McCartney Times

The Beatles

#DYK That SEPTEMBER 13th is the fiftieth anniversary of the release of “Yesterday” as a single: arguably the first solo Paul #McCartney recording, and an early sign that he and John Lennon were drifting in different directions. It had come out a month earlier on the “Help!” album in America, but it was the first single release to feature the writing and recording of a single Beatle. As such, its anniversary makes an apt moment to ponder what made Lennon and McCartney’s compositions so distinct, and why critics and journalists love pitting them against each other.

Source: Lennon and McCartney: Fifty years of “Yesterday” | The Economist