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The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Was Inspired by a Star From ‘Help!’

Paul McCartney revealed an important actor who appeared in Help! inspired The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” Paul knew her well before writing The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” She compared the Fab Four to ...
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The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Was Almost Called ‘Daisy Hawkins’

Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Eleanor Rigby” was almost called “Daisy Hawkins.” Subsequently, the unused title inspired another song by a different band. Paul compared the name Eleanor Rigby to ...
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Paul McCartney Opens Up About Woman Who Inspired ‘Eleanor Rigby’

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the music made by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr continues to inspire and intrigue fans old and new. And beyond the music, ...
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Read this: Paul McCartney clears up that graveyard tale and breaks down the writing process of "Eleanor Rigby"

Paul McCartney is set to publish his whopping 900-page book, The Lyrics, that explains the stories behind many of his biggest Beatles songs and his solo material on November 2. Weeks before its ...