JOHN 1972: “Both of us wrote it. This was a knock-off between Paul and me.” JOHN 1980: “‘Little Child’ was another effort of Paul and I to write a song for somebody else. It was probably Ringo.” PAUL circa-1994: “Certain songs were inspirational and you just followed that. ‘Little Child’ […]
The Beatles’ Songs
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JOHN 1980: “Now that’s Paul. Another good lyric. Shows he’s capable of writing complete songs.” PAUL circa-1994: “‘Fool On The Hill’ was mine and I think I was writing about someone like the Maharishi. His detractors called him a fool. Because of his giggle he wasn’t taken too seriously… I […]
About “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” On the homonymous album, the song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” appears twice: as the opening track (followed by “With a Little Help from My Friends“), and as “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)“, the penultimate track (followed by “A […]
JOHN 1972: “I remember (Beatles music publisher) Dick James coming up to me after we did this one and saying, ‘You’re getting better now– that was a complete story.’ Apparently, before that, he thought my songs wandered off.” JOHN 1980: “That’s my song. That’s the one where Dick James the […]
About “You Like Me Too Much” “You Like Me Too Much” is George Harrison’s second composition for the Help! album. The song was recorded on 17 February 1965 for inclusion in the film of the same name, although it was later relegated to the second, non-soundtrack, half.. It was first released on […]
JOHN 1969: “He (Paul) did quite alot of work on it. I was ill after the (automobile) accident while they did most of the track, and I believe he really ground George and Ringo into the ground recording it. We spent more money on that song than any of them […]
JOHN 1970: “Paul had the line about ‘a little help from my friends.’ He had some kind of structure for it, and we wrote it pretty well fifty-fifty from his original idea.” JOHN 1980: “That’s Paul, with a little help from me. ‘What do you see when you turn out […]
About “Maggie Mae” “Maggie May” is a traditional Liverpool folk song about a prostitute who robbed a sailor. It has been the informal anthem of the city of Liverpool for about 150 years. “Maggie May” was recorded in the studio by the Beatles during their Get Back sessions in early […]
About “You Really Got a Hold on Me” “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” is a song written by Smokey Robinson, which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles. One of the Miracles’ most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame […]
GEORGE 1980: “‘I Me Mine’ is the ego problem. I looked around and everything I could see was relative to my ego. You know, like ‘that’s my piece of paper,’ and ‘that’s my flannel,’ or ‘give it to me,’ or ‘I am.’ It drove me crackers– I hated everything about […]
About “Dig It” This 51-second version on the album Let It Be is an extract taken from a 12-minute jam (recorded at the Get Back/Let It Be Sessions in January 1969 at Apple Studio), which evolved from a loose “Twist and Shout” jam. A segment of the jam session, clocking […]
PAUL 1966: “I like some of the things the Animals try to do, like the song Eric Burdon wrote about places in Newcastle on the flip of one of their hits. I still want to write a song about the places in Liverpool where I was brought up. Places like […]