Songs That Were Written In Minutes

Some of the world’s biggest songs were written in less than an hour.

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Paul McCartney dreamt the melody and wrote it down in just minutes.

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Kurt Cobain created it during a quick jam session with his band.

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Gaga says she wrote this global hit in about 10 minutes at the piano.

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Adele and Paul Epworth finished the James Bond theme in a single afternoon.

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Lorde and producer Joel Little wrote it in under 30 minutes.

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From The Beatles to Lorde, these hits prove great songs don’t always need time—they just need inspiration.

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