Paul McCartney said The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was inspired by a cream he loves During a 2021 interview with The New Yorker, Paul discussed how skin cream inspired “Eleanor Rigby.” ...

My mum’s favorite cold cream was Nivea, and I love it to this ... I wanted to write a song that would sum them up. Eleanor Rigby is based on an old lady that I got on with very well.