How long did it take #PaulMcCartney to gain control over his early #Beatles compositions? Almost 5 decades. Keener13.Substack.com.
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It remains one of the coldest, smartest, most Shakespearean moves in rock-and-roll history. In August 1985, Michael Jackson was no longer the kid from Gary, Indiana. He was the biggest pop star on Earth, still riding the thermonuclear aftershock of Thriller, an album that had turned him into an economy unto himself. And he was about to spend $47.5 million on some of the most valuable songs ever written. He outbid Paul McCartney for over 250 early Lennon/McCartney compositions and it took almost 5 decades for Paul to get them back.