Beatles songs, Can't Buy Me Love

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Beatles songs, Can't Buy Me Love

Can't Buy Me Love

(Paul McCartney – John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

Albums in which the song is present

   1964 - A Hard Day's Night
   1965 - The Beatles' Million Sellers
   1966 - A Collection of Beatles Oldies
   1966 - The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album)
   1970 - Hey Jude
   1977 - The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
   1982 - 20 Greatest Hits
   1982 - Reel Music
   1990 - Tripping the Live Fantastic
   1994 - Live at the BBC
   1995 - Anthology 1
   2000 - 1
   2002 - Back in the U.S.

JOHN 1972: 'John and Paul, but mainly Paul.'

JOHN 1980: 'That's Paul completely.
Maybe I had something to do with the chorus, but I don't know.
I always considered it his song.'

PAUL 1984: 'We recorded it in France, as I recall.
Went over to the Odeon in Paris.
Recorded it over there.
Felt proud because Ella Fitzgerald recorded it, too, though we didn't realize what it meant that she was doing it.'

PAUL circa-1994: ''Can't Buy Me Love' is my attempt to write a bluesy mode.
The idea behind it was that all these material possessions are all very well but they won't buy me what I really want.'

Can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love

I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel alright
'Cause I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I've got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love, no, no, no, no

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love, no, no, no, no

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love, oh