The secret to their success was they had a songwriting genius named John Lennon who I believe went beyond what normal songwriters would go to get a hit song because he had a mental issue from being rejected his whole life since he was a kid. Paul McCartney was talented, but every High school has someone like that. Lennon though was a mutant.
The Beatles story is the story of John Lennon.
You are right. If it were not for Lennon, McCartney would have ended up as the High School Music teacher.
His silly love songs are just that, silly...at best.
Lennon was truly genius.
But McCartney taught Lennon to tune and play a guitar so he thinks he was the superior musician. Worthy of recognition like Lennon.
“Paul McCartney was talented, but every High school has someone like that. Lennon though was a mutant.”
I listen to the songs written by Paul on Abbey Road, Sergeant Peppers, Revolver, and the White Album and I reach a different conclusion. He also was superlatively unique. Paul, who ultimately couldn’t stand John after Yoko arrived, added genius in his own way and if you removed him from the band they wouldn’t be remembered as best of their era as they are now.
Paul McCartney wrote most of Peter And Gordon hit songs. Paul actually lived upstairs in the Astor (upper class to McCartney) home while dating Peter's sister Jane.
Peter was so bummed out because he thought their popularity was due to McCartney's name as the author on their albums.
McCartney wrote the song Woman for Peter and Gordon using the name Bernard Webb...it was still a very big hit.