The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby' is a bleak and harrowing masterpiece on its own. At no point did it require another band to ...

The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” doesn’t sound much like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Taylor Swift would probably agree. She explained the difference between her approach to songwriting and ...

The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” doesn’t need fixing. When Paul McCartney interviewed Taylor Swift, he said the track could have had a different lyric. He also explained how “Eleanor Rigby” drew from some ...

On October 10, 1939, the real-life Eleanor Rigby, a scullery maid, died in her sleep at 44 years old in Liverpool.

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the music made by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr continues to inspire and intrigue fans old and new. And beyond the music, ...

The Beatles changed styles so effortlessly and grew as songwriters so rapidly that two songs from separate eras can often seem like the work of two different bands. But one thing that never changed: ...

Ringo Starr already has a track record of making the greatest drum parts for The Beatles, but he knew they would go in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It’s mid-morning on Tuesday 7 January, 1969 and the next Beatle to arrive is Paul McCartney.