May 19, 2003 • 1 min read

Macca on his Sinatra knock back

Paul McCartney told Virgin Radio that Frank Sinatra rejected a song he sent him, a track called 'Suicide', which Sinatra apparently took as a joke.

Talking to Virgin Radio Paul McCartney has admitted he once wrote a song for Frank Sinatra, but the legendary singer knocked it back. Sinatra recorded a version of the Beatles song 'Something' calling it the greatest love song ever written - and from that point onwards became an admirer of Lennon and McCartney (even though George Harrison wrote that song!). But Sinatra wasn't so keen when McCartney put forward a new song for consideration.

"I once sent Frank Sinatra a song called Suicide," McCartney said, "I thought it was quite a good one - but apparently he thought I was taking the mickey out of him and he rejected it."

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