JOHN 1980: “‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You,’ that was written for George to give him a piece of the action. I couldn’ta sung it.” PAUL circa-1994: “We wrote ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’ for George in the film. It was a bit of a formula song. […]
The Beatles’ Songs
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JOHN 1980: “That’s Paul with some contribution from me on lines, probably. We put in the words ‘turns me on.’ We were so excited to say ‘turn me on’ –you know, about marijuana and all that… using it as an expression.” PAUL circa-1994: “This was my attempt at a bluesy […]
About “A Taste of Honey” “A Taste of Honey” is a pop standard written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow. It was first performed by Scott, and its title may have been inspired by the 1958 English play A Taste of Honey which reached Broadway in 1960. The most famous […]
About “Ask Me Why” “Ask Me Why” was originally released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of their hit single “Please Please Me“. It was also included on their first UK album, Please Please Me. The song was mainly a John Lennon composition, written in early 1962, but it was […]
Published on 1995Author: Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/StarkleyTrack 1 on “Anthology 1“ About “Free As A Bird” “Free as a Bird” was originally composed by John Lennon though he never completed it. The original Lennon recording was made circa 1977 in New York City. Yoko Ono gave a basic recording of the unfinished music […]
PAUL 1968: “I just started playing it and this tune came, ‘cuz that’s what happens. They just, sort of– they COME, you know. It just came and I couldn’t think of any words to it, so originally it was just, ‘Scrambled Egg.’ It was called ‘Scrambled Egg’ for a couple […]
About “Long Tall Sally” “Long Tall Sally” is a rock and roll song written by Little Richard, Enotris Johnson and Robert “Bumps” Blackwell. The Beatles admired Little Richard and regularly performed his songs during their live performances. From their earliest days as the Quarrymen in 1957 until their last public […]
JOHN 1980: “That’s me.” About “You’re Going to Lose That Girl” Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song was mostly written by John Lennon with contributions from Paul McCartney. Walter Everett and Ian MacDonald both refer to the song as Lennon’s. In his official biography Paul McCartney: Many Years […]
About “Rock and Roll Music” “Rock and Roll Music” is a song written and recorded (in May 1957) by Chuck Berry. It has been widely covered and is one of Berry’s most popular and enduring compositions. The Beatles performed the song in many of their early Hamburg shows, and also […]
JOHN 1965: “One I do which I like is, ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away.’ But it’s not commercial.” JOHN 1971: “It’s one of those that you sort of sing a bit sadly to yourself, ‘Here I stand/Head in hand.’ I started thinking about my own emotions. I don’t […]
GEORGE 1965: “We are always worried with each record. With ‘Ticket To Ride’ we were even more worried. There’s bound to be a time when we come in at 19 (on the charts). But this ‘number one’ business doesn’t seem to stop– great while it lasts– but now we’ll have […]
Listen to “She’s Leaving Home” PAUL 1984: “I wrote that. My kind of ballad from that period. One of my daughters likes that. Still works. The other thing I remember is that George Martin was offended that I used another arranger. He was busy and I was itching to get […]