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…And then, the perfect capper, finishing with a song called “The End”, which features alternating guitar solos from John, George, and Paul and a drum solo from Ringo. It was an ideal curtain call from a band that just a few years earlier had been a bunch of punk kids from a nowheresville called Liverpool with more confidence than skill. This is how you finish a career.

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Who holds the copyright?
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Paul McCartney regained the rights to all of the Beatles' songs after they had been bought by Michael Jackson in 1985. However, the 1976 copyright act made sure that they were handed back to Paul as of 2018.

Did the Beatles write this song?
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Yes, Paul wrote it, though it was credited to Lennon-McCartney

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Lead Vocals
Recorded At
EMI (Abbey Road) Studios, London, UK (July, August 1969)
Release Date
September 26, 1969
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