Fabulous Facts Behind The Most Influential Band In Music History, The Beatles

Lennon Made A Remark That McCartney’s Only Contribution To The Group Was Creating “Silly Love Songs”

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Lennon and many other critics believed McCartney wrote noting but lightweight love songs. So, McCartney responded with “Silly Love Songs,” released in 1976, co-written by McCartney and his wife Linda.

To add more salt to the wound, the single by Wings spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the song received positive reviews.