Desperation, loneliness, and ‘Eleanor Rigby’: Was The Beatles’ 1966 masterpiece actually a cry for help?

Desperation, loneliness, and ‘Eleanor Rigby’: Was The Beatles’ 1966 masterpiece actually a cry for help? ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is one of those songs that you could only really consider for its sonic achievement if you didn’t listen closely. Indeed, to give a moment of reflection on what most people already know, the 1966 song was a watershed moment in the life and times of The Beatles. ‘Eleanor Rigby’ remains the true manifestation of all of this, though. Deep down, ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was their sadness, their desperation, their cry for help, and instead, it got lauded as a masterstroke, a defining moment for the band, so all their problems had to be swept under the rug once more.