Sometimes they would sit together to finish off someone's composition, such as in the case of " With A Little Help From My Friends," or add an idea here or there, as with " Getting Better." And while they did stray into writing songs completely by themselves at times, they kept up the 'finishing off' formula throughout The Beatles career.Įarlier on, however, they did manage to sit "nose to nose," as Lennon would refer to it, from time to time. They decided that this newer approach, finishing off a near-completed idea from the other partner, was a more feasible way to keep the songwriting team intact. He'll bring a new approach to it and that particular song will finish up half and half, Lennon and McCartney." If I get stuck on the middle eight of a new number, I give up, knowing that when I see John he will finish it off for me. "If you happen to be on your own, you might as well get it finished yourself. "It would be daft to sit around waiting for a partner to finish your song off with you," McCartney explained back then.
While they started off in their formative years skipping school to meet and write songs together from scratch, they found this practice somewhat burdensome to maintain. With such diverse personalities, which became even more diverse as their partnership developed through the Beatle years, they maintained their cohesiveness by adopting various songwriting formulas.
The output of the legendary songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney has become one of the most loved and highly esteemed catalogs in popular music.
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