Why George Harrison was not as good of a songwriter as writing duo John Lennon & Paul McCartney during the early years of the Beatles?

“There were just too many limitations based upon our being together for so long,” he said in a Crawdaddy Magazine interview in 1977. “The problem was that John and Paul had written songs for so long it was difficult … and they automatically thought that theirs should be priority.”

Did George Harrison and Paul McCartney ever write a song together?

But both Harrison and McCartney were hugely successful songwriters, respectively penning the two most-covered Beatles songs of all time, according to Rolling Stone: McCartney’s “Yesterday” and Harrison’s “Something.”

In what ways did songs written by Lennon differ from those written by McCartney?

Lennon wrote most or all of “Revolution,” “Help” and “Sexy Sadie.” Both had songwriting tendencies that enabled fans to usually figure out the primary writer. McCartney was more melodic and covered a broader range of topics in his lyrics. Lennon was more musically raw and his lyrics more personal.

What did George Harrison think of Paul McCartney?

The Beatles made him unhappy, with the constant arguments. They were vicious to each other. That was really upsetting, and even more so for him because he had this new spiritual avenue. Like a little brother, he was pushed into the background.

Did John and Paul reconcile?

They began to reconcile during Lennon’s ‘Lost Weekend’ period. From the summer of 1973 to early 1975, Lennon disappeared into a creative and outrageous period of his life dubbed his Lost Weekend — which included an accidental reconciliation with McCartney.

Was George friends with Paul?

In the Beatles days, they were all friends. Paul and George went to the same school. It was Paul that recommended George for The Beatles. As time went on, and the Lennon McCartney song writing dominated, George was left behind.

Who was a better songwriter John Lennon or Paul McCartney?

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