Paul McCartney says singing The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” makes his past flash before his eyes. He revealed why he doesn’t want to retire. The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” was more popular in the United ...

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 ...

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the music made by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr continues to inspire and intrigue fans old and new. And beyond the music, ...

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 ...

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed a bizarre lyric in 'Eleanor Rigby' was inspired by his mother's love of Nivea face cream. The Beatles legend has launched the podcast 'McCartney: A Life In Lyrics', in ...

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Like most decades-old songs, the true origins of McCartney’s song are murky. Rigby’s grave is in the cemetery beside St. Peter’s Parish Church in Woolton. McCartney went to Sunday school at St.

When Paul McCartney set out to remake classic Beatles cuts in 1984, Ringo Starr didn't want to participate in the new ...

Today (October 4) iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin will debut the much anticipated McCartney: A Life In Lyrics podcast. The 12-part series, based on the best-selling book, is hosted by the poet Paul Muldoon ...