{"id":4148,"date":"2012-12-04T01:12:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T09:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2017-12-03T21:19:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T02:19:13","slug":"did-paul-mccartney-write-a-hit-song-under-a-pseudonym-to-see-if-he-could-have-a-hit-on-talent-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2012\/12\/04\/did-paul-mccartney-write-a-hit-song-under-a-pseudonym-to-see-if-he-could-have-a-hit-on-talent-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Paul McCartney Write a Hit Song Under a Pseudonym to See if He Could Have a Hit on Talent Alone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here<\/a> to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far.<\/p>\n

MUSIC URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Paul McCartney once used a pseudonym for a song to see if he could write a hit song without using the fame from his name.<\/p>\n

Imagine trying to break into the music industry in 1964.<\/p>\n

Okay, now trying to imagine trying to break into the music industry in 1964 when your sister is dating Paul freakin’ McCartney of the Beatles!!<\/p>\n

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That was the position that Peter Asher and his friend and co-singer, Gordon Waller, were in in 1964 when McCartney helped the young duo by giving them a few unrecorded songs.<\/p>\n

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