Tell Me Why (1964 song)
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| "Tell Me Why" | ||
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| A Hard Day's Night | ||
| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album A Hard Day's Night | ||
| Released | July 10, 1964 | |
| Recorded | 27 February 1964 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 02:10 | |
| Label | Apple Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon-McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| A Hard Day's Night track listing | ||
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"Tell Me Why" is a song by The Beatles from their UK album A Hard Day's Night and US album Something New. Credited to Lennon & McCartney, it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York[1], it was completed in only eight takes on Thursday, 27 February 1964, at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Paul McCartney has said:
- I think a lot of these [Lennon's] songs like “Tell Me Why” may have been based in real experiences or affairs John was having, or arguments with Cynthia [Lennon’s wife] or whatever, but it never occurred to us until later to put that slant on it all.[2]
Lennon described the song as resembling "a black New York girl-group song".[3] Using simple doo-wop chord changes and block harmonies, "Tell Me Why" races along at a pace. The vocal leap in the middle eight on "is there anything I can do" reinforces the impression that The Beatles were really enjoying themselves during this period, riding high on their success.
[edit] Releases
- Included on the British LP A Hard Day’s Night.
- Included on the British EP Extracts from the Film A Hard Day’s Night.
[edit] Covers
- "Tell Me Why" was later covered by the Beach Boys on their Beach Boys' Party! album
[edit] References
- ^ Bill Harry, The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia, p. 467; Ian MacDonald, Revolution in the Head, p. 98.
- ^ Barry Miles, Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, p. 164.
- ^ Bob Spitz, The Beatles, p. 489.
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