Legendary Beatles Member Paul McCartney Wrote This Song for Frank Sinatra but It Was Rejected

Every Beatle had their influence and hero, and for Paul McCartney, that artist happened to be Frank Sinatra. At 14 years old, years before his days in The Beatles, McCartney wrote a song called “Suicide”, taking inspiration from Sinatra, who was best known for “Come Fly With Me” and “My Way.” When an opportunity arose, and McCartney got in touch with Sinatra, the former Beatle sent “Suicide” to him. Ultimately, the song was rejected. Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra Crossed Paths After The Beatles Disbanded.

It was not until Sinatra covered “Something” by The Beatles (written by George Harrison) that he viewed The Beatles favorably. The cover was the only time Sinatra crossed paths with the Beatles before he called the “Blackbird” and “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” songwriter for a song after The Beatles’ disbandment, which McCartney enthusiastically accepted. Speaking on Sinatra’s influence on his songwriting to the McCartney Archive Collection, he said, “I had my Dad’s old piano at home that I used to tinker about on when there was no one in the house. And my feelings were, then, that if you were ever going to be a songwriter, the height of it all was Sinatra.
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Why Sinatra rejected “Suicide” was simple: he found the song too dark for his style, despite the song being a flashy cabaret track. In fact, when McCartney sent the song to him, he thought it was a joke. As McCartney detailed, “He thought I was taking the piss. ‘Is this guy kidding?’” You know, sending Sinatra a song called ‘Suicide’. He did not get it! But I did think, ‘Oh God, maybe I should have changed it a bit to send it to him.’”

“Suicide” was not the only song McCartney had written with him in mind. “When I’m Sixty Four,” from the critically acclaimed album Sgt Pepper, was also written for Sinatra, though Sinatra would never receive the demo. The Fab Four recorded the song for the album instead, despite the disapproval of John Lennon.

Source: Teguan Harris/collider.com

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