly credited to Lennon-McCartney. Paul and John's writing partnership was legendary, with their contrasting moods and approaches often meeting in a very happy medium.
About that partnership, Music and Musicians magazine's Wilfred Mellors wrote in 1972: "Opposite poles generate electricity: between John and Paul the sparks flew. John's fiery iconoclasm was tempered by Paul's lyrical grace, while Paul's wide-eyed charm was toughened by John's resilience."
However they were not the only talented songwriters in the group. George Harrison wrote a number of The Beatles' finest songs, including 'Here Comes the Sun', 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' and ‘Within You Without You’.
At times George had to fight to make his voice heard, with Paul and John assuming creative control of the band as the principal songwriters. The Wavertree-born star had written some songs that The Beatles recorded and was given a quota but he grew frustrated with the supporting role he had to play on 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and 'The White Album'.
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk/Dan Haygarth
