paul mccartney is credited for writing the song "why don't we do it in the road?".
paul mccartney is credited for writing the song "why don't we do it in the road?".
who is credited for writing the song "why don't we do it in the road?"?
paul mccartney
"do you want to know a secret", written in autumn 1962, was primarily composed by john lennon but credited to lennon–mccartney. the 1963 version by billy j. kramer with the dakotas (a uk no. 2) credited the composition to "mccartney–lennon". the song was inspired by "i'm wishing", a tune from walt disney’s 1937 animated film "snow white and the seven dwarfs" which lennon's mother, julia lennon, would sing to him as a child. the first two lines of the song in disney's movie ("want to know a secret? promise not to tell?") come right after the opening lyrics ("you'll never know how much i really love you... you'll never know how much i really care..."). mccartney has said it was a "50–50 collaboration written to order", i.e., for harrison to sing, but lennon, who always claimed the song as his own, explained in a 1980 interview that he had realized as soon as he had finished writing the song that it best suited harrison.
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mcfly have been cited as having influenced a number of high-profile musicians in various different ways. of particular note are niall horan and louis tomlinson of one direction, who have credited mcfly as the opening act of the first concert they had ever attended. speaking about meeting with the group, jones said "it turned out that niall and louis were at one of our first ever shows. and they were all like, 'we copied your haircuts, and you made us want to play guitar', which is really amazing to hear. they're the biggest band in the world right now. and their favourite band was us! we influenced them. it's really strange, because you feel like a veteran!". reviews for one direction's debut album "up all night" had credited mcfly as a notable influence, and horan stated the group were very happy to have such a comparison noted. mcfly had contributed song-writing to the first three studio albums that the group released. the group's debut featured the fletcher-penned track "i want", while the group's 2nd album "take me home" featured the song "i would" penned by fletcher, jones and poynter. deluxe editions of the album also featured "irresistible", a track penned by all 5 members of one direction alongside fletcher, jones and poynter. this track marked the first time jones was credited as the producer of any mcfly-penned song for the group, with this trait continuing for later songs. horan has since established a professional relationship with mcfly, co-writing a number of album tracks for one direction with fletcher, jones and poynter, including the song "don't forget where you belong" from their 3rd album "midnight memories", having previously credited them for teaching the group songwriting techniques. horan, fletcher, jones and poynter had written three songs together for the group's 4th album, due for release in late 2014. despite this, none of the tracks were chosen for the release, marking the first time the band were not featured on the group's songwriting credits on any studio album. however, horan has returned to work with the band for the group's 5th studio album in 2015, penning two tracks with fletcher and jones which are presently in production. on 16 june 2014, horan told the group's audience at the parken stadium in denmark that mcbusted supporting the group was "something special" because "they were a lot of our favourite bands when we were growing up". one direction have also praised mcfly as role models for longevity, having stayed together as a band for over a decade. tomlinson said "oh, they're great role models. they've been through it, so it was really nice to have the chance to talk to them about their experiences. they've been so successful because they've managed to be themselves from the start. there aren't any egos, you know? i think that's really important in a band."
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