The essential partnership between Paul McCartney and John Lennon would produce many hit songs for the Beatles. But there was a time when betting on a song written by these two artists would’ve been a ...

The Beatles’ first official single as a band was “Love Me Do.” According to John Lennon’s then-wife, though, this wasn’t the group’s best song. In fact, she thought this Lennon-McCartney original was ...

A star once said The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” was inspired by Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” She also felt the song was inspired by Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want).” Paul McCartney and ...