The Beatles: "Can't Buy Me Love"

"Can't Buy Me Love" (Lennon and McCartney; Northern Songs, Ltd.) [2:15]

The Beatles: Paul McCartney (bass and vocals), John Lennon (guitar), George Harrison (guitar), and Ringo Starr (drums)

Recorded at the EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, on 29 January 1964 and at the EMI Recording Studios, London, on 25 February 1964.

Released as Parlophone R 5114 on 20 March 1964. Charts 26 March 1964; UK #1.

George Martin (artist-and-repertoire manager), with Norman Smith (balance engineer).

Lyrics
Can't buy me love, love. Can't buy me love, love. Can't buy me love.	a
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright. I'll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright. I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.	b
I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.	c
Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so. Can't buy me love, no no no, no.	d
Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied. Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy. I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.	e

Section	M	Time	Description
intro	6	0:00	McCartney vocals double-tracked; music derived from chorus	a
verse	12		12-bar blues with stop in C major (C, F, C, G, F, C)	b
verse	12		as above	c
chorus	8		moves to E minor (e, a, C, e, a, d, G)	d
verse	12		as in verses above	e
verse	12		guitar solo (two solos, partly double-tracking and partly independent)	—
chorus	8		as in chorus above	d
verse	12		as in verses above	e
coda	8		intro and chorus material	a