McCartney Times

The Beatles were excellent storytellers. While tracks like ‘Revolution 9’, ‘I Am The Walrus’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ are obvious exceptions to the rule, on the whole, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison liked nothing better than a good narrative. This is, of course, one of the fundamentals of pop songcraft: telling a story without overcomplicating things or waxing too poetical.

The best songwriter is the person who is able to make a complex and multifaceted idea gloriously transparent. By the end of the song – if the composer has achieved what they set out to – the listener might even feel a rush of enlightenment wash over them. The Beatles honed this songwriting style in their day, forging a path for the countless others who followed in their footsteps.

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Source: John Lennon’s first “complete song” for The Beatles