The Beatles Song Of The Day is “Paperback Writer.” “Paperback Writer” was the A-side of a single. “Rain” was the b-side. With the release of this single The Beatles enter the year 1966. The single was released in the United Kingdom on June 10th,1966 and in the United States May 30th,1966. “Paperback Writer” went to #1 in both countries. The song was mainly written by Paul with a little help with the lyrics from John. On this song Paul played a different bass guitar-a Rickenbacker and it sounds great. John would call “Paperback Writer” the “Son of Day Tripper, meaning a rock n’ roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy, loud guitar.” I always loved the sound of this song myself. The song was written by Paul in the form of a letter. John had been the principle songwriter on 5ive singles in a row so it was Paul’s turn to come up with something. John Lennon: backing vocal and rhythm guitar/ Paul McCartney: vocal and bass guitar/ George Harrison: backing vocal and lead guitar/ Ringo Starr: drums and tambourine. The song was recorded on April 13th and 14th, 1966 at Abbey Road. Producer: George Martin.

Rating “Paperback Writer” on a scale of 1 to 5 ***** a classic.

• Rolling Stone Magazine ranked “Paperback Writer” #35 on their “The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs’ list. Spignesi and Lewis rank it #23 on their “100 Best Beatles Songs’ list.
• Length of song 2:18.
• Paul McCartney wrote “Paperback Writer” in response from an aunt asking him to write a song that wasn’t about love.

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