What the Beatles said about “If I Fell” JOHN 1980: “That was my first attempt at a ballad proper. That was the precursor to ‘In My Life.’ It has the same chord sequences as ‘In My Life’ –D and B minor and E minor, those kinds of things. And it’s […]
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Beatles quotes about “Please Please Me” JOHN 1963: “Our recording manager (George Martin) thought our arrangement was fussy, so we tried to make it simpler. We were getting tired though, and just couldn’t seem to get it right. In the following weeks we went over it again and again. We […]
Published in 1966Author: Lennon/McCartneyTrack 14 on “Revolver“ Beatles quotes about “Tomorrow Never Knows” JOHN 1968: “‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ …I didn’t know what I was saying, and you just find out later. I know that when there are some lyrics I dig, I know that somewhere people will be looking at […]
About “The Ballad of John And Yoko” “The Ballad of John and Yoko” was released by The Beatles as a non-album single in May 1969 backed by “Old Brown Shoe“. Originally composed by John Lennon, it was credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, chronicling the events surrounding Lennon’s wedding to Yoko […]
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 […]
Beatles quotes about “I’m So Tired” 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 […]
Beatles quotes about “Carry That Weight” 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 […]
Info 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 […]
Beatles quotes about “We Can Work It Out” 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 […]
Beatles quotes about “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 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 […]
Published on 1963Author: Luther Dixon / Wes FarrellTrack 5 on “Please Please Me“ 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 […]
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 […]