# In 1970, The Beatles split up. Here are the best songs Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote immediately afterward

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1970-the-beatles-split-up-here-are-the-best-songs-paul-mccartney-and-john-lennon-wrote-immediately-afterward/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T18:04:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/best-songs-paul-mccartney-john-lennon-beatles-split/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Summary

After The Beatles broke up, John Lennon and Paul McCartney pursued different musical directions, reflecting a creative divide that had grown within the band. The article highlights songs and recordings from the years immediately after the split as examples of how each songwriter developed his own style.

McCartney’s first solo album, *McCartney*, was a sparse home recording, while his later work with Wings included the ambitious “Band on the Run” and the James Bond theme “Live and Let Die”, which drummer Denny Seiwell recalled McCartney sketching in about ten minutes. Lennon’s “Imagine” put forward a vision of a world without religion, possessions or countries; its politics drew criticism, but it became one of his best-known songs.

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