All of the Beatles were phenomenal performers, and prided themselves in not only being able to sing remarkably, but also for writing their own material. Paul McCartney was noted as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time (Unterberger). McCartney became the de facto leader of the band after Brian Epstein’s death in 1967 and continued to try lead the band until it’s break up in 1970. McCartney contributed …show more content…
Soon after being the emergence of British Beatlemania that consisted of several no. 1 singles and popular albums to follow. “Can’t Buy Me Love” was the Beatles’ sixth British single that was released on the b-side of the album, You Can’t Do That. The composition of this song was the first of its kind for the Beatles. It was unique in that it was the first song of the Beatles to feature only one singer, when the Beatles were known for having multiple singers and accompanied with pleasant harmonies. This was the first single they released without their characteristic background vocal harmonies, making it iconic in