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Mclennon song list:

Two of us - Lennon/McCartney

The opening song on The Beatles’ final album, Two Of Us was written by Paul McCartney about his fondness for getting deliberately lost in the country with his future wife Linda.

Lennon and McCartney shared the same microphone to sing the song, as captured in the Let It Be film. Indeed, the middle sections contain likely references to their relationship, with both acutely aware that their time as members of The Beatles was drawing to a close.

You and I have memories Longer than the road that stretches out ahead

Two Of Us is also thought to contain a reference to The Beatles’ business troubles with Apple, in the line “You and me chasing paper, getting nowhere”. The song displays the relief felt by McCartney at being able to leave these troubles behind and enjoy uncomplicated moments with Linda.

As a kid I loved getting lost. I would say to my father - let’s get lost. But you could never seem to be able to get really lost. All signs would eventually lead back to New York or wherever we were staying! Then, when I moved to England to be with Paul, we would put Martha in the back of the car and drive out of London. As soon as we were on the open road I’d say, ‘Let’s get lost’ and we’d keep driving without looking at any signs. Hence the line in the song, 'Two of us going nowhere’.

Paul wrote Two Of Us on one of those days out. It’s about us. We just pulled off in a wood somewhere and parked the car. I went off walking while Paul sat in the car and started writing. He also mentions the postcards because we used to send a lot of postcards to each other.

Linda McCartney A Hard Day’s Write, Steve Turner

McCartney offered the song to Mortimer, a New York trio, to be issued by Apple as their début single in June 1969. However, it remained unreleased and Mortimer never became Apple recording artists.

Let me roll it - Paul McCartney

The song was seen by critics as a pastiche of John Lennon’s sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, never claimed the song was intended as a pastiche of Lennon. McCartney did say the vocal “does sound like John… I hadn’t realised I’d sung it like John.”

Too many people - Paul McCartney

The song is an instance of musical sniping among the four Beatles after the band broke up, the target in this case presumed to be McCartney’s former bandmate and songwriting partner John Lennon. “[John had] been doing a lot of preaching, and it got up my nose a little bit,” said McCartney in a 1984 interview with Playboy. “I wrote, 'Too many people preaching practices,’ I think is the line. I mean, that was a little dig at John and Yoko…there was 'You took your lucky break and broke it in two.’

How do you sleep? - John lennon

Following the release of McCartney’s album Ram earlier that year, Lennon felt attacked by McCartney, who later admitted that lines in the song ”Too Many People“ were intended as digs at Lennon(Lennon thought that other songs on the album, such as "3 Legs,” contained similar attacks).

The song’s lyrics refer to the Paul is dead conspiracy, (“Those freaks was right when they said you was dead”). The song begins with the lyrics, “So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise”, referring to their landmark album; a strange insult considering that the Sergeant Pepper idea had been Paul’s, first voiced to Mal Evans on a flight from Kenya to London, 19/11/66. Preceding this first line are ambient sounds evocative of those heard at the beginning of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

The lyrics, “The only thing you done was yesterday/And since you’ve gone you’re just another day” are directed at McCartney, the first lyric being a reference to The Beatles’ 1965 song “Yesterday”. In the “Imagine” film, (with Harrison playing alongside Lennon) Lennon sings, “How do you sleep you cunt?” before he asks the engineer to stop the recording.The second lyric is a reference to McCartney’s hit single, “Another Day”, released earlier in 1971. Lennon initially penned the lyrics, “You probably pinched that bitch anyway”, as a reference to the many times McCartney himself had made claims that he wasn’t sure if he “nicked" Yesterday, having asked Lennon, Harrison, Martin and others if they heard that song before. Although Lennon receives the sole credit as the song’s author, multiple reports indicate that Yoko Ono, as well as Allen Klein, Lennon’s manager, also contributed lyrics.

(I know) I know - John lennon

"Today I love you more than yesterday (Paul’s song)

Right now I love you more right now”

“And I know it’s getting better all the time (quote from Getting better)

As we share in each other’s minds”

(Just like) Starting over - John lennon

“Let’s take our chance and fly away (free as a bird?)somewhere alone”

“It’s time to spread our wings and fly, Don’t let another day go by my love,”

“Why don’t we take off alone,

Take a trip somewhere far, far away, We’ll be together on our own again, Like we used to in the early days, Well, well darling” (Paris trip?)

Calico Skies - Paul McCartney

McCartney had been staying in Long Island when the category-three storm Hurricane Bob that made landfall had hit in August 1991. This made McCartney to sit with an acoustic guitar and write what he describes as “a gentle love song that becomes a 1960s protest song"

My valentine - Paul McCartney

Basically john talking about how John and linda gave him a sigh?

Tug of war - Paul McCartney

Rolling Stone described the song as McCartney’s equivalent to John Lennon’s ”Imagine“.[1] To others, however, ”Pipes of Peace“ is. The song has a clear division between the verses featuring sad lyrics about the struggle to survive, the necessity of conflict (pushing and pulling) and the hopeful refrain, in which McCartney looks for a future where these struggles are no longer necessary.[2] The lyrics are seen[who?] as describing his complex relationship with Lennon, who was killed two years prior.

Here today - Paul McCartney

”Here Today“ is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album Tug of War. McCartney wrote the song about his relationship with and love for John Lennon, who had died less than two years before.[1] He stated the song was composed in the form of an imaginary conversation the pair might have had. The song was produced by The Beatles’ producer George Martin. Although not released as a single, the song reached #46 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.[2]

My old friend - Carl perkins and Paul McCartney

In 1981, just after John Lennon died, Paul and Linda invited Carl to stay with them in Montserrat. Paul wanted Carl’s help recording a song called Get It for his new album, Tug Of War. Carl spent eight days with them, and George and Ringo had been there to help out as well. It was a great time between old friends who had shared such a legendary musical past. The night before he left, a song came to Carl that summed up his warm feelings about the visit, and he couldn’t get it out of his mind. It was so strong that Carl didn’t even write it down, which was strange for him. He usually always wrote his songs down immediately. In the morning, Carl Perkins sang the song, which he named My Old Friend, for Linda and Paul, saying it was his gift for having him as a guest. Half way through the song, after singing "if we never meet again this side of life, in a little while, over yonder, where there’s peace and quiet, my old friend, won’t you think about me every now and then?” tears streamed down Paul’s face and he stood up and stepped outside. Not knowing what the matter was, Carl stopped and Linda put her arms around him, thanking him for helping Paul to connect with his grief over John Lennon’s death. Now this next part was not in the video, but according to the book, Linda explained that the last time Paul talked to John, he had said the same line to Paul, “think of me every now and then, my old friend.” Carl had no doubt that the song was from John Lennon, as a gift to Paul.

This one - Paul McCartney

“Did I Ever Take You In My Arms, Look You In The Eye, Tell You That I Do, Did I Ever Open Up My Heart And Let You Look Inside.

If I Never Did It, I Was Only Waiting For A Better Moment That Didn’t Come. There Never Could Be A Better Moment Than This One, This One.”

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