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The relevance of "I saw her standing there" between John and Paul

Paul considers "I saw her standing there" one of the best song he has ever written in his book "the lyrics" from 2021.

I think John thought the same? Because he sung this with Elton in 1974 telling the world it is a song from "his enstranged fiance Paul". John thought it would be funny to sing it and wondered how Paul would react about it in 1974.

Maybe the song has significance to the both of them? It's the first song on their first official album "Please, Please, Please" from 1963.

The first draft from Paul was genderneutral? IT COULD BE ABOUT JOHN. "You're just seventeen." Which is when Paul met him in 1957.

You're just seventeen

You act like a queen

You.....are beyond compare

So how could I dance with another (feels like a love declaration that's meant to last forever)

When I see you standing there.

"You are beyond compare", remember Paul saying everyone else just faded into background at the Fete when The Quarrymen was performing? You act like a queen would fit John too.

Update: Added Toot and Snore Session from March 1974 his only known jamming session with Paul post The Beatles break up where John said "When I saw me standing there, and I said gee is that me?"

“To Ann Hope you will be out of hospital soon, Love from George Harrison xxx”

Pictured are two autographed photos, sent to a Beatles fan, Ann Bartlett, who was just 16 years old when she died of leukemia in the 1960s. It appears that George Harrison signed his own name, and then forged John, Paul and Ringo’s autographs for this critically ill fan:

“‘My daughter died of leukaemia in the late 1960s when she was 16. She was a mad Beatles fan and our next-door-neighbour in Barnet was John Riley, The Beatles’ dentist,” [Harry Bartlett] said. ‘When Ann was ill, she and a friend did some drawings of The Beatles which he volunteered to give them, and they sent back some photographs. I gave them to my solicitor Colin Wright who is raising money for leukaemia research at the UEA, and has also lost a daughter to leukaemia.’ Mr Bartlett said it came as no surprise to find out that three of the Beatles’ signatures could be phoneys. ‘I’d heard in London that George Harrison was the master forger of the group,’ he added. Andrew Bullock, head of the book department at Keys, said they have consulted a leading dealer in Beatles autographs who believes it ‘more than probable’ that all the names on the two photographs are Harrison’s work. ‘There are quite a few signatures that were all done by George Harrison, as he was quite pleased that he had got so good at doing them,’ he explained. ‘There is this young girl who is sadly not at all well, George is aware of this and he is not able to get the other three members to sign. It adds a certain something and it’s actually quite nice.’” - Autograph Market, 2 May 2009

This may or may not relate to the following letter: “Dear Beatles Monthly people, We want to tell you what great fellas the Beatles are. About three weeks ago, we wrote to George Harrison’s address, saying that our friend, Anne, was very ill, and requesting a pic (signed) to be sent to her. Within a very short time, she received a pic of the lads, signed not only by George, but by every single Beatle! We think they are the kindest boys in showbiz. Ann and Jane, York” - The Best Of The Beatles Book (x)

artists for ceasefire!!

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1978)

Reporter: How do you like not having any privacy?

Paul: We do have some, you know.

John: We just had some. We just had some before, didn't we, Paul? You tell them.

George: Yes, we just had some drinks over there.

Paul: Help yourself a drink, folks.

"This blurring of sexual lines was part of the creative mix of the culture, but it also had its dark side. The homoerotic subculture had as a nasty by-product a virulent strain of misogyny. .. the [redlands] trial and acquittal bonded Mick and Keith--but it created a very odd dynamic. For Keith it was just an alliance within the group, but for mick it was a lot more than that. It has all the irrationally and passion of a love affair. Lennon and McCartney had a similar bond between them".----Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithful with Paul

(about the song 'yesterday')

Q: "Apart from being the runner-up in the 'most performed' section, I think that must have been the most recorded number last year... must've been about 400 versions of it. You must have heard some of them. Is there any one that you think is a standout performance?"

JOHN: "Uhh, one by a young fellow called Paul McCartney had a sort of plaintive approach."

PAUL: (laughs)

Q: "A naive charm."

Lennon & McCartney Interview: Ivor Novello Awards, 3/20/1967

Paul singing Here Today in 2004. He repeats the "I Love You" part four times