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The Beatles Lyrics, album "A Hard Day's Night"
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RINGO 1964: 'We went to do a job, and we'd worked all day and we happened to work all night. I came up still thinking it was day I suppose, and I said, 'It's been a hard day…' and I looked around and saw it was dark so I said, '…night!' So we came to 'A Hard Day's Night.''JOHN 1980: 'I was going home in the car and Dick Lester suggested the title, 'Hard Day's Night' from something Ringo had said. I had used it in 'In His Own Write,' but it was an off-the-cuff remark by Ringo. You know, one of those malapropisms. A Ringo-ism, where he said it not to be funny… just said it. So Dick Lester said, 'We are going to use that title.' And the next morning I brought in the song… 'cuz there was a little competition between Paul and I as to who got the A-side – who got the hits. If you notice, in the early days the majority of singles, in the movies and everything, were mine… in the early period I'm dominating the group. The only reason he sang on 'A Hard Day's Night' was because I couldn't reach the notes. (sings) 'When I'm home/ everything seems to be right/ when I'm home…' – which is what we'd do sometimes. One of us couldn't reach a note but he wanted a different sound, so he'd get the other to do the harmony.'PAUL circa-1994: 'The title was Ringo's. We'd almost finished making the film, and this fun bit arrived that we'd not known about before, which was naming the film. So we were sitting around at Twickenham studios having a little brain-storming session… and we said, 'Well, there was something Ringo said the other day.' Ringo would do these little malapropisms, he would say things slightly wrong, like people do, but his were always wonderful, very lyrical… they were sort of magic even though he was just getting it wrong. And he said after a concert, 'Phew, it's been a hard day's night.'' It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log But when I get home to you I find the things that you do Will make me feel alrightYou know I work all day to get you money to buy you things And it's worth it just to hear you say you're going to give me everything So why on earth should I moan, cos when I get you alone You know I feel OKWhen I'm home everything seems to be right When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeahIt's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log But when I get home to you I find the things that you do Will make me feel alright owwwSo why on earth should I moan, cos when I get you alone You know I feel OKWhen I'm home everything seems to be right When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeahIt's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log But when I get home to you I find the things that you do Will make me feel alright You know I feel alright You know I feel alright JOHN 1980: 'That's me. Just a song – It doesn't mean a damn thing.' I should have known better with a girl like you That I would love everything that you do And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I doWhoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be This could only happen to me Can't you see, can't you seeThat when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too, oh And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me tooSo I should have realized a lot of things before If this is love you've got to give me more Give me more, hey hey hey, give me moreWhoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be This could only happen to me Can't you see, can't you seeThat when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too, oh And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me too You love me too, you love me too You love me too 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 semi-autobiographical, but not consciously. It shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads – silly love songs – way back when.'PAUL 1984: 'This was our close-harmony period. We did a few songs… 'This Boy,' 'If I Fell,' 'Yes It Is' …in the same vein, which were kind of like the Fourmost – an English vocal group, only not really.' If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand Cause I've been in love before And I found that love was more Than just holding handsIf I give my heart to you I must be sure From the very start That you would love me more than herIf I trust in you oh please Don't run and hide If I love you too oh please Don't hurt my pride like her Cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad if our new love was in vainSo I hope you see that I Would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two Cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad if our new love was in vainSo I hope you see that I Would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two If I fell in love with you JOHN 1980: ''I'm Happy Just To Dance With You,' that was written for George to give him a piece of the action. I couldn'ta sung it.'PAUL circa-1994: 'We wrote 'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' for George in the film. It was a bit of a formula song. We knew that in (the key of) E if you went to an A-flat-minor, you could always make a song with those chords… that change pretty much always excited you.' Before this dance is through I think I'll love you too I'm so happy when you dance with meI don't want to kiss or hold your hand If it's funny try and understand There is really nothing else I'd rather do Cos I'm happy just to dance with youI don't need to hug or hold you tight I just want to dance with you all night In this world there's nothing I would rather do Cos I'm happy just to dance with youJust to dance with you It's everything I need Before this dance is through I think I'll love you too I'm so happy when you dance with meIf somebody tries to take my place Let's pretend we just can't see his face In this world there's nothing I would rather do Cos I'm happy just to dance with youJust to dance with you It's everything I need Before this dance is through I think I'll love you too I'm so happy when you dance with meIf somebody tries to take my place Let's pretend we just can't see his face In this world there's nothing I would rather do I've discovered I'm in love with you Cos I'm happy just to dance with you JOHN 1972: 'Both of us wrote it. The first half was Paul's and the middle-eight is mine.'JOHN 1980: ''And I Love Her' is Paul again. I consider it his first 'Yesterday.' You know, the big ballad in 'A Hard Day's Night.'PAUL 1984: 'It's just a love song. It wasn't for anyone. Having the title start in midsentence, I thought that was clever. Well, Perry Como did 'And I Love You So' many years later. Tried to nick the idea. I like that… it was a nice tune, that one. I still like it.' I give her all my love That's all I do And if you saw my love You'd love her too I love herShe gives me everything And tenderly The kiss my lover brings She brings to me And I love herA love like ours Could never die As long as I Have you near meBright are the stars that shine Dark is the sky I know this love of mine Will never die And I love herBright are the stars that shine Dark is the sky I know this love of mine Will never die And I love her JOHN 1980: ''Tell Me Why…' they needed another upbeat song and I just knocked it off. It was like a black, New York girl-group song.'PAUL circa-1994: 'I think alot of these songs like 'Tell Me Why' were based in real life experiences… but it never occured to us until later to put that slant on it all.' Tell me why you cried And why you lied to me Tell me why you cried And why you lied to meWell, I gave you everything I had But you left me sitting on my own Did you have to treat me oh so bad? All I do is hang my head and moanTell me why you cried And why you lied to me Tell me why you cried And why you lied to meIf it's something that I've said or done Tell me what, and I'll apologize If you don't I really can't go on Holding back these tears in my eyesTell me why you cried And why you lied to me Tell me why you cried And why you lied to meWell, I beg you on my bended knees If you'll only listen to my pleas Is there anything I can do 'Cause I really can't stand it, I'm so in love with youTell me why you cried And why you lied to me Tell me why you cried And why you lied to me 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 loveI'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 loveI'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 loveCan't buy me love, everybody tells me so Can't buy me love, no, no, no, noSay 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 loveCan't buy me love, everybody tells me so Can't buy me love, no, no, no, noSay 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 loveCan't buy me love, love Can't buy me love, oh JOHN 1980: 'An effort at writing 'It Won't Be Long' – same ilk. C to A minor, C to A minor with me shouting.' Any time at all, any time at all Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be thereIf you need somebody to love Just look into my eyes I'll be there to make you feel rightIf you're feeling sorry and sad I'd really sympathize Don't you be sad, just call me tonightAny time at all, any time at all Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be thereIf the sun has faded away I'll try to make it shine There's nothing I won't do When you need a shoulder to cry on I hope it will be mine Call me tonight, and I'll come to youAny time at all, any time at all Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be thereAny time at all, any time at all Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there JOHN 1980: 'I wrote that for 'A Hard Day's Night,' but Dick Lester didn't even want it. He resurrected 'Can't Buy Me Love' for that sequence instead. I like the middle-eight to that song, though that's about all I can say about it.' I've got every reason on earth to be mad Cos I've just lost the only girl I had And if I could get my way I'd get myself locked up today But I can't so I cry insteadI've got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet I can't talk to people that I meet And if I could see you now I'd try to make you sad somehow But I can't so I cry insteadDon't want to cry when there's people there I get shy when they start to stare I'm gonna hide myself away, ay hay But I'll come back again somedayAnd when I do you'd better hide all the girls I'm gonna break their hearts all 'round the world Yes, I'm gonna break them in two And show you what your loving man can do Until then I'll cry insteadDon't want to cry when there's people there I get shy when they start to stare I'm gonna hide myself away, ay hay But I'll come back again somedayAnd when I do you'd better hide all the girls Cos I'm gonna break their hearts all 'round the world Yes, I'm gonna break them in two And show you what your loving man can do Until then I'll cry instead JOHN 1980: 'Paul's. Good song.'PAUL circa-1994: 'I wrote 'Things We Said Today' on acoustic (guitar). It was a slightly nostalgic thing already, a future nostalgia: we'll remember the things we said today, sometime in the future, so the song projects itself into the future and then is nostalgic about the moment we're living now, which is quite a good trick.' You say you will love me If I have to go You'll be thinking of me Somehow I will know Someday when I'm lonely Wishing you weren't so far away Then I will remember Things we said todayYou say you'll be mine, girl Till the end of time These days such a kind girl Seems so hard to find Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said todayMe, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck And though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enoughTo make you mine, girl Be the only one Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said todayMe, I'm just the lucky kind Love to hear you say that love is luck Though we may be blind Love is here to stay and that's enoughTo make you mine, girl Be the only one Love me all the time, girl We'll go on and on Someday when we're dreaming Deep in love, not a lot to say Then we will remember Things we said today JOHN 1980: 'That's me again… another Wilson Pickett, Motown sound… a four-in-the-bar cowbell song.' Whoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her When I get home Come on, out of my way Cos I'm gonna see my baby today I've got a whole lot of things I've gotta say To herWhoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her When I get home Come on if you please I've got no time for trivialities I've got a girl who's waiting home for me tonightWhoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her When I get home When I'm getting home tonight I'm gonna hold her tight I'm gonna love her till the cows come home I bet I'll love her more Till I walk out that door AgainCome on, let me through I've got so many things I've got to do I've got no business being here with you This wayWhoa-I, whoa-I I've got a whole lot of things to tell her When I get home, yeah I've got a whole lot of things to tell her When I get home JOHN 1964: 'I'd find it a drag to play rhythm all the time, so I always work myself out something interesting to play. The best example I can think of is like I did on 'You Can't Do That.' There really isn't a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist on that, because I feel the rhythm guitarist role sounds too thin for records. Anyway it drove me potty to play chunk-chunk rhythm all the time. I never play anything as lead guitarist that George couldn't do better. But I like playing lead sometimes, so I do it.'JOHN 1980: 'That's me doing Wilson Pickett. You know, a cowbell going four-in-the bar, and the chord going 'chatoong!'' I got something to say that might cause you pain If I catch you talking to that boy again I'm gonna let you down And leave you flat Because I told you before, oh You can't do thatWell, it's the second time I've caught you talking to him Do I have to tell you one more time, I think it's a sin I think I'll let you down (Let you down) Leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do thatEverybody's green Cos I'm the one who won your love But if they'd seen You're talking that way they'd laugh in my faceSo please listen to me, if you wanna stay mine I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind I'm gonna let you down (Let you down) And leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do that, oh(You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that)Everybody's green Cos I'm the one who won your love But if they'd seen You're talking that way they'd laugh in my faceSo please listen to me, if you wanna stay mine I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind I'm gonna let you down (Let you down) And leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do that JOHN 1972: 'A nice tune, though the middle is a bit tatty.'JOHN 1980: ''I'll Be Back' is me completely. My variation of the chords in a Del Shannon song.'PAUL circa-1994: ''I'll Be Back' was co-written, but it was largely John's idea.' You know if you break my heart I'll go But I'll be back again Cos I told you once before goodbye But I came back againI love you so I'm the one who wants you Yes, I'm the one Who wants you, oh ho, oh ho, ohYou could find better things to do Than to break my heart again This time I will try to show that I'm Not trying to pretendI thought that you would realize That if I ran away from you That you would want me too But I got a big surprise Oh ho, oh ho, ohYou could find better things to do Than to break my heart again This time I will try to show that I'm Not trying to pretendI wanna go but I hate to leave you, You know I hate to leave you , oh ho, oh ho, oh You, if you break my heart I'll go But I'll be back again |
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