In 1970, The Beatles split up. Here are the best songs Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote immediately afterward
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.
Explained simply
The Beatles were a British band whose songs were largely written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. By the end of the 1960s, differences over music and the band’s direction had strained their partnership, and the group split in 1970.
Afterwards, McCartney recorded music on his own and later formed Wings, while Lennon made solo records with a more personal and political focus. Their contrasting work shows how two songwriters who had shaped the same band developed separate musical identities.
Their songs matter because they helped define each artist beyond The Beatles and continued to reach audiences around the world. Lennon’s “Imagine”, for example, presents ideas about a world without religion, possessions or national borders, while McCartney’s work ranged from home recordings to large-scale productions.
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