| "Please, Please Me" (Lennon, McCartney) [2:04] |
| Recorded 26 November 1962 at EMI Recording Studios, Studio Two, London. |
| Released 11 January 1963 as Parlophone R 4983; charts 17 January 1963; UK #1, 22 February [New Musical Express]. |
| The Beatles: John Lennon (voice & rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (voice & bass guitar), George Harrison (lead guitar), and Ringo Starr (drums). |
| George Martin (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Norman Smith (balance engineer) |
| The Beatles. 1963. Please Please Me. [7] London: EMI Records Ltd. [Apple CDP 7777-46435-2] |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| Intro | 0:00 | 4+4 | guitar and harmonica repeat descending melodic figure | — | |
| A | Verse | 0: | 16 | Paul holds top note, John descends | a |
| Refrain | : | 12 | call & response building in pitch level to climax | b | |
| Intro | : | 4 | repeat guitar/harmonica theme | — | |
| A | Verse | : | 16 | as in verse above | c |
| Refrain | : | 12 | as in refrain above | b | |
| Intro* | : | 4 | guitar/harmonica theme w/ drum break | — | |
| B | Chorus | : | 16 | solo
vocal with response at end of 1st lines, harmony at end of 2nd line |
d |
| Intro | : | 4 | guitar/harmonica theme | — | |
| A | Verse | : | 16 | as in verse above | a |
| Refrain | : | 12 | as in refrain above | b | |
| Coda | : | 13 | repeat hook at end of verse; add guitar chord sequence | hook |
| Text | |
| Last night I said these words to my girl: I know you never even try girl. | a |
| Come
on (come on), come on (come on), come on (come on), come on (come on), Please Please Me, woh yeh, like I please you. |
b |
| You don't need me to show the way love; Why do I always have to say love: | c |
| I
don't wanna sound complainin' but you know there's always rain in my heart
(in my heart); I do all the pleasin' with you, it's so hard to reason with you, woh yeh, why do you make me blue. |
d |
| Building a Reputation | Schedule | Promotion |
| 16-Aug-2006 | ||