▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart . ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁law suit ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁were ▁su ed ▁by ▁a ▁Chicago ▁song writer , ▁Ron ald ▁S elle , ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Gib b ▁brothers ▁st ole ▁mel od ic ▁material ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁songs , ▁" Let ▁It ▁End ", ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁in ▁" How ▁Deep ▁Is ▁Your ▁Love ". ▁At ▁trial , ▁the ▁j ury ▁returned ▁a ▁finding ▁for ▁S elle . ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁att orney ▁immediately ▁asked ▁for ▁judgment ▁not with standing ▁the ▁ver dict . ▁The ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁motion ▁was ▁that ▁S elle ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁show , ▁as ▁was ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁law , ▁that ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁had ▁prior ▁access ▁to ▁his ▁song . ▁Even ▁S elle ▁had ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ' d ▁sent ▁out ▁his ▁demo ▁t ape ▁to ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁recording ▁companies , ▁none ▁of ▁whom ▁did ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es . ▁S elle ▁also ▁admitted ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁similar ities ▁between ▁his ▁song ▁and ▁several ▁Be e ▁Ge e ▁compos itions ▁that ▁pred ated ▁his ▁song ▁by ▁several ▁years , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁similar ities ▁with ▁the ▁Beat les ▁song ▁" From ▁Me ▁to ▁You " ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁L enn on ▁and ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁( under ▁L enn on - Mc Cart ney ). ▁The ▁judge ▁ruled ▁in ▁favour