60 years ago today was the most important day in The Beatles’ historyWhat is the most important day in The Beatles‘ history? It’s not a bad contender, as this was the day that the band went from being local legends to global superstars. Yeah, that’s a pretty important day, but it wasn’t their most crucial. Paul McCartney put the track together using two characters, Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie, who were the human embodiments of true loneliness. Paul McCartney himself said that this felt like the first important song that he and the band ever put together.