We could talk for hours about the conception of The Beatles best songs but this Paul McCartney track is a revealing insight into the fab four

The Beatles built their entire career on their ability to sound like no one else, but the album opener that Paul McCartney used to emulate American rock ‘n’ roller Jimi Hendrix is one notable exception.

Paul and John both lay claim to being the primary author of the 1966 song 'Eleanor Rigby'. Paul said he came up with the song's melody as he sat at his piano and the character in it was originally called Daisy Hawkins.

The Beatles' 1966 song 'Eleanor Rigby' is a haunting meditation on loneliness - and Paul McCartney has given various accounts of how he came up with the song