"From Me to You" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; Northern Music Ltd.) [1:55] |
Recorded at EMI Recording Studios, London on 5 March 1963. |
Released as Parlophone R 5015 on 12 April 1963. Charts 18 April 1963; UK #1. |
The Beatles: John Lennon (guitar, harmonica, and vocals), Paul McCartney (bass and vocals), George Harrison (guitar), Ringo Starr (drums) |
George Martin, artist-and-repertoire manager, with Norman Smith, balance engineer. |
Notes and Quotes |
Section | Time | Description | Text |
Intro | 0:00 | Variation on verse melody, Lennon and McCartney sing "da, da, da..." | — |
Verse | singing in unison at beginning of lines and end with harmony | a | |
Refrain | as with verse | b | |
Verse | as in verse above | c | |
Refrain | as in refrain above | b | |
Chorus | sung in unison with harmony on the very last words | d | |
Verse | as in verses above | a | |
Refrain | as in refrains above | b | |
Verse | guitar-harmonica solo with bits of refrain at the ends of phrases | — | |
Refrain | as in refrains above | b | |
Chorus | Sung in harmony from beginning with beginning of second half sung in unison | c | |
Verse | as in verses above | a | |
Refrain | as in verses above | b | |
Coda | return of harmonica | b' |
Text | |
If there's anything that you want, if there's anything I can do. | a |
Just call on me and I'll send it along, with love from me to you. | b |
I've got everything that you want, like a heart that is oh, so true. | c |
I got arms that long to hold you and keep you by my side. I got lips that long to kiss you and keep you satisfied, oooh. | d |
Promotion | Schedule | Beatlemania |
08-Feb-2012 |