PAUL & JOHN ONCE AGREED ONE SONG WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH — AND THE REASON STILL STINGS

  • byJasmin
  • February 6, 2026
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We talk about Lennon–McCartney as the greatest hit-writing duo in history, but even they later looked back at one early song and felt it didn’t belong in The Beatles’ legacy. A comment that sounded half-joking at the time quietly revealed how different their musical instincts already were. And by the end, those differences were no longer creative sparks — they became fractures. So which song was it that both Paul and John turned away from… and why did it matter more than anyone realized?
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