'In My Life': The making of The Beatles' classic from Rubber Soul
'In My Life' is not just one of The Beatles greatest songs, but one of THE greatest songs.
The Beatles released over 200 songs during their decade odd at the top of the pop world, and you could make a fair argument for any one of 50 odd to be their very best. In our own rankings, we put 'In My Life' in at number one, and we're not the first or the last. Back in 2000, Mojo magazine went even further, arguing that it was simply the best song of all time ever.
But do you know who wrote 'In My Life', or what year it finally made the charts (and where it placed when it got there)?
Do you know who the "dead" and "living" friends are being referred to in the lyrics, or what instrument George Martin plays on the song?
Who wrote 'In My Life'? This one should be easy, right? Not a cover, not one of George Harrison's 22 Beatles songs, not a quirky full-band co-write of one of Ringo Starr's pair of oddities.
So it's by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Yes, indeed, we've got the immortal Lennon-McCartney on the label.
But that's never the whole story.
Source: goldradio.com/Mayer Nissim
