Paul McCartney opens up on Beatles song he wrote about dead friend | Music

PAUL MCCARTNEY has spoken out about how he and John Lennon wrote a song about their friend after their death, but the song was later banned from radio.

In 1967 John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together to write a new batch of songs for The Beatles' eighth studio album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. During their writing sessions, the pair heard some tragic news about one of their friends, prompting them to write candidly about losing one of their pals.In McCartney's new book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, he delved into the secrets of how he and Lennon wrote A Day In The Life. The song was a joint effort between the two pals mourning the loss of their friend, Tara Browne.

Source: Callum Crumlish/express.co.uk

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