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john wrote great tunes too, Sexy Sadie, Dear Prudence, Jealous Guy, Julia, Across the Universe, This Boy.

He is a songsmith like lots of writers especially broadway writers, Elton John who wrote Yellow Brick Road in a few weeks, Stevie Wonder and the great Burt Bacharach. Paul wrote nice melodies such as let it Be and his songs appeal to a wider range of ages and listeners. I think to start saying who wrote best songs is up to the listener. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)Įverybody´s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey Harry Benson, Beatles composing, Paris 1964

Here’s a list of all songs officially recorded by the Beatles until 1970, where you can see who is the main composer and who sing. Meaning of Tell Me Why by The Beatles 'Tell Me Why' by The Beatles is a song about a person trying to understand why their significant other lied and left them. It was also covered by Me & Them, The Chenille Sisters, The Beach Boys, George Martin and His Orchestra and other artists. Some songs in the second part of their career is actually co-written, usually mixing part of John’s work with part of Paul’s, as in A Day in the Life or I’ve Got a Feeling. The Beatles originally released Tell Me Why written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and The Beatles released it on the album A Hard Days Night in 1964. Later, when they wrote separately (and still took co-writer credits as Lennon/McCartney), the one who wrote the song would sing the lead.

So all their songs have the dual Lennon/McCartney writing credit. From the very beginnings of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon decided to publish their songs under both their names.