The Battle Over Two Songs That Sparked the End of the Beatles (opens in new tab)

Embed from Getty ImagesThe Beatles disbanded in 1970, but the cracks were there for years prior. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were best friends and songwriting partners, but the competition for "top Beatle" undergirded the tensions in the group until they finally drove the band apart. This became obvious during the recording of their Magical Mystery Tour album. Each wrote and promoted a song that the other called "meaningless." The two songs were McCartney's "Hello Goodbye," which was conce...