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Gimme 10: When Lennon and McCartney worked together

Undoubtedly, the driving force of the magical path of the Beatles was the dipole John Lennon-Paul McCartney. What was the best of those pieces in whose composition they cooperated?
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The upcoming version of all the Beatles' albums are already in stores and climbed the charts around the world, 40 years since the last time the Fantastic 4 were to be found together in the studios of Abbey Road. Undoubtedly, the driving force of the magical path of the Beatles was the dipole John Lennon-Paul McCartney. Competition between them has never stopped and was the main cause of not only the success of the group but also of its dissolution. Regardless of who of the two wrote each song, they had been signed by both of them. But what was the best of those pieces in whose composition they both contributed? Below you can read in chronological order, the opinion of Gimme 10.

1. She Loves You (1963)
The song that caused the Beatlemania, began being  written at a hotel in Newcastle and completed in the family house of McCartney in Liverpool. The "perfect pop song" (according to the book of Dominic Pedler, The Songwriting Secrets Of The Beatles ) is even today the best-selling single of the band in Britain and the first truly great example of what this duo could achieve.

2. I Want To Hold Your Hand (1963)
Britain and Europe "fell" fairly easily, but the U.S. market "resisted" strongly to the Beatles appeal. Since all the singles that were released there have been failures, their manager, Brian Epstein, he urged them to write something with their minds to the U.S. market. The result was this single that was written in the basement of Jane Asher, with the two Beetles playing the same piano. It was the first song that was recorded with 4 channel technology. Needless to say, succeed in full ...

3. Baby's In Black (1964)
Another song that was written at a hotel during the summer tour of '64. A waltz, with darker themes than usual and important duet by its composers. The album included the Beatles For Sale and played often at live appearances until the last, in San Fransisco, August 29 1966.

4. We Can Work It Out (1965)
After a controversial time with his fiancee, Jane Asher, McCartney wrote the verses and chorus of the song in the house he had bought for his father, in Chesire . Then showed it to Lennon, who wrote the middle eight while in the recording studio, Harrison proposed change in waltz tempo. It took some time to achieve the desired effect, but once they made it, they had in their hands one of their best singles.

 5. In My Life (1965)

Opinions differ as to who wrote what in this part of the Rubber Soul . Lennon insisted that he wrote the verse and most of the music while McCartney says even today that he wrote all the music based on lyrics by his partner. Whatever the case, this particular song, the most important musical duo who met the world, touched one of its tops.

6. A Day In The Life (1967)
The myth of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band still exists, although not quite met reality. The truth is that the album would not have so many fans if not contained in the end, this exquisite piece which for many is the crowning moment of the Fab 4 (personally, I almost agree). With lyrics inspired by the columns of the Daily Mail and the then recent experience in shooting the film How I Won The War, Lennon wrote the verses and presented to McCartney, who added the middle eight of a fragment song that was already prepared. Their creation took the "symphonic" dimensions in the studio, plus orchestra and the masterly play of the same members of the group. The closure is one of those moments of anthology in their discography. All this of course did not prevent the BBC from banning the broadcasting of the song because of its references to drugs containing ... 

7. Getting Better (1967)
The idea for this song came to McCartney in a phrase Jimmy Nicol used to say, the alternate drummer for the Beatles in 1964. The music is mostly the same while Lennon contributed greatly to this part with the  lyrics. Undeniably, one of the best moments of Sgt. Pepper's ...

8. With A Little Help From My Friends (1967)
The other three they always used to find a song for Ringo Starr in each album. Thus came to life this exceptional song upon the excellent piece written in Lennon's house in Weybridge to get into Sgt. Pepper's ... The biographer, Hunter Davies, was present when creating and included a beautiful narration in the book that was released in 1968. Joe Cocker had a resounding success by covering the song at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.

9. Hey Bulldog (1968)
The title was originally Hey Bullfrog, but McCartney changed since served in a variety of barking during the recording. The original idea was Lennon's song, but perfected by both of them in the studio recording and governed by high spirits and one of the most mettlesome of the group. This included the soundtrack for the animated film, Yellow Submarine

10. I've Got A Feeling (1970)
The effect of suturing two half-baked songs,
 the I've Got A Feeling is certainly one of the best moments and the swan's song of the Beatles, Let It Be. The group tried to reach a final version at Twickenham Film Studios, without success, and have the time comes for the live appearance on the roof of Apple's offices to record the performance that would satisfy them .

 


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