Difference between revisions of "I Should Have Known Better"
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| This single = "[[Yesterday]]"/"I Should Have Known Better"<br/>(1965) | | This single = "[[Yesterday]]"/"I Should Have Known Better"<br/>(1965) | ||
| Next single = "[[Back in the USSR]]"<br/>(1976)<br/>-<br/>"[[I'll Cry Instead]]" /"[[I'm Happy Just to Dance With You]]"<br/>(1965) | | Next single = "[[Back in the USSR]]"<br/>(1976)<br/>-<br/>"[[I'll Cry Instead]]" /"[[I'm Happy Just to Dance With You]]"<br/>(1965) | ||
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{{cquote|That's me. Just a song-- It doesn't mean a damn thing.|quotewidth=500px|John Lennon|1980}} | {{cquote|That's me. Just a song-- It doesn't mean a damn thing.|quotewidth=500px|John Lennon|1980}} | ||
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| + | {{cquote|Paul and I enjoyed writing the music for the film. There were times when we honestly thought we'd never get the time to write all the material. But we managed to get a couple finished while we were in Paris. And three more completed in America, while we were soaking up the sun on Miami Beach. There are four I really go for: 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'If I Fell', 'I Should Have Known Better' — a song with harmonica we feature during the opening tram sequences — and 'Tell Me Why', a shuffle number that comes at the end of the film.|quotewidth=500px|John Lennon, in 1964, ''The Beatles Anthology'', p.129|2000}} | ||
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| + | {{cquote|'I Should Have Known Better' was also different at this early stage, John originally opening it with a very Bob Dylan-ish harmonica solo and George ending it with his lead guitar. Only three takes were attempted, and only one of those made it through to the end. | ||
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| + | [On Feb 26, 1964] 'And I Love Her' and 'I Should Have Known Better' were re-made by the Beatles, the latter song first. ... The final version was take nine, John singing without the harmonica for the first time, with an overdub from take 22 adding a double-track vocal and the harmonica.|quotewidth=500px|Mark Lewisohn, ''The Beatles Recording Sessions'', p.39-40|1988}} | ||
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| + | === Additional Resources === | ||
| + | * [http://www.beatlesebooks.com/should-have-known-better 'I Should Have Known Better' - Beatles Music History] | ||
| + | * [http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/ishkb.shtml Alan W. Pollack's Notes on this song] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Should_Have_Known_Better Wikipedia Entry] | ||
[[Category:Singles]][[Category:Songs]][[Category:John Lennon]][[Category:A Hard Day's Night (album)]] | [[Category:Singles]][[Category:Songs]][[Category:John Lennon]][[Category:A Hard Day's Night (album)]] | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 20 August 2011
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| Single by The Beatles | |||||
| A-side | "Yesterday" | ||||
| Released | 8 March 1976 | ||||
| Format | 7" & 12" | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios: 25-26 February 1964 |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:44 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI (UK) Capitol (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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| “ | That's me. Just a song-- It doesn't mean a damn thing. | „ |
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—John Lennon, 1980 |
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| “ | Paul and I enjoyed writing the music for the film. There were times when we honestly thought we'd never get the time to write all the material. But we managed to get a couple finished while we were in Paris. And three more completed in America, while we were soaking up the sun on Miami Beach. There are four I really go for: 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'If I Fell', 'I Should Have Known Better' — a song with harmonica we feature during the opening tram sequences — and 'Tell Me Why', a shuffle number that comes at the end of the film. | „ |
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—John Lennon, in 1964, The Beatles Anthology, p.129, 2000 |
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| “ | 'I Should Have Known Better' was also different at this early stage, John originally opening it with a very Bob Dylan-ish harmonica solo and George ending it with his lead guitar. Only three takes were attempted, and only one of those made it through to the end.
[On Feb 26, 1964] 'And I Love Her' and 'I Should Have Known Better' were re-made by the Beatles, the latter song first. ... The final version was take nine, John singing without the harmonica for the first time, with an overdub from take 22 adding a double-track vocal and the harmonica. |
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—Mark Lewisohn, The Beatles Recording Sessions, p.39-40, 1988 |
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