The End (Beatles song) The End (Beatles song) "The End" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was composed by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, and is the final song of the medley that constitutes the majority of side two of the album. McCartney said, "I wanted [the medley] to end with a little meaningful couplet, so I followed the Bard and wrote a couplet." In his 1980 interview with "Playboy", John Lennon acknowledged McCartney's authorship by saying, "That's Paul again ...
The Wanderers (band) Dave Parsons became infected with hepatitis, the band broke up. Stiv Bators and Dave Tregenna created The Lords of the New Church, while Ricky Rock joined the cover band, The Bootleg Beatles. After partial recovery, Dave Parsons then played for Framed and later coordinated a Sham 69 reunion. "Only Lovers Left Alive" was reissued on the Captain Oi! label in 2000. The Wanderers (band) The Wanderers were a short-lived British punk rock band consisting of Stiv Bators and members of Sham 69, and active between 1980 and 1981. They recorded one album before splitting up. After Jimmy Pursey left Sham