
Paul McCartney remembers one of the very first Lennon–McCartney collaborations. He brought an idea to John—“She was just 17, she’d never been a beauty queen.” But it didn’t sit right. They looked at each other, and without saying much, they knew. So they cut it down, shaped it together, and finished the song as a team. That simple exchange became the start of something bigger than either of them could’ve imagined.