Beatles thought: George's lyrics

Amanda Riddell
Mar 31
1 min read

There's a belief that George wasn't much of a wordsmith, but he's not writing lyrics: his words are more like mantras set to music. He's a good rhymer, but he's not showing off the rhymes like Paul or John.

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