2 Songs John Lennon Wished He Had Written, Including a Paul McCartney Classic by The Beatles
In one of John Lennon‘s final interviews with David Sheff, months before his death in December of 1980, he revealed a song Paul McCartney had written for the Beatles that he wished he had penned, including one of his favorites, “Here, There and Everywhere,” from the band’s 1966 album Revolver.
“I remember John saying, ‘You know, I probably like that better than any of my songs on the tape,’” recalled McCartney in The Beatles Anthology from 2002. “Coming from John, that was high praise indeed.”
Lennon also praised McCartney’s “Hey Jude,” a song he had written to comfort Lennon’s son Julian during his parents’ divorce. “That’s his best song,” said Lennon in a 1972 interview with Hit Parader. “‘Hey Jude’ is a damn good set of lyrics, and I made no contribution to that.”
The third McCartney song by the Beatles, their Abbey Road track “Oh! Darling,” was one Lennon said sounded like something he would have written. Lennon also said he would have given the song stronger vocals than McCartney, who even admitted that his singing was “lukewarm” on the track.
Source: Tina Benitez-Eves/americansongwriter.com
