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Paul McCartney’s Aunt Challenged Him to Write This Beatles Hit

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Paul McCartney’s Aunt Lil challenged him to write something besides another love song. His answer was a fictional letter from a desperate author. At EMI, its bass was captured with a giant loudspeaker wired to work as a microphone, and John and George hid “Frère Jacques” in the backing vocals.

The story behind “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles.

Sources:
https://www.thebeatles.com/paperback-writer
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/06/04/when-im-sixty-four-2
https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/brian-kehew-kevin-ryan-answer-your-lectures-questions-2564

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