Revolver

Eleanor

Eleanor Rigby

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, although John Lennon claimed that "the first verse was his and the rest are basically mine." Pete Shotton, a close friend of Lennon who was present at the time, said "Though John (whose memory could be extremely erratic) was to take credit, in one of his last interviews, for most of the lyrics, my own recollection is that 'Eleanor Rigby' was one 'Lennon-McCartney' classic in which John's contribution was virtually nil." McCartney also says that Lennon helped on about "half a line." Ringo Starr contributed the line "Father MacKenzie/ Writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear", while George Harrison came up with the idea for the backing vocal "Look at all the lonely people". It remains one of The Beatles' most recognizable and unique songs, with a double string quartet arrangement by George Martin, and striking lyrics about loneliness. It was also the first song on which none of the Beatles played their instruments; while they sang on the track, the only actual instruments were played by the session musicians who played Martin's score. The song continued the transformation of the group, started in Rubber Soul, from a mainly pop-oriented act to a more serious and experimental studio band. =Cover versions= Caetano Veloso: Eleanor Rigby Beth Thornley : Eleanor Rigby Pain : Eleanor Rigby Booker T. & The MG's : Eleanor Rigby [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/_/Eleanor+Rigby). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Eleanor Rigby is een lied, geschreven door Paul McCartney. Het werd in 1966 door The Beatles uitgebracht als een single met een dubbele A-kant (de andere A-kant is Yellow Submarine). == Achtergrond == Deze single haalde in diverse landen de nummer 1-positie in de hitparade, waaronder Nederland, waar de plaat de nummer 1-positie bereikte in de Nederlandse Top 40 op Radio Veronica en de Parool Top 20 op Hilversum 3. In België bereikte de plaat eveneens de nummer 1-positie in de voorloper van de Vlaamse Ultratop 50. Ook in thuisland het Verenigd Koninkrijk bereikte de single de nummer 1-positie in de UK Singles Chart. Bij de uitreikingen van de Grammy Awards van 1966 ontving McCartney een Grammy in de categorie "Best Contemporary Rock and Roll Vocal Performance, Male" voor Eleanor Rigby. De single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine werd op dezelfde dag uitgebracht als het album Revolver. Beide nummers zijn ook terug te vinden op dit album. Opmerkelijk is dat op de opname van Eleanor Rigby de Beatles zelf geen enkel instrument bespelen. Een strijkersensemble bestaande uit vier violisten, twee altviolisten en twee cellisten speelt een door George Martin gearrangeerde partituur.

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, although John Lennon claimed that "the first verse was his and the rest are basically mine." Pete Shotton, a close friend of Lennon who was present at the time, said "Though John (whose memory could be extremely erratic) was to take credit, in one of his last interviews, for most of the lyrics, my own recollection [Read more on Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/_/Eleanor+Rigby).