The relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney had become increasingly strained in the latter years of The Beatles, with the pair exchanging barbs through their solo music

Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote the vast majority of The Beatles' songs, whether that was writing as a partnership or independently. In the band's early days, Paul and John would write together at Paul's childhood home on Forthlin Road in Allerton but as time went on,

The Beatles went their separate ways in 1970, but John Lennon made a surprising offer to bandmate Paul McCartney years later, and his response was surprising to many