Eleanor rigby leo brouwer biography

1966 song by the Beatles

This article is about the Beatles song. For other uses, see Eleanor Rigby (disambiguation).

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.

It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine".

Eleanor rigby leo brouwer biography

Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney later disputed primary authorship.^[3] Eyewitness testimony from several independent sources, including George Martin and Pete Shotton, supports McCartney's claim to authorship.^[4]

"Eleanor Rigby" continued the transformation of the Beatles from a mainly rock and roll and pop-oriented act to a more experimental, studio-based band.

With a double string quartet arrangement by George Martin and lyrics providing a narrative on loneliness, it broke sharply with popular music conventions, both musically and lyrically. The song topped si