JOHN 1969: “It’s something I wrote, and it’s like an old-time ballad. It’s just the story of us getting married, going to Paris, going to Amersterdam, all that.” About “The Ballad of John And Yoko” “The Ballad of John and Yoko” is a song written primarily by John Lennon, although […]
The Beatles’ Songs
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John Lennon’s quotes about “Across The Universe” JOHN 1972: “One of my best songs. Not one of the best recordings, but I like the lyrics.” JOHN 1980: “I was a bit more artsy-fartsy there. I was lying next to my first wife in bed, (song originally written in 1967) you […]
JOHN 1980: “‘I’m So Tired’ was me, in India again. I couldn’t sleep, I’m meditating all day and couldn’t sleep at night. The story is that. One of my favorite tracks. I just like the sound of it, and I sing it well.” PAUL circa-1994: “It has that very special […]
JOHN 1980: “That’s Paul. Apparently he was under strain at that period.” PAUL circa-1994: “I’m generally quite upbeat, but at certain times things get to me so much that I just can’t be upbeat anymore and that was one of those times. ‘Carry that weight a long time’– like forever! […]
About “Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby” “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby” is a rockabilly song often credited to Carl Perkins -who later covered it in 1956- based on a 1936 song written by singer/songwriter Rex Griffin.It was later covered by Johnny Cash. The Beatles recorded “Everybody’s Trying to […]
JOHN 1980: “Paul did the first half, I did the middle-eight. But you’ve got Paul writing, ‘We can work it out/ We can work it out’ real optimistic, you know. And me, impatient, ‘Life is very short and there’s no time/ for fussing and fighting, my friend.’” PAUL circa-1994: “I […]
JOHN 1972: “Me. But Paul helped me on the lyric.” GEORGE 1980: “I had bought, earlier, a crummy sitar in London… and played the ‘Norwegian Wood’ bit.” JOHN 1980: “‘Norwegian Wood’ is my song completely. It was about an affair I was having. I was very careful and paranoid because […]
About “Boys” “Boys” is a song written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, originally recorded by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as the B-side of their “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” single in November 1960. The Beatles covered “Boys” on their first album […]
About “If I Needed Someone” “If I Needed Someone” was written by George Harrison and recorded on October 16 and October 18, 1965, the basic track being recorded right after sessions for “Day Tripper“. The song was heavily influenced by the music of The Byrds. Reportedly, Harrison sent an acetate […]
JOHN 1965: “We think it’s one of the best we’ve written.” JOHN 1980: “The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. When ‘Help!’ came out, I was actually crying out for help. Most people think it’s just a fast rock ‘n roll song. I didn’t realize it at the time; […]
PAUL 1984: “Influenced by the Marvelettes, who did the original version. We got it from our fans, who would write ‘Please Mr. Postman’ on the back of the envelopes. ‘Posty, posty, don’t be slow, be like the Beatles and go, man, go!’ That sort of stuff.” About “Please Mister Postman” […]
JOHN 1980: “That was a piece of unfinished music that I turned into a comedy record with Paul. I was waiting for him in his house, and I saw the phone book was on the piano with the words, ‘You know the name, look up the number.’ It was like […]