Published on 1965Author: Lennon/McCartneyTrack 3 on “Rubber Soul“ JOHN 1980: “Paul.” PAUL circa-1994: “Normally I write on guitar and have full chords, or on piano and have full chords, but this was written around two little notes, a very slim phrase– a two-note progression that I had very high on […]
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JOHN 1980: “It was the first song I wrote that was consciously about my life. (Sings) ‘There are places I’ll remember/ All my life though some have changed…’ Before, we were just writing songs a la Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly — pop songs with no more thought to them than […]
JOHN 1980: “Paul. He must have had an argument with Jane Asher.” PAUL circa-1994: “As is one’s wont in relationships, you will from time to time argue or not see eye to eye on things, and a couple of the songs around this period were that kind of thing… 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 “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; […]