Paul McCartney

course and let it be. Lyrics in the song also show a hopeful attitude such as, “When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” Mother Mary is said to be Paul McCartney’s mother, whom he lost at a young age. On a wider scale, Paul McCartney wrote this song during a time of violence throughout the world to be optimistic and hopeful for a better world. The song is well portrayed with the light guitar riff and reflective, steady…

band called the Quarry Men before The Beatles formed. When John met Paul McCartney, who was introduced through a friend, he was impressed by his talent with a guitar and asked Paul to join the band. Paul agreed to the offer. At age 14 George Harrison became the newest member. This took awhile to happen since George was so young. . Paul try to persuade John to let him join, but John didn’t give. After awhile of persistence from Paul, John finally agreed to let George audition for the band.…

sold today. Together John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote 180 out of the roughly 245 Beatles songs while the remaining songs were written with or by other band mates. The Lennon McCartney songwriting duo is as historical in the field of music as any. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were only together as a band for seven years, but they impacted the world like no other. Equally gifted musicians, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are regarded as the best musical…

walked outside of their recording studio. The sketch for Abbey Road was draw by Paul McCartney himself. Abbey Road was the Beatles last album. Although, “Let It Be” was released later than Abbey Road, it was recorded before Abbey Road. But, the on the album's legacy inspired countless imitations. The album cover went down in Fab Four lore. With the first two providing proof of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney had died several years earlier. Before, the album was released. The conspiracy…

It was a snowy day on February 7, 1964 as the plane touched down at JFK airport in New York City. The Beatles had arrived in America to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. More than one third of United States population had gathered round their black and white television sets to see this band from England. Unfortunately, two University of Mississippi students heading back to campus, one Cecil Brown, and his roommate came to the sudden realization that they would miss the show. The pair, both…

thought I would like none of these songs. In this album there are 14 songs mostly by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Overall I really like this album and would recommend this album to people. The band members in this band are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. Ringo played the drums, John played rhythm guitar, Paul played bass and George was lead guitar. Paul Mccartney and John Lennon were the main singers in most of the songs. The Beatles are very well known and…

only around ten years. However their legacy still remains. Formation of the band In the 50s guitarist and singer John Lennon formed a band known as “the Quarrymen” In 1957 “the Quarrymen” added guitarist: Paul McCartney, to the roster. Not much later George Harrison (a friend of Paul McCartney’s) joined the band. Through the late 50’s members of “the Quarrymen” came and went but the trio of guitarist remained. Proving that they were the most compatible with each other. In 1960 the band…

listener has “heard the word is love?” (The Beatles, “The Word”). According to this song, love can set one free. The song “Michelle” shows that love can exist even with a language barrier. This song is sung by Paul McCartney and he confesses his love for Michelle, a French girl. McCartney sings the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you / That's all I want to say” (The Beatles, “Michelle”). Although Michelle is not able to understand his words in English, he still wants her to know that…

relationship is personified through the lead vocal, Paul McCartney, who is challenged by the counterpoint harmonies that follow each line (i.e., the second vocal). The second voice sings in falsetto (i.e., singing in a higher octave than the normal pitch, of the lead) to create a counterpoint/contradiction to McCartney’s vocal; however, the counterpoint can serve as tension followed by the release done by McCartney (or vice versa). For example, when Paul sings, "a little better all the time"…

Their music was simplistic, beautiful love songs - songs that John and Paul wrote. John was a human, he had his faults, but he was more true than artists,” (Elsis). As a fan of Lennon, Mark Elsis was one of the millions of people who was impacted by Lennon. Lennon attracted a following of free spirited souls as they identified…