This is the picture inside the Album cover, when you fold it out. Can you see the word "love" spelled in it? The L is in the blue tassale on Ringo's jacket. The O on John's shoulder. The V is Paul's knees. And the E is on George's jacket. The Beatles worked out several differen't versions of this, and they're all included in the liner notes of the cd. As is most of the Historical information I've included in these posts.
Lennon McCartney. Almost all beatle songs are signed that way. no matter which one actually penned the tune. They got the idea from the famous song writing duo of Rodgers & Hammerstien. Not content to just write rock, and roll songs, they aspired to write show tunes, and have their material sung by the greats like Sinatra. Their own fame got in the way of this ambition, Though Frank did cover some Beatles songs. He said "somthing" was the greatest love song he'd ever heard. Hmmn. A Harrison song. Sorry boys. But you can hear the show tune influince on this song..
GETTING BETTER-Written, and sung by Paul. Recording began March 9th 1967 in studio two at Abby Road. I can just hear this song being sung by Danny Kaye, or Fred Astair. A highly chorigraphed group of background singers dancing behind them. I love the rythum of this song.The backing vocals are rich, and layered, And again the bass playing is hair raisingly good. I can't help but sing along with this one.
FIXING A HOLE-Written, and sung by Paul, recording began at Regent Sound Studio, Tottemham Court Road,London, on Febuary 21, 1967, later completed at Abby Road. Most of this album was written like a musical to me. At the risk of being redundant, I can just see this tune coriographed.
Paul said he was smoking a lot of weed when he wrote it, and it does have that "stoned " mentality. "Fixing a hole where the rain gets in, and stops my mind from wandering..." Great guitar, and backing vocals on this song. Paul's bass is sublime on this one too.
SHE'S LEAVING HOME-Written by Paul, and John. Vocals by Paul. Recording started in studio2 on march17,1967. This song is so terribly English! "meeting a man from the moter trade..." The phrasing of the lyrics, The vocals, and specially the symphony backing. I love this song. One of Paul's best "story" songs.
I just love the way the song reads. If it were a story I would read it over, and over... "Standing alone at the top of the stairs she breaks down, and crys to her husband. "Daddy our baby's gone!"
As a Daddy myself, having just Lost my daughter this song has taken on much more relevence for me.."How could she treat me so thoughtlessly? How could she do this to me?"
We'll start Chapter 3 with Being For The Benifit Of mr Kite....
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