In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul explained that while he was driving down the highway one day, he heard a broadcast of Ubu Cocu on BBC Radio 3. Ubu Cocu is one of three plays, ...

The latest episode of the McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast profiles Paul McCartney’s humorously macabre 1970 Beatles song, “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.” The tune tells the story of insane medical ...

However, while making the new album, one of the most tense moments was the recording of this Paul McCartney track. “Maxwell’s ...

In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that the absurdist and dramatist Alfred Jarry “figures” in a couple of his songs, both in and out of The Beatles. Paul called Jarry a playful ...

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Every artist has songs they can’t stand, and for The Beatles, that song was “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”. Recorded at a time when the band was already struggling, the song appears on The Beatles’ Abbey ...

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr formed The Beatles—the band that remains the greatest and biggest in the history of rock 'n' roll.