| "Love Me Do" (Lennon and McCartney) [2:23] |
| Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, 4 September 1962. |
| Released as Parlophone 45-R 4949 on 5 October 1962. UK #17 in Record Retailer and Music Industry News. |
| The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals and harmonica), Paul McCartney (bass and vocals), George Harrison (guitar), and Ringo Starr (drums). |
| George Martin (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Norman Smith (balance engineer). |
| The Beatles. 1988. Past Masters [1:1]. London: Parlophone. [CDP 7 90043 2] |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| A' | Intro | 0:00 | 8 | harmonica theme | — |
| A | verse | 0:14 | 9+4 | vocal duet | a |
| A | verse | 0:36 | 9+4 | as above | a |
| B | chorus | 0:57 | 8 | vocal solo to duet at the end of each line | b |
| A | verse | 1:10 | 9+4 | as in verses above | a |
| B | chorus | 1:32 | 8 | Harmonica solo as above; add hand claps. | — |
| B' | bridge | 1:46 | 4 | extension of chorus, harmonica over harmonic pedal. | — |
| A | verse | 1:52 | 12 | as in verses above; meter returns to duple subdivision | a |
| A" | coda | 2:06 | 8+ | repeat hook and fade | a |
| Text | |
| Love,
love me do; you know I love you, I'll always be true, so please . . . , Love me do, Love me do. |
a |
| Someone to love, somebody new, someone to love, someone like you. | b |
| Beatles in the Works | Schedule | Love Me Do |
| 6-feb-12 | ||