Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” was almost called “Daisy Hawkins.” Subsequently, the unused title inspired another song by a different band. Paul compared the name Eleanor Rigby to ...

In a 2021 article from The New Yorker, Paul discussed the origins of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” “It did feel like a breakthrough for me lyrically — more of a serious song,” he recalled. “[Producer] ...

“Eleanor Rigby” was released by The Beatles in 1966 as part of their Revolver album roll-out. A unique offering for the famed group, the song features only a string arrangement and vocal from Paul ...

Paul McCartney is set to publish his whopping 900-page book, The Lyrics, that explains the stories behind many of his biggest Beatles songs and his solo material on November 2. Weeks before its ...

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, ...

Rare audio of prog icons Yes playing a version of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby has emerged online. The recording, which was made in February 1969 during sessions at Polydor Studios in London with ...

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 ...

"I'll be doing a song, let's say 'Eleanor Rigby' or something, and I'm on autopilot," the Beatles star tells the Smartless podcast Paul McCartney has revealed that even music icons can experience a ...

That question, which has bedeviled Beatles' fans for decades, may be answered in part by a 1911 hospital payroll sheet to be auctioned in London on Thursday. The document, sent by Paul McCartney in ...

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, ...