Jealous Guy: Lennon-McCartney and Competitive Admiration

Was Jealous Guy written for Paul McCartney? Listen to our essay and decide for yourself.

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SOURCES:
John Lennon Interview w/ David Sheff for Playboy. (September, 1980) 
Interview with John Lennon & Yoko Ono, (May 28th, 1971)
“The Beatles” by Hunter Davies (1968)
“The Beatles and the Historians” Erin Torkelson (2016)
Neil McCormick for Telegraph UK (1998)
“John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me: The Real Beatles Story” by Tony Barrow (2005)
The Best of the Beatles Book (ed. Johnny Dean). (2005)
JL Interview w/ Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld at St. Regis Hotel (September, 1971)
“What’s It All About” Cilla Black (2003)
“Q: Paul McCartney: An Innocent Man?” By Chris Salewicz (October, 1986)
Robert Rosen interview w/ Maria Spain (2010)
Lunchtime dialogue, Twickenham Film Studios, London (January 13th, 1969)
Paul McCartney, interview w/ Ray Connolly, Evening Standard: Paul on 'why the Beatles broke up' (April 21st, 1970)
“Meet Paul Saltzman, the Canadian who hung out with The Beatles at the Rishikesh Ashram” Nikhila Natarajan for FirstPost (December 14, 2015)
Paul McCartney, interview w/ Diane de Dubovay for Playgirl (February, 1985)
“Later with Bob Costas” (1991)
Derek Taylor, interview w/ Peter Doggett for Record Collector. (August, 1988)
“With the Beatles: A Stunning Insight by The Man who was with the Band Every Step of the Way” Alistair Taylor (2011)

PLAYLIST:
Jealous Guy by John Lennon (1971)
Cayenne by the Beatles (1960)
Besame Mucho by the Beatles (1962)
It’s For You Cilla Black (1965)
Let it Be by the Beatles (1969)
All Together Now by the Beatles (1967)
Child of Nature (Esher Demo) by the Beatles (1968)
Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (1983)
Jealous Guy by YouTube user pablohoneymp3 (2016)