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EspañolGIRL (THE BEATLES SONG)
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"'Girl'" is a song written by John Lennon,[1] but as all releases written by either Lennon or Paul McCartney, it is credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was first released in 1965 on The Beatles' album ''Rubber Soul'', and was the last complete song recorded for it.[2] The song's lyrics describe a girl the singer loves, but with misgivings: "She's the kind of girl who puts you down / When friends are there, you feel a fool."
Backing the bridges is a refrain sung by Lennon while McCartney and George Harrison repeatedly sing a syllable for vocal percussion ("tit-tit-tit-tit") as a joke.[3] The deep breaths in the chorus were rumoured to have symbolised taking a long inhalation (drag) off of a marijuana joint.[4]
According to McCartney, he wrote the lines "''Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure''" and "''That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure''."[5] But in a 1970 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon claimed this was his own early dig at the Catholic Church.
In an interview for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine on 5 December 1980, Lennon said his 1980 song "[ Woman] reminds me of a Beatles track, but I wasn't trying to make it sound like that. I did it as I did 'Girl' many years ago. So this is the grown-up version of 'Girl.'"[6] ("Woman" was the second single released from the ''Double Fantasy'' album, and the first Lennon single issued after his death on 8 December 1980.)
★ John Lennon – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
★ Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar
★ George Harrison – lead guitar (12-String acoustic)
★ Ringo Starr – drums
In November 1977, Capitol Records scheduled the US release of "Girl" backed with "You're Going to Lose That Girl" as a single (Capitol 4506) to accompany the release of ''Love Songs'', a Beatles' compilation album that contains both of these songs. However, the single was canceled before it was issued.
1. All We Are Saying, David Sheff (interview), , , St. Martin's Press, 2000,
2. Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, Ian MacDonald, , , Henry Holt and Company, 1994,
3. The Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn, , , Harmony Books, 1988,
4. A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles, Mark Hertsgaard, , , Delacorte Press, 1995,
5. Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Barry Miles, , , Henry Holt & Company, 1997,
6. 1980 Rolling Stone Interview with John Lennon Jonathan Cott
"'Girl'" is a song written by John Lennon,[1] but as all releases written by either Lennon or Paul McCartney, it is credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was first released in 1965 on The Beatles' album ''Rubber Soul'', and was the last complete song recorded for it.[2] The song's lyrics describe a girl the singer loves, but with misgivings: "She's the kind of girl who puts you down / When friends are there, you feel a fool."
Backing the bridges is a refrain sung by Lennon while McCartney and George Harrison repeatedly sing a syllable for vocal percussion ("tit-tit-tit-tit") as a joke.[3] The deep breaths in the chorus were rumoured to have symbolised taking a long inhalation (drag) off of a marijuana joint.[4]
According to McCartney, he wrote the lines "''Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure''" and "''That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure''."[5] But in a 1970 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon claimed this was his own early dig at the Catholic Church.
In an interview for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine on 5 December 1980, Lennon said his 1980 song "
| Contents |
| Credits |
| November 1977 |
| Notes |
Credits
★ John Lennon – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
★ Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass guitar
★ George Harrison – lead guitar (12-String acoustic)
★ Ringo Starr – drums
November 1977
In November 1977, Capitol Records scheduled the US release of "Girl" backed with "You're Going to Lose That Girl" as a single (Capitol 4506) to accompany the release of ''Love Songs'', a Beatles' compilation album that contains both of these songs. However, the single was canceled before it was issued.
Notes
1. All We Are Saying, David Sheff (interview), , , St. Martin's Press, 2000,
2. Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, Ian MacDonald, , , Henry Holt and Company, 1994,
3. The Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn, , , Harmony Books, 1988,
4. A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles, Mark Hertsgaard, , , Delacorte Press, 1995,
5. Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Barry Miles, , , Henry Holt & Company, 1997,
6. 1980 Rolling Stone Interview with John Lennon Jonathan Cott
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