Silly Love Songs - "I love you" is to John
We all know that Paul wrote "Silly Love Songs" in response to John's criticism. What's more, John believed that the words "I love you" in the chorus were addressed to him: "Bob [Gruen] singled this song out as one he and John would listen to and how much John loved the song. John took the song quite personally, and saw it as Paul sending a message to him: ‘Yeah, I know you think I only write silly love songs, but I love you.’ Bob said John specifically mentioned the ‘I love you’ refrain as being a message from Paul to him".
You know what? I think it's true. Paul sings in an inclusive way. He doesn't specify the gender. He doesn't sing: "How can I tell you about my girl/woman/wife?". Instead, he sings: "How can I tell you about my LOVED ONE?".
