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#REDIRECT [[Lennon–McCartney#Unreleased songs]]
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The following songs are believed to have been written by [[John Lennon]] [[Lennon/McCartney|and]] [[Paul McCartney]], but never officially released by [[The Beatles]].<ref>[http://lifeofthebeatles.blogspot.com/2005/06/unreleased-songs-by-beatles-1956-1970.html Unreleased Songs By The Beatles: 1956-1970]</ref>

* "Just Fun" (1957) was briefly sung during the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' sessions and performed by Paul McCartney on acoustic guitar during a soundcheck in [[Zurich]] in 2004.
* "Keeping Looking That Way" (1957), "Looking Glass" (1957), and "That's My Woman" were performed live by the group from 1957 to 1959.
* "Thinking Of Linking" (1957) was recorded in 1994 by Paul McCartney, [[Ringo Starr]], and [[George Harrison]], and was also recorded during the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' sessions.
* "Too Bad About Sorrows" (1957) was recorded during the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' sessions.
* "Winston's Walk" (1957) was an instrumental performed live in concert by the group from 1957 to 1960.
* "Years Roll Along" (1957) was performed live by the group from 1957 to 1959.
* "[[A World Without Love]]" (1958) was released by [[Peter & Gordon]] in 1964.
* "I'll Wait Till Tomorrow," (1960) "I've Been Thinking That You Love Me," (1960) and "Won't You Please Say Goodbye" (1960) were performed on January 3, 1969 during the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' sessions.
* "[[Love Of The Loved]]" (1960) was released by [[Cilla Black]] in 1963.
* "Some Days," (1960) "Well Darling," (1960) "You Must Write Everyday," (1960) and "You'll Be Mine" (1960) were recorded as demos at Paul's home circa April 1960. Other improvised instrumental songs with provisional titles based on dialogue heard in the recordings include "Cold As Ice," "Come On People," and "I Don't Know." "You'll Be Mine" was released on ''[[Anthology 1]]''.
* "[[I'll Be On My Way]]" (1961) was later given to [[Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas]] in 1963 to record. The Beatles' own version recorded for the BBC in 1963 was later released on ''[[Live at the BBC (The Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]''.
* "I Fancy Me Chances" (1962) was performed live by the Beatles in 1962 and a 1969 recording from the [[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]] sessions was later released on ''[[Let It Be... Naked]]''.
* "Pinwheel Twist" (1962) was played live by the Beatles in 1962.
* "[[Tip Of My Tongue]]" (1962) was recorded by [[Tommy Quickly]] in 1963.
* "From Us To You" (1963) was a variation on "[[From Me To You]]" written for the BBC programme of the same name and later released on ''[[Live at the BBC (The Beatles album)|Live at the BBC]]''.
* "[[I'm in Love (Lennon/McCartney song)|I'm In Love]]" (1963) was released by [[the Fourmost]] in 1963.
* "[[Bad To Me]]" (1963) and "[[I'll Keep You Satisfied]]" (1963) were recorded by [[Billy J. Kramer]] in 1963.
* "[[One And One Is Two]]" (1964) was recorded by the Strangers with Mike Shannon in 1964.
* "[[Nobody I Know]]" (1964) was released by [[Peter & Gordon]] in 1964.
* "[[From A Window]]" (1964) was released by [[Billy J. Kramer]] in 1964.
* "[[I Don't Want To See You Again]]" (1964) was released by [[Peter & Gordon]] in 1964.
* "[[That Means A Lot]]" (1965) was released by [[P.J. Proby]] in 1965.
* "Shirley's Wild Accordion" (1967) was an instrumental recorded on October 12, 1967 for ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (album)|Magical Mystery Tour]]''.
* "[[Carnival of Light]]" (1967)
* "[[Commonwealth]]" (1969) was performed exclusively during the [[Get Back/Let It Be Sessions]].
* "[[Watching Rainbows]]" (1969)
* "[[Step Inside Love]]" (1968) was released by [[Cilla Black]] in 1968.
* "[[Gimme Some Truth|Give Me Some Truth]]" (1968) was recorded on January 3 and 7, 1969 during the ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' sessions and later released by John Lennon (with alternate lyrics) on the album ''[[Imagine (album)|Imagine]]''.

==See also==
*[[List of The Beatles songs]]
*[[The Beatles bootleg recordings]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* "Just Fun" lyrics and guitar chords are available here: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/beatles/just_fun_crd.htm
* "Thinking Of Linking' Lyrics are available here: http://www.thebeatles.com.hk/lyrics/lyrics.asp?lyTitle=Thinking+Of+Linking
* a sound sample of "Too Bad About Sorrows" is available here: http://www.mp3search.ru/album.html?id=7158
* Unreleased Beatles compositions showcased in Liverpool and Seattle, and on CD titled "Off the Beatle Track" (6/23/09): http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2550404.htm

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