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Saturday 30 July 2011
P.S. I Love You
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P.S. I Love You was written with their female audience in mind and The Beatles included this as part of their Cavern Club song set where it was a favourite of the fans. A typical McCartney's song, it is believed that the song was written in 1961. However, there are some quarters who believe that the song was written in April 1962. Regardless when the song was written, it is evident of McCartney's natural ability, even at this early stage, to write a well crafted song and impressively structured song. The song's melody, simple lyrics and effective major-to-minor chord structure, is an indication of the potential for better things to come.
Young McCartney
An interesting fact for this song is that it is widely believed that McCartney wrote this song as a dedication to his then girlfriend, Dot Rhone. McCartney denies this and described "P.S. I Love You" as
"a theme song based on a letter... It was pretty much mine. I don't think John had much of a hand in it. There are certain themes that are easier than the others to hang a song on, and a letter is one of them... It's not based in reality, nor did I write it to my girlfriend from Hamburg, which some people think"
"That's Paul's song. He was trying to write a "Soldier Boy" like The Shirelles. He wrote that in Germany, or when we were going to and from Hamburg. I might have contributed something. I can't remember anything in particular. It was mainly his song."
P.S I Love You peaked at #17 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 and at #10 in the US Billboard Hot 100. When it was re-released in 1982 in UK, it peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart. Hope you enjoy the listening to the song!!!
was written with their female audience in mind and The Beatles
included this as part of their Cavern Club
song set where it was a favourite of the fans. A typical McCartney's song, it is believed that the song was written in 1961. However, there are some quarters who believe that the song was written in April 1962. Regardless when the song was written, it is evident of McCartney's
natural ability, even at this early stage, to write a well crafted song and impressively structured song. The song's melody, simple lyrics and effective major-to-minor chord structure, is an indication of the potential for better things to come.
... It was pretty much mine. I don't think John had much of a hand in it. There are certain themes that are easier than the others to hang a song on, and a letter is one of them... It's not based in reality, nor did I write it to my girlfriend from Hamburg, which some people think"
has this to say about the song. He wrote that in Germany
, or when we were going to and from Hamburg. I might have contributed something. I can't remember anything in particular. It was mainly his song."
in 1962 and at #10 in the US Billboard Hot 100
. When it was re-released in 1982 in UK, it peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart. Hope you enjoy the listening to the song!!!
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