Paul McCartney is a genius when it comes to songwriting. The British-born former Beatle knows how to captivate, educate and even obfuscate when it comes to his message and lyrics. For evidence of this ...

When it comes to the titular track on The Beatles’ parting effort, John Lennon was always strongly dismissive. Let It Be was ...

There’s a great tradition of pop songs that sound like gospel music without being religious per se. These tracks include Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Elvis Presley’s “Burning Love ...

The cosmic single on The Beatles' final album, 'Let It Be', that John Lennon worked and worked on for months on end.

Of all the revelations on the Beatles’ new Let It Be box set, the biggest is the song that didn’t even make the original album. “Don’t Let Me Down” is John Lennon’s raw love ballad to Yoko Ono, much ...

During a 1970 interview with Rolling Stone, Simon said he didn’t want any of his albums to have too many uptempo songs. He wanted his albums to be balanced. “So, working in the studio, I would think ...