Paul wrote an essay for The New Yorker in which he discussed writing “Eleanor Rigby.” Paul was dating actor Jane Asher, and Asher’s mother arranged for him to take piano lessons. He revealed he played ...

In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul McCartney explained the origin behind “Eleanor Rigby”. The singer-songwriter grew up in Liverpool and knew many old ladies who lived in his neighborhood. There ...

Here are the lyrics to the Beatles’ hit, “Eleanor Rigby,” released in 1966 as a single and on the Beatles’ “Revolver” album. Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor ...

Hearing John Lennon’s “No Reply” in the autumn of 1964, music publisher Dick James remarked to the songwriter that he—and the Beatles—were making progress. Asked what James meant, the publisher ...

Paul McCartney is set to publish his whopping 900-page book, The Lyrics, that explains the stories behind many of his biggest Beatles songs and his solo material on November 2. Weeks before its ...

Excerpted from the book THE BEATLES LYRICS by Hunter Davies. It was thanks to "Eleanor Rigby" that I got to meet Paul properly. When it first came out, as a single but also on the Revolver album, I ...