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The Beatles Lyrics, album "Beatles For Sale"
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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 publisher said, 'That's the first complete song you've written that resloves itself,' you know, with a complete story. It was sort of my version of 'Silhouettes.' (sings) 'Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes…' I had that image of walking down the street and seeing her silhouetted in the window and not answering the phone, although I never called a girl on the phone in my life. Because phones weren't part of the English child's life.'PAUL circa-1994: 'We wrote 'No Reply' together but from a strong original idea of his. I think he pretty much had that one, but as usual, if he didn't have a third verse and the middle-eight, then he'd play it to me pretty much formed. Then we'd shove a bit in the middle or I'd throw in an idea.' This happened once before When I came to your door No reply They said it wasn't you But I saw you peep through your windowI saw the light, I saw the light I know that you saw me As I looked up to see your faceI tried to telephone They said you were not home That's a lie 'Cause I know where you've been I saw you walk in your doorI nearly died, I nearly died 'Cause you walked hand in hand With another man in my placeIf I were you I'd realize that I Love you more than any other guy And I'll forgive the lies that I Heard before when you gave me no replyI've tried to telephone They said you were not home That's a lie 'Cause I know where you've been I saw you walk in your doorI nearly died, I nearly died 'Cause you walked hand in hand With another man in my placeNo reply, no reply JOHN 1980: 'That's me in my Dylan period. Part of me suspects I'm a loser, and part of me thinks I'm God almighty.' (laughs) PAUL circa-1994: 'We used to listen to alot of country and western songs and they were all about sadness and 'I lost my truck' so it was quite acceptable to sing 'I'm a loser.' You really didn't think about it at the time, it's only later you'd think, God! That was pretty brave of John. I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to beOf all the love I have won or have lost There is one love I should never have crossed She was a girl in a million, my friend I should have known she would win in the endI'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to beAlthough I laugh and I act like a clown Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown My tears are falling like rain from the sky Is it for her or myself that I cryI'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to beWhat have I done to deserve such a fate I realize I have left it too late And so it's true, pride comes before a fall I'm telling you so that you won't lose allI'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be JOHN 1980: 'Written together in the same room.'PAUL circa-1994: 'We wanted to write something a little bit darker, bluesy… It was very much co-written and we both sang it. Sometimes the harmony that I was writing in sympathy to John's melody would take over and become a stronger melody… When people wrote out the music score they would ask, 'Which one is the melody?' because it was co-written that you could actually take either. We rather liked this one.' Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue Tell me, oh what can I do?She thinks of him and so she dresses in black And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue Tell me, oh what can I do?I think of her, but she thinks only of him And though it's only a whim, she thinks of him Oh how long will it take Till she sees the mistake she has made? Dear what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue Tell me, oh what can I do?Oh how long it will take Till she sees the mistake she has made? Dear what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue Tell me, oh what can I do?She thinks of him and so she dresses in black And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue Tell me, oh what can I do? Rock And Roll Music (Chuck Berry) Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with meI've got no kick against modern jazz Unless they try to play it too darn fast And lose the beauty of the melody Until they sound just like a symphonyThat's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with meI took my loved one over across the tracks So she can hear my man awail a sax I must admit they have a rocking band Man, they were blowing like a hurricaneThat's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with meWay down South they had a jubilee The jokey folks they had a jamboree They're drinking home brew from a water cup The folks dancing there are all shook upAnd started playing that that rock and roll music Any old time you use it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock and roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with meDon't care to hear them play a tango And In the Mood they take a mambo It's way to early for a congo So keep a rocking that pianoThat's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old time you use it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it Gotta be rock and roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me JOHN 1972: 'A nice one.'JOHN 1980: 'That's Paul again. Can't you tell? I mean – 'Tomorrow may rain so/ I'll follow the sun.' That's another early McCartney, you know… written almost before the Beatles, I think. He had alot of stuff.'PAUL 1988: 'I wrote that in my front parlour in Forthlin Road. I was about 16. There was a few from then – 'Thinking Of Linking,' ever heard of that one? So 'I'll Follow The Sun' was one of those very early ones. I seem to remember writing it just after I'd had the flu… I remember standing in the parlour looking out through lace curtains of the window and writing that one. We had this hard R&B; image in Liverpool, so I think songs like 'I'll Follow The Sun,' ballads like that, got pushed back to later.' One day you'll look to see I've gone For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun Some day you'll know I was the one But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sunAnd now the time has come And so my love I must go And though I lose a friend In the end you will know, ooohOne day you'll find that I have gone But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sunYea, tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun And now the time has come And so my love I must go And though I lose a friend In the end you'll know, ooohOne day you'll find that I have gone But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun Mr. Moonlight (Roylee Johnson) Mr. Moonlight You came to me one summer night And from your beam you made my dream And from the world you sent my girl And from above you sent us love And now she is mine I think you're fine Cos we love you, Mr. MoonlightMr. Moonlight, come again please Here I am on my knees Begging if you please And the night you don't come my way I'll pray and pray more each day Cos we love you, Mr. MoonlightAnd the night you don't come my way Oh, I'll pray and pray more each day Cos we love you, Mr. Moonlight Mr. MoonlightMr. Moonlight, come again please Here I am on my knees Begging if you please And the night you don't come my way I'll pray and pray more each day Cos we love you, Mr. Moonlight Mr. Moonlight Mr. Moonlight Mr. Moonlight JOHN 1972: 'Both of us wrote it. I think we wrote this when we were trying to write the title song for 'Help!' because there was at one time the thought of calling the film, 'Eight Arms To Hold You.''JOHN 1980: 'Eight Days A Week' was never a good song. We struggled to record it and struggled to make it into a song. It was his (Paul's) initial effort, but I think we both worked on it. I'm not sure. But it was lousy anyway.'PAUL 1984: 'Yeah, he (Ringo) said it as though he were an overworked chauffeur: (in heavy accent) 'Eight days a week.' (Laughter) When we heard it, we said, 'Really? Bing! Got it!'' (Laughs) Ooh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love, babe Just like I need youHold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a week.Love you every day, girl Always on my mind One thing I can say, girl Love you all the timeHold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love, girl Eight days a week.Eight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I careOoh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love, babe Just like I need youHold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a weekEight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I careLove you every day, girl Always on my mind One thing I can say, girl Love you all the timeHold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a week Eight days a week Eight days a week Words of Love (Buddy Holly) Hold me close and tell me how you feel Tell me love is real Words of love you whisper soft and true Darling I love youLet me hear you say the words I long to hear Darling when you're near Words of love you whisper soft and true Darling I love you Honey Don't (Carl Perkins) Well how come you say you will when you won't Say you do, baby, when you don't? Let me know honey how you feel Tell the truth now, is love real? But ah ah well honey don't, well honey don't Honey don't, honey don't, honey don't I say you will when you won't, ah ah, honey, don'tWell I love you, baby, and you ought to know I like the way you wear your clothes Everything about you is so doggone sweet You got that sand all over your feet But ah ah well honey don't, honey don't Honey don't, honey don't, honey don't I say you will when you won't, ah ah, honey, don't[Ah, rock on George, one time for me.I feel fine. I said.]Well sometimes I love you on a Saturday night Sunday morning you don't look right You've been out painting the town Ah ah baby, been stepping around But ah ah well honey don't, I said honey don't Honey don't, honey don't, honey don't I say you will when you won't, ah ah, honey, don't[Ah, rock on George, for Ringo one time.] Well honey don't, well honey don't I say you will when you won't, ah ah, honey, don't JOHN 1980: ''Every Little Thing' is his song. Maybe I threw in something.'PAUL circa-1994: ''Every Little Thing,' like most of the stuff I did, was my attempt at the next single… but it became an album filler rather than the great almighty single. It didn't have quite what was required.' When I'm walking beside her People tell me I'm lucky Yes, I know I'm a lucky guy I remember the first time I was lonely without her Can't stop thinking about her nowEvery little thing she does She does for me, yeah And you know the things she does She does for me, ooohWhen I'm with her I'm happy Just to know that she loves me Yes, I know that she loves me now There is one thing I'm sure of I will love her forever For I know love will never dieEvery little thing she does She does for me, yeah And you know the things she does She does for me, ooohEvery little thing she does She does for me, yeah And you know the things she does She does for me, oooh Every little thing Every little thing I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (John Lennon) JOHN 1974: 'That was a very personal one of mine.'JOHN 1980: 'That's me!' I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go I would hate my disappointment to show There's nothing for me here so I will disappear If she turns up while I'm gone please let me knowI've had a drink or two and I don't care There's no fun in what I do if she's not there I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long I think I'll take a walk and look for herThough tonight she's made me sad I still love her If I find her I'll be glad I still love herI don't want to spoil the party so I'll go I would hate my disappointment to show There's nothing for me here so I will disappear If she turns up while I'm gone please let me knowThough tonight she's made me sad I still love her If I find her I'll be glad I still love herThough I've had a drink or two and I don't care There's no fun in what I do if she's not there I wonder what went wrong I've waited far too long I think I'll take a walk and look for her JOHN 1980: 'His song… I might have done something.'PAUL circa-1994: ''What You're Doing' was a bit of filler. I think it was a little more mine than John's… You sometimes start a song and hope the best will arrive by the time you get to the chorus, but sometimes that's all you get, and I suspect this was one of them. Maybe it's a better recording than it is a song, some of them are. Sometimes a good recording would enhance a song.' Look what you're doing, I'm feeling blue and lonely Would it be too much to ask of you What you're doing to me?You got me running and there's no fun in it Why should it be so much to ask of you What you're doing to me?I've been waiting here for you Wond'ring what you're gonna do And should you need a love that's true It's mePlease stop your lying, you've got me crying, girl Why should it be so much to ask of you What you're doing to me?I've been waiting here for you Wond'ring what you're gonna do And should you need a love that's true It's mePlease stop your lying, you've got me crying, girl Why should it be so much to ask of you What you're doing to me? What you're doing to me? What you're doing to me? Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (Carl Perkins) Well they took some honey from a tree Dressed it up and they called it meEverybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby nowWoke up last night, half past four Fifty women knocking on my doorEverybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby now[Instrumental/solo]Went out last night I didn't stay late 'Fore I got home I had nineteen datesEverybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby now[Instrumental/solo]Went out last night I didn't stay late 'fore I got home I had nineteen datesEverybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby nowWell they took some honey from a tree Dressed it up and they called it meEverybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby now |
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