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The Beatles: One

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s

Artist: The Beatles
Title: One
Released: 2000
Label: EMI Records
Time: 78:55
Producer(s): George Martin
Appears with: G.Harrison, J.Lennon, P.McCartney
Category: Pop/Rock
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2000.11.15
Price in €: 11,70
Web address: www.thebeatles.com

 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Love Me Do [Digitally Remastered Mono] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:20
[2] From Me To You [Digitally Remastered Mono] (Lennon/McCartney) - 1:56
[3] She Loves You [Digitally Remastered Mono] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:21
[4] I Want To Hold Your Hand [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:24
[5] Can't Buy Me Love [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:11
[6] A Hard Day's Night [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:23
[7] I Feel Fine [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:28
[8] Eight Days A Week [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:44
[9] Ticket To Ride [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:10
[10] Help! [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:18
[11] Yesterday [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:06
[12] Day Tripper [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:48
[13] We Can Work It Out [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:15
[14] Paperback Writer [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:18
[15] Yellow Submarine [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:38
[16] Eleanor Rigby [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:06
[17] Penny Lane [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:59
[18] All You Need Is Love [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:47
[19] Hello, Goodbye [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:27
[20] Lady Madonna [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:16
[21] Hey Jude [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 7:04
[22] Get Back (With Billy Preston) [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:12
[23] The Ballad Of John And Yoko [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 2:59
[24] Something [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Harrison) - 3:01
[25] Come Together [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 4:18
[26] Let It Be [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:50
[27] The Long And Winding Road [Digitally Remastered Stereo] (Lennon/McCartney) - 3:37

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


George Harrison - Guitar, Vocals
John Lennon - Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals
Paul McCartney - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals
Ringo Starr - Bongos, Drums, Marimbas, Tambourine, Vocals, Claves

George Martin - Piano

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


I'm not quite sure how to approach this one (1) by the Beatles. In fact, I don't even own it, and I don't know if I ever will. I have the songs, and I've heard each and every one of them about a million times. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that these songs have appeared on a number of different, far superior compilations -- most notably the two volume PAST MASTERS releases from 1988, and the two volume 1962-1966 (known as the RED ALBUM) and 1967-1970 (known as the BLUE ALBUM) sets that were issued a mere three years after the band broke up. While many of the other "official" post-Beatles releases have always boasted some kind of angle ("Love Songs," "Rock and Roll Music" or "Celluloid"), the ANTHOLOGY series from the mid 90s proved to be the most enriching. After that, where else do you go but back to the hits, I suppose.

1 is pretty straight forward. It is made up of 27 British and American number one (1) hits. Actually, the lone George Harrison composition, "Something," never made it to number one (1), but it probably should have. The CD's booklet is full of all kinds of cool stuff like photos of the original picture sleeves that held the number one (1) singles. From a marketing point of view, I suppose releasing an album like this makes a lot of sense. Last month, the long awaited "official" Beatles Anthology book was published. There are lots of juicy tidbits in this book for the Beatles fanatic. The graphics and lay-out are nothing short of spectacular. The book is so big and fat that it takes a lot of effort just to prop it up to read. I nearly suffered a concussion when I attempted to read it in bed. Also coming to a theater near you: "Hard Day's Night", the third or fourth re-release of the Beatles' first feature film. Obviously, the goal behind this as well as the 1 disc is to turn an entirely new generation onto the Beatles phenomenon. I guess the brains behind this whole campaign figures that the kiddies grooving on Britney Spears and 'NSync will take to the Beatles like a whale to water. Of course, for those of us in the know, there's a big difference. The Beatles were actually good.

The forthcoming television special that ABC is putting on, The Beatles Revolution, can hardly be that revolutionary. Without even seeing it, I can tell you that hearing Mike Myers or Kate Hudson expound their views on the influence of the Beatles will make for some enticing TV viewing. NOT! Do you really think that Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos give a rat's ass about the Beatles? I'd bet good money that neither one of these phonies ever sat down and really listened to THE WHITE ALBUM. I bet they don't even own the thing. Do you think ABC cares? Not on your life.

The only positive thing to come out of this whole Beatles 2000 push is The Beatles' "Official" website. When I wrote a piece called Across The Universe: The Beatles On The Web back in 1996, I was astounded by the number of high quality and comprehensive websites paying tribute to the Fab Four. While many of the sites I covered have been taken down, others have popped up and continue to flourish. The "official" site takes full advantage of the multimedia possibilities the web has to offer. Each song -- taken from the new CD -- gets a full treatment with recording notes, chart position, picture sleeve art, photos, games, even shockwave movies. We can only hope that Apple and the creative forces behind the site will dig in their heels and make it something special.

As for the 1 CD, I'm back to square one (1). If you really want another copy of "Yesterday" or "Hey Jude," it's here. If your kid is aching to know about that Beatles band he's been hearing about, this will probably satisfy his curiosity. Looking for a Christmas gift? This will make a great stocking stuffer. Looking to make Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono even richer? EMI has gone on record saying that 1 will become the greatest selling record of all time. If they're right, then Paul and Yoko will be rich beyond their dreams. Okay, they're already rich beyond their dreams. But who's to say history cannot repeat itself.

Shawn Perry



Die Fabulous Four minus eins zeigen wieder einmal, dass sie bereit sind, ihr fantastisches Erbe in immer wieder neue -- wenn auch nicht unbedingt frische -- Produkte zu zerlegen, und so haben sie diese Zusammenstellung von Nr. 1 Hits veröffentlicht. Ganz klar, dass für treue Anhänger der Fabs dies alles überflüssig ist! Diese werden schon an einer exakten Definition des Begriffs "No. 1 Hit" zu knacken haben, und sie werden nicht verstehen, dass Renner wie "Please Please Me" und "Strawberry Fields" hier ihre Zulassungsprüfung nicht bestanden haben. Besucher, die gerade erst aus dem Weltall zu uns gestoßen sein sollten oder sonstige Neulinge auf Erden werden diese kompakte und großzügige Sammlung (fast 80 Minuten) von Singles aus der Phase, als diese Band die Popmusik in den sechziger Jahren und darüber hinaus wie keine andere dominierte, zu schätzen wissen.

Aber dies ist mehr als nur eine kommerzielle Trophäensammlung, (ganz sicher wird es Leute geben, die behaupten, dass diese Singles noch nicht einmal zu den besten im Lebenswerk dieser Gruppe gehören), aber 1 liefert eine kurze Übersicht über die bemerkenswerte musikalische Entwicklung innerhalb von sieben Jahren, die vom Neo-Skiffle bei "Love Me Do" ausgeht und dann eine so gelungene Synthese von R&B, Rockabilly, Tin Pan Alley, Gospel, Country und Klassik erreicht, dass es noch heute schwer fällt, diese wieder in ihre Einzelteile zu zerlegen.

Jerry McCulley, Amazon.de



Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into new--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus One have released this single-disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous to longtime Fabs faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the precise definition of "No. 1 hit" and the exclusion of seeming contenders like "Please Please Me" and "Strawberry Fields"), newly arrived visitors from the Pleiades star cluster and other neophytes will find it a concise and generous (nearly 80 minutes) single-disc introduction to the band's career-spanning, unparalleled dominance of pop music in the 1960s. But beyond being a mere trophy case of commercial success (and it won't be hard to find critics who'll argue that these singles aren't even the band's best work), it's also a Cliff's Notes take on a remarkable seven-year run of musical evolution, one that stretches from the neo-skiffle of "Love Me Do" through a remarkable synthesis of R&B, rockabilly, Tin Pan Alley, gospel, country, and classical that still defies efforts to effectively deconstruct it. This is the pop monument equivalent of the '27 Yankees and '90s Bulls; it's every bit as obvious and dominating--and just as essential.

Jerry McCulley, Amazon.com



By now I can hear everyone whisper: "what the f***" are The Beatles doing on a progressive website?" and I can’t blame any of you, but if you take a closer look at the entire career of The Beatles then you have to agree that this band indeed has been progressive all the way! The Beatles are the foundation on which the entire music business is built. In barely eight years they wrote all of pop's history and they were the first to introduce synthesizers, mellotron and loads of classical influences in their music (violins and cello in "Eleanor Rigby" and Bach trumpet in "Penny Lane," to name but two). When we talk about The Beatles we should never speak about the four we know so well but we should talk about the five Beatles because producer George Martin certainly has played a vital role in the band’s history, shaping their music from catchy demos into the classics we all know and love.

November 13th 2000 was a special occasion as it meant the launch of two seperate things. First of all it meant the launch of the official Beatles website which is located at http://www.thebeatles.com . Secondly it meant the launch of the very first greatest hits package called 1 as it contains the band’s 27 number one hits they gathered both in the UK and in the States, all crammed onto one shiny little disc. None other than his Excellency Mr. David Colvin, CMG, British Ambassador to Belgium, invited a handful of media people and Beatles enthusiasts to the British Embassy in Brussels. I was there to witness the fact that the Ambassador received a platinum award for advance sales already exceeding 50,000 units in Belgium out of the hands of a beaming Erwin Goegebeur, Managing Director of EMI Music Belgium. In his speech the Ambassador stressed the levels of co-operation between the UK and the neighbouring countries and beyond, together with the Belgo-British conference under the patronage of HRH Prince Philippe and HRH The Prince of Wales. Mr. Colvin left behind the politics and trade and concentrated on what he called "probably one of the UK’s great cultural Ambassadors." He also referred to 1965 when HM Queen Elizabeth II awarded The Beatles with an MBE at Buckingham Palace, recommended by the then PM Harold Wilson. "Today, 35 years later, it certainly means something when all of these 'old’ songs still have such an impressive number of the press core represented at the launch," his Excellency said.

Mr. Erwin Goegebeur told the press that he was only ten years old when The Beatles broke up but still enjoys listening to their music. Today, one of his teenage nephews plundered his private record collection to listen to Revolver, Sgt. Pepper and The White Album and it certainly wasn’t because the music reminded him of his youth but simply because his favourite bands keep referring to The Beatles as being an important influence on their songwriting. "The fact that today every young musician who has the ambition to write a well crafted pop song still needs to study the musical output of Lennon and McCartney is enough proof that the most important aspect in the history of The Beatles is their music," said the Managing Director of EMI Belgium. Then Mr. Colvin was presented with the already mentioned platinum award (to the envy of yours truly!) and we were shown some film-collage of the best moments out of the extroardinary career of the four from Liverpool.

To give the launch an extra dimension one of the TV stations present thought of an interesting angle and invited the Ambassador to climb on the roof of the Embassy (a platform on the third floor mind you) and join two well-known Belgian musicians, both very big fans of The Beatles: Jan Leyers and Jean Blaute. Of course, it was like a remake of the famous roof concert The Beatles did on top of the Apple building in Saville Row Nr 3 way back on 30th January in 1969, their last ever live appearance together! The TV director asked the Ambassador to say a couple of words and Mr. Colvin spoke: "I’m sitting on the roof of the British Embassy in Beatles style and my friend here on my left is going to sing one of the Beatles’ hits." Soon Leyers and Blaute kicked off with a couple of bars of an acoustic rendition of "As Tears Go By." Then the TV guy asked the Ambassador if there was one small fragment he could sing to which Mr. Colvin answered: "I’ll have to ask my agent about that." After the laughter died down, the TV guy once again turned to the Ambassador asking him what his favourite Beatles song was, to which Mr. Colvin answered without hesitation "The Long And Winding Road." Backed by our two musicians he went as far as singing the title, turned to the camera and said: "I don’t know the rest of the words." There was still some blank tape in the camera so Leyers and Blaute got the time to throw in one more so they opted for "Ticket To Ride" because "As Tears Go By" was both their favourite and had already been done. After only a couple of bars into "Ticket To Ride" Leyers stopped, then turned to the camera and said "the rest will cost you!" Then came the part which typecasts the British sense of humour. As our musicians sang "Help" they turned to the who sang: "I need some more staff" which of course resulted in laughter all around. Leyers continued: "Hey Jude, ... " and as no reaction came from the other people present he improvised " ... don’t mess it up." The musical quiz went one further with a couple of bars of "Yellow Submarine" which the Ambassador could directly refer to, but he had great trouble in knowing which song it was once Leyers strung the first chord for "A Hard Day’s Night." The improvisation came to an end with a brief "Hey Jude" which saw the Ambassador’s wife run back and forth armed with a huge cardboard display made to promote The Beatles 1 album.

But then, the album itself. Well what can one say. Of course it is impossible for a band like The Beatles to put their best material onto one CD because every song they have ever written is a classic so every music fan should indeed own the entire Beatles catalogue (I know an illegal CD-ROM exists on which you can find all of the Beatles output, so in the future, who knows there might be a legal version of this). When the red and blue double albums were released, the first spanning the 1962-1966 period and the second the 1967-1970 period, they were referred to as being the greatest hits packages of The Beatles. That was four albums. Now we are talking about one single album so how do you go about sifting through the band’s material to do just that? Someone at EMI HQ must have had the brilliant idea to put all of the band’s UK and US number ones together. This resulted in no fewer than 27 songs with a total playing time of 79:08, containing not one boring second! From "Love Me Do" down to "The Long And Winding Road" it’s all there. In total these 27 Beatles songs topped the charts for no fewer than 128 weeks between 2nd May 1963 and 13th June 1970.

Don’t forget that The Beatles have left behind a firm impression with musicians active in our beloved genre of "progressive rock." Ayreon, Flower Kings and Spock’s Beard are just three of the names that spring to mind. The Flower Kings did a splendid version of "Across The Universe" on their recent X-mas disc (another great Beatles "invention"!) whilst Spock’s Beard members Neal Morse and Nick d’Virgilio tackle both "We Can Work It Out" and "Strawberry Fields" on their recently released Two Seperate Gorilla’s 2CD set. Let us not forget Yes who covered "Every Little Thing" in their early days, Dream Theater who did "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" with Marillion’s Steve Hogarth guesting on vocals when the band (and friends) performed at the famous Ronnie Scott’s club in London on January 31st 1995. And then there’s "Tribute" by Rick Wakeman where he pays tribute to this great band by means of 11 Beatles songs arranged for the ivories. And there are plenty more bands in our genre who covered a Beatles song, whether for release on an album or as a surprise during live gigs. Whatever way you look at it there will never be a band like The Beatles ever again. The sheer magic of blending those four individual talents together is a supernatural fact nobody can explain. Even if your entire record collection consists of progressive rock and nothing but progressive rock, even then do you need 1 because it’s the best all round Beatles collection ever to be released. The crystal clear transfer from the mastertape onto CD reveals every little detail as it was recorded those many years ago. It shows once again that with little possibilities in the studio these people were able to write timeless tunes whereas today when everyone can build a studio in his/her backyard there are very few people who have the talent to write songs. Maybe it’s time to get back to basics?

With lifelong gratitude to John, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin and the strongest wish to one day in my life meet one of the Beatles "face to face." Fifteen years ago I missed George Harrison in LA by one day and two years ago my interview with Ringo Starr was cancelled a couple of days before it had to take place. Maybe out there someone with the right contacts can "fix it for me" even if this only means a mere five minutes with one of my all-time heroes. You know where to contact me.

From Me To You, John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg
www.progressiveworld.net - Your Ultimate Guide To Progressive Music

 L y r i c s


Love Me Do

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Someone to love,
Somebody new.
Someone to love,
Someone like you.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Yeah, love me do.
Whoa, oh, love me do.


From Me To You

If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.

I've got everything that you want,
Like a heart that is oh, so true.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.

If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
From me, to you.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.

I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
To you, to you, to you.


She Loves You

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You think you lost your love,
When I saw her yesterday.
It's you she's thinking of
And she told me what to say.
She says she loves you
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad. Ooh!

She said you hurt her so
She almost lost her mind.
She said to let you know
You're not the hurting kind.
She says she loves you
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad. Ooh!

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad.

And now it's up to you,
I think it's only fair,
Pride can hurt you, too,
Apologize to her
Because she loves you
And you know that can't be bad.
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad. Ooh!

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad.
With a love like that
You know you should be glad.
With a love like that,
You know you sho-o-ould
Be Glad!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah Ye-ah.


I Want To Hold Your Hand

Oh yeah, I'll tell you something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll say that something
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.

Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand.
Now let me hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.

And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide.

Yeah, you've got that something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll say that something
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.

And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide.

Yeh, you've got that something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll feel that something
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.


Can't Buy Me Love

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 got to give if you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give but what I 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 ring and I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love


A Hard Day's Night

It's been a hard day's night, and I 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'll find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright

You 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, 'cause when I get you alone
You know I feel ok

When I'm home everything seems to be right
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight

Owww!

So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone
You know I feel ok

When I'm home everything seems to be right
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah

It's been a hard day's night, and I 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'll find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
You know I feel alright
You know I feel alright...


I Feel Fine

Baby's good to me, you know,
She's happy as can be, you know,
She said so.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine.

Baby says she's mine, you know,
She tells me all the time, you know,
She said so.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine.

I'm so glad that she's my little girl.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That her baby buys her things, you know.
He buys her diamond rings, you know,
She said so.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mmm.

Baby says she's mine, you know,
She tells me all the time, you know,
She said so.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine.

I'm so glad that she's my little girl.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That her baby buys her things, you know.
He buys her diamond rings, you know,
She said so.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mmm, mmm.


Eight Days A Week

Ooh I need your love babe,
Guess you know it's true.
Hope you need my love babe,
Just like I need you.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain't got nothin' but love babe,
Eight days a week.

Love you ev'ry day girl,
Always on my mind.
One thing I can say girl,
Love you all the time.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain't got nothin' but love babe,
Eight days a week.

Eight days a week
I love you.
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care.

Ooh I need your love babe, ...

Eight days a week ...

Love you ev'ry ...

Eight days a week. Eight days a week. Eight days a week.


Ticket To Ride

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away.

She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

She said that living with me
Is bringing her down yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.

She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.

I think I'm gonna' be sad,
I think it's today yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad
Is going away, yeah.

She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

I don't know why she's ridin' so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me.
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me
.
She said that living with me,
Is bringing her down, yeah.
For she would never be free
When I was around.

Ah, she's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.

My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.
My baby don't care, my baby don't care.


Help!

Help, I need somebody,
Help, not just anybody,
Help, you know I need someone, help.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me.

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure,
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these daya are gone, I'm not so self assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me, oh.


Yesterday

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I'm not half to man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go I don't know she woldn't say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.


Day Tripper

Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now

She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yea
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there now

Tried to please her, she only played one night stands
Tried to please her, she only played one night stands now

She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yea
Took me so long to find out, and I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper yea


We Can Work It Out

Try to see it my way,
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way,
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.

We can work it out,
We can work it out.

Think of what you're saying.
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.

We can work it out,
We can work it out.

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.

Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.

We can work it out,
We can work it out.

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.

Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.


Paperback Writer

Paperback writer

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
Based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer,
Paperback writer.

It's the dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail,
It's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer,
Paperback writer.

Paperback writer

It's a thousand pages, give or take a few,
I'll be writing more in a week or two.
I can make it longer if you like the style,
I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer,
Paperback writer.

If you really like it you can have the rights,
It could make a million for you overnight.
If you must return it, you can send it here
But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer,
Paperback writer.

Paperback writer

Paperback writer - paperback writer
Paperback writer - paperback writer


Yellow Submarine

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all on board
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine


Eleanor Rigby

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from ?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong ?

Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?


Penny Lane

In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.

On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange.

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back

In penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back

Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway.

In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange.

Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back.
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
Penny Lane.


All You Need Is Love

Love, Love, Love.
Love, Love, Love.
Love, Love, Love.

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.
It's easy.

Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy.

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

Nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy.

All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.

All you need is love (All together, now!)
All you need is love. (Everybody!)
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need (love is all you need).

Yee-hai!
Oh yeah!
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah.
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah.


Hello, Goodbye

You say yes, I say no.
You say stop and I say go go go, oh no.
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

I say high, you say low.
You say why and I say I don't know, oh no.
You say goodbye and I say hello
(Hello Goodbye Hello Goodbye) hello hello
(Hello Goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
(Hello Goodbye Hello Goodbye) hello hello
(Hello Goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye
(Hello Goodbye) I say goodbye.

Why why why why why why do you say goodbye goodbye, oh no?

You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

You say yes (I say "yes") I say no (but I may mean no.)
You say stop (I can stay) and I say go go go (till it's time to go oh), oh no.
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say goodbye
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello hello.

Hela heba helloa CHA CHA, hela...


Lady Madonna

Lady Madonna, children at your feet.
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was heaven sent?

Friday night arrives without a suitcase.
Sunday morning creep in like a nun.
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
See how they run.

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast.
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest.

See how they run.
Lady Madonna, lying on the bed,
Listen to the music playing in your head.

Tuesday afternoon is never ending.
Wednesday morning papers didn't come.
Thursday night you stockings needed mending.
See how they run.

Lady Madonna, children at your feet.
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.


Hey Jude

Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.

Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You're waiting for someone to perform with.
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.

Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude...

(repeat X number of times, fade)


Get Back

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it wouldn't last.
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass.

Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Jojo. Go home
Get back, get back.
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Back to where you once belonged.
Get back Jo.

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can

Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Loretta. Go home
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Loretta

Your mother's waiting for you
Wearing her high-heel shoes
And her low-neck sweater
Get on home Loretta

Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.


The Ballad of John And Yoko

Standing in the dock at Southampton,
Trying to get to Holland or France.
The man in the mac said, "You've got to turn back".
You know they didn't even give us a chance.
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.
Finally made the plane into Paris,
Honey mooning down by the Seine.
Peter Brown called to say,
"You can make it O.K.,
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain".
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton,
Talking in our beds for a week.
The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace".
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.
Saving up your money for a rainy day,
Giving all your clothes to charity.
Last night the wife said,
"Oh boy, when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you
But your soul - think!"
Made a lightning trip to Vienna,
eating chocolate cake in a bag.
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head,
They look just like two gurus in drag".
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.
Caught an early plane back to London.
Fifty acorns tied in a sack.
The men from the press said, "We wish you success,
It's good to have the both of you back".
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.


Something

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me

I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me

Don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around now it may show
I don't know, I don't know

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me

Don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now


Come Together

Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me

He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me


Let it Be

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.


The Long And Winding Road

The long and winding road that leads to your door,
Will never disappear,
I've seen that road before It always leads me here,
Leads me to your door.

The wild and windy night the rain washed away,
Has left a pool of tears crying for the day.
Why leave me standing here, let me know the way
Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried
Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried, but
Still they lead me back to the long and winding road
You left me standing here a long, long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here, lead me to you door
Da, da, da, da ...

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