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| Lennon, Harrison, McCartney and St |
in the UK, Please Please Me is also the title track of The Beatles début album. The Beatles début album was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single. |
| Young Lennon with mother, Julia |
original, though like most of their songs, credited to Lennon/McCartney. The original Please Please Me was envisioned as a bluesy, slow tempo song. It was inspired by two main sources - Roy Orbisons
' Only The Lonely
and Bing Crosby's
Please
. John used to listen to his mother, Julia, sing Please around the house during his childhood and Lennon liked the wordplay in the song so much that he decided to write a song that did the same thing. The wordplay that I am referring to is "Please, lend your little ear to my pleas".  |
| Martin, left, with The Beatles in the studio |
, heard the original Please Please Me, he immediately requested for them to make major changes to the song, including increasing its tempo. The Beatles did as requested, and also decided at some point to repeat the "lead harmonica" effect they had used on Love Me Do
. After 18 takes of the song, the final result would be The Beatles' first major hit. George Martin, upon hearing the completed track, turned on the intercom and told the group "Gentlemen, you have just recorded your first Number One record.  |
| Martin with The Beatles receiving a silver disc in1963 |
. They only have it at #2, and it is the most widely quoted today.Whether it was in #1 or not, Please Please Me is still a great song, and with both Lennon and McCartney
on lead vocals, this song shows how compatible those two voices are and they should never have parted. Enjoy the song!!!
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