

Pepper,'), 'well listen, wait, we can write one!'" "We wanted a Ringo song on our albums 'cause he had millions of fans," Paul stated in his 2021 Hulu series " McCartney 3,2,1." "They always wanted to hear a Ringo song, and in the early days he did covers, like a country song called " Act Naturally," which is great, very, very Ringo.


Such was the case with “ Yellow Submarine” in 1966 and, to even greater effect, 1967’s offering "With A Little Help From My Friends." Instead of satisfying this need by offering a half-baked original composition or by resurrecting a favorite cover version, John and Paul took to penning material especially suited to their drummer's abilities, allowing him to shine. M aking sure there was a song designated for Ringo to sing on a Beatles album had become a much more serious undertaking as the group entered into the second half of their career.
