His songwriting career with John Lennon, who he met in 1957, produced some of music’s finest compositions.
The working title for the song was “Scrambled Eggs,” and McCartney sang the song solo, accompanied by a string quartet.
And the chorus of “Na, na, na, na-na-na, na-na-na, Hey, Jude,” went on for four minutes as the audience gathered around the band members to join in.
Shortly before departing for Lagos, however, drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough left the band.
McCartney sang lead on “Get Back,” and the band performed for 42 minutes before the London police asked them to turn down the volume.
The opening track from The Beatles’ first album in the United Kingdom, “Please Please Me,” in 1963, “I Saw Her Standing There” is a rollicking song with an infectious bass line.
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