AP Photo/John Raoux “Growing up, I knew a lot of old ladies — partly through what was called Bob-a-Job Week, when Scouts did chores for a shilling,” he wrote. “…Eleanor Rigby is based on ...

Lennon and McCartney rarely diverged in their statements about who wrote what. It’s just this song and Lennon’s “In My Life.” I think Lennon recognized “Eleanor Rigby” for what it was ...

“Eleanor Rigby” was released by The Beatles in 1966 ... together because it sounded natural and matched the rhythm he wrote. As the opening chorus makes perfectly clear, the song is a sort ...

Eleanor Rigby, along with In My Life ... John is reported to have said Paul wrote "the harmony and the middle-eight." While the bassist says he wrote the music in its entirety.

Eleanor Rigby was released as a double A-side single, backed by Yellow Submarine, in 1966 and spent four weeks at number one in the UK charts. Sir Paul McCartney, who wrote the majority of the ...