| "Love Me Do" (Lennon and McCartney) [2:18] |
| Recorded at EMI Recording Studios, Abbey Road, 11 September 1962. |
| Released on Please Please Me, Parlophone LP PMC 1202 on 22 March 1963 |
| The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Paul McCartney (bass and vocals), George Harrison (guitar), Andy White (drums), and Ringo Starr (tambourine). |
| Ron Richards (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Norman Smith (balance engineer). |
| The Beatles. 1963. Please, Please Me [7]. London: Parlophone/EMI [CDP 7 46435 2]. |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| A' | Intro | 0:00 | 8 | harmonica theme | — |
| A | verse | 0:13 | 9+4 | vocal duet | a |
| A | verse | 0:35 | 9+4 | as above | a |
| B | chorus | 0:56 | 8 | vocal solo to duet at the end of each line | b |
| A | verse | 1:09 | 9+4 | as in verses above | a |
| B | chorus | 1:30 | 8 | Harmonica solo version of melody line. | — |
| B' | bridge | 1:43 | 4 | Extension of chorus, harmonica over harmonic pedal. | — |
| A | verse | 1:50 | 9 | As in verses above. | a |
| A" | coda | 2:04 | 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 |
| 2-feb-12 | ||