The Story Behind the Only Song Paul McCartney Wrote with Ringo Starr
As every Beatles fan knows, the songwriting power in the band came from John Lennon and Paul McCartney. That’s not to say the other two members didn’t pen a few stellar songs themselves. But it was Lennon and McCartney that got the most cuts and they didn’t often differ to George Harrison or Ringo Starr for songwriting sessions.
In fact, it wasn’t until after the Beatles called it quits that McCartney and Starr ever hopped in the writers room together as a pair. Learn more about the only song this duo ever wrote together, below.
As McCartney was gearing up to work on his solo album Flaming Pie, he decided to tap Starr for some help in the songwriting department. Their collaboration started as little more than a jam session. Starr played on one of McCartney’s other songs from the project. After that was completed, McCartney wanted to keep his old bandmate around a little while longer.
Source: Alex Hopper/americansongwriter.com
