Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Paul McCartney

The Beatles

The Beatles

Who wrote the majority of The Beatles’ songs?

Who wrote the majority of The Beatles’ songs? Answer: John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the principal songwriters for The Beatles. Although credited together as Lennon-McCartney, each song was often predominantly written by one...

Let It Be

The Beatles

Meaning of “Let It Be” by The Beatles

Even now, some five decades after their dissolution, The Beatles are arguably the most-recognizable band in Western pop music history. And it’s also debatable that “Let It Be” is their signature song. For instance, when this track...

Revolution 0

boygenius

Meaning of “Revolution 0” by boygenius

With band member and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers being a huge fan of Elliott Smith, it’s no wonder “Revolution 0” has many links to his life and career. Smith has also covered many of The Beatles’ tracks, as he...

Yellow Submarine

The Beatles

“Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles

“Yellow Submarine” is a song that was released on 5 August 1966, through Parlophone (and Capitol), as part of The Beatles’ album that came out that same day called “Revolver”. This project, as with virtually every...

Glass Onion

The Beatles

“Glass Onion” by The Beatles

These days it’s somewhat common for songs to be overanalyzed, especially if it’s one with obscure lyrics that comes to us via an artist who is undeniably an A-lister. That’s sorta understandable considering that...

Photograph

Ringo Starr

“Photograph” by Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr will always be known as a musician. But he also sports a notable film career and relatedly has experience as a professional photographer, even going back to his Beatles’ days. That is not to imply that...

Kill Or Be Killed

Muse

“Kill Or Be Killed” by Muse

“Kill Or Be Killed” is a song which, by design, is meant to speak to the less-than-ideal state of the world we currently live in. The coronavirus pandemic was such that it of course inspired...

Coming Up

Paul McCartney

“Coming Up” by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up” starts off with the narrator telling the addressee that he is “coming up like a flower” to the benefit of them both. These days when someone speaks of coming up, we take that to allude...