Paul McCartney recently penned an essay for The New Yorker about writing "Eleanor Rigby." The Beatles' beloved song was inspired by "an old lady" that McCartney helped out while growing up. "Hearing ...

It’s not much of a secret as to how The Beatles became the biggest band in the world. The easy songwriting relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney created fantastic music that spoke to a ...

No list of amazing rock songs from 1966 would be complete without at least one tune from the Fab Four. I went with one of my all-time favorite Beatles tunes, the 1966 baroque pop effort “Eleanor Rigby ...

When The Beatles met Elvis Presley in 1965, the Fab Four wasn’t impressed with the King’s current output. John Lennon and Paul McCartney both said they thought Elvis’ best work came before he served ...

The entirety of The Beatles’ 1966 album, Revolver, revolutionized modern recording techniques and ushered in a new sound—one that was deeply experimental and lushly psychedelic. Both of these were ...

A rare document signed by the real Eleanor Rigby, made famous by the Beatles in their vibe-changing 1966 hit of the same name, will soon be up for grabs at auction. Previously written off as ...

Sir Paul McCartney has hinted at the real identity of the woman made famous in The Beatles's 1966 hit 'Eleanor Rigby'. When approached for a donation by The Sunbeam Trust charity, Sir Paul instead ...

Paul McCartney said he’s written a number of songs in the style of his Beatles classic “Eleanor Rigby,” but he has no plans to release them. He looked back on the success of the 1966 Revolver hit, ...

It generally starts with “[to the tune of Eleanor Rigby]” and then adds in a modern-day remix to the three original verses. There was even a group effort from one batch of Twitter users who couldn’t ...

In contrast, the sole Beatle on every album track is Paul McCartney. As well as John, George Harrison is also not on “For No One”. His only absence. Unsurprisingly, Ringo Starr isn’t heard on “Eleanor ...