John Lennon Credited Paul McCartney for a Life-Changing Beatles Hit

The Beatles rose to unprecedented fame in the 1960s. The band was comprised of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr; the former three got together in 1958 and secured Starr as their drummer in 1962. From there, the quartet’s lives changed forever, and they found themselves in the throes of the greatest fame a band has ever known.

The band’s leading songwriters were Lennon and McCartney, who were often both credited on songs regardless of whether it was actually the work of just one of them. And Lennon, who was credited on a major Beatles hit, has come out and said that it was entirely McCartney who took the band in a new direction.

When The Beatles initially formed back in the late 1950s, Lennon and McCartney set themselves apart as the band’s core songwriters (much to George Harrison’s dismay, apparently). And as that fame climb continued, Lennon and McCartney took turns — almost to the point of competition — penning the band’s biggest hits. Ultimately, the two were often credited on each other’s songs even if the other didn’t write it, and that stands true for “Can’t Buy Me Love” — a song that took the Beatles to new levels of fame. 1964 was the year of The Beatles, and that January, McCartney and the gang were staying in Paris when he penned “Can’t Buy Me Love,” which would go on to solidify the band’s icon status and send them even further to the top that same year. And despite having credit on the song, Lennon attributed the whole piece to McCartney — his first time writing a song solo for the group.

Source: Julia Mullaney/cheatsheet.com

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