{"id":266569,"date":"2025-11-16T19:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/266569\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:41:11","slug":"the-beatles-song-lennon-and-mccartney-called-their-favourite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/266569\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatles song Lennon and McCartney called their favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"John<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n

Sun 16 November 2025 18:30, UK <\/p>\n

In the grand history of rock and roll, John Lennon<\/a> and Paul McCartney were probably the closest thing to blood brothers in the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While there were countless bands that had legitimate siblings in a band together like Oasis or even The Kinks, no other duo seemed to have the same synergy as \u2018The Nerk Twins\u2019 when they began making The Beatles\u2019 masterpieces. They couldn\u2019t certainly take the piss out of each other every single time they were asked about their songs, but it was always rooted in a deep respect for their respective partner as a writer.<\/p>\n

Because even though Macca might have objected to a song like \u2018Revolution 9\u2019 being on a Beatles album, it\u2019s not because he couldn\u2019t see the power behind it. Lennon had created a soundtrack of chaos that no one would soon forget, but that also might not have had its place on a Beatles album compared to the more tuneful tracks on The White Album like \u2018Dear Prudence<\/a>\u2019 or \u2018Happiness is a Warm Gun\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Cute One\u2019 could be diplomatic, but Lennon was a much different animal. He didn\u2019t take shit from anyone, much less someone in his own band, and if he felt that a song was crap, he had no problem saying it. In fact, half of the interviews Lennon did after The Beatles made him sound like he had an axe to grind with all of Macca\u2019s songs, which he would often dismiss as \u2018granny shit\u2019 or silly love songs.<\/p>\n

Even if there were the few collaborations that got Lennon\u2019s seal of approval like \u2018A Day in the Life\u2019 and \u2018We Can Work It Out\u2019, he did have a special place in his heart for the song \u2018Here There and Everywhere\u2019, saying<\/a> that the track was \u201cPaul\u2019s song completely, I believe. And one of my favourite songs of The Beatles.\u201d And coming from Lennon, that wasn\u2019t simple lip service to his mate, either.<\/p>\n

A lot of what they had been working on before was starting to be looked at as teenybopper stuff, and while this was still a love song, it was much more sophisticated than before. McCartney had already adopted the constantly-shifting key changes from Brian Wilson\u2019s productions, but given how sweet the melody is, the whole tune almost feels like something you would hear from the days of classic pop songs from the likes of Frank Sinatra. <\/p>\n

And judging by how naturally the lyrics fell into place, McCartney agreed that the tune was among the best that he had come up with, saying, \u201cNow when I sing it, I look back at it and think, \u2018The boy\u2019s not bad.\u2019 In fact, if pushed, I would say that \u2018Here, There and Everywhere\u2019 is my own favourite of all my songs.\u201d But part of why the production is so great is because of how sparse it is.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of moving parts like the soaring harmonies in the background, but they are fairly simple arrangements. All they need to do is glide across the song to give everything that little pulse throughout the tune, and that subtle guitar line in the bridge is that little attention to detail that proves why the band were thinking of everything that would make their songs absolutely perfect.<\/p>\n

So while \u2018Here There and Everywhere\u2019 fits pretty snugly right in between the rest of the band\u2019s psychedelic period, the kind of songwriting that McCartney was working with here could have worked in nearly any time period. Because when you land on a melody that\u2019s this perfect, there\u2019s no way that any trend can manage to get in the way. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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