Curated category
1965 songs
- What Goes On (Beatles song)John Lennon wrote the song in early 1959, likely at 251 Menlove Avenue. The early version of the song is heavily inspired by Buddy Holly and differed…
- In My LifeJohn Lennon claimed he wrote most of the melody for In My Life. Paul McCartney argued that he composed the entire tune himself.
- Help! (song)John Lennon wrote the lyrics to express his stress after the Beatles' quick rise to success. He told Playboy magazine in 1980 that he was subconsciously…
- Ticket to Ride (song)John Lennon claimed the song was three-quarters his own, yet Paul McCartney insisted they wrote it together during a full three-hour session.
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)John Lennon began writing the song in January 1965 while staying at Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was on holiday with his wife…