Please Please Me
Lennon/McCartney

 

Lyrics:
Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try, girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you

You don't need me to show the way, love
Why do I always gave to sat, love
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you

I don't want to sound complaining
but you know there's always rain in my heart
I do all the pleasing with you,
it's so hard to reason with you
wo yeah, why do you make me blue?

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try, girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you
wo yeah, like I please you
wo yeah, like I please you
Availability:
Anthology 1
Please Please Me
1962-1966 (Red Album)
Introducing The Beatles (Re-release)
 

Lead Singer: John/Paul

Recording: 9/11/62, 11/26/62, 1/16/63 (BBC), 1/22/63 (BBC), 3/6/63 (BBC), 3/21/63 (BBC), 4/1/63 (BBC), 4/3/63 (BBC), 5/21/63 (BBC), 7/16/63 (BBC), 10/16/63 (BBC)
Mixing: 11/30/62, 2/25/63
Length: 2:00
Take:

What Goes On? Anomalies

Throughout
Every time there is harmonica, on the stereo version, there's "leaking" to the other side of the stereo image.
1:08
John sings "rain in my heart". Backing singers "try out" note for harmony, giving "Mmm....in my heart". Mono and stereo versions
1:27
John sings "Why do I-you never even try, girl?"
Paul sings "I know you never even try, girl." (Correctly) John, apparently realizing his mistake, chuckles out his next "come on.". Stereo Version only. Caused by John singing the second line of the second verse (not the third verse!)
1:37 Red Album
Momentary drop in levels on Ringo's crash
1:45 Mono version
Dip out in level, as end is edited on.
1:45 Stereo version
Same edit as above, but badly done. Timing goes out with introduction of harmonica edit piece. Edit piece is slower than the left (rhythm) channel and catches up in time for the last three chords.
 

Notes:

Written by John at his Menlove Avenue home, this song became known as an overt sexual invitation from Lennon. It was originally written much slower, and it was George Martin that suggested lifting the tempo. Lennon fashioned it after Roy Orbison, but the name came from an altogether different source. In 1932, Bing Crosby had a hit with a song titled "Please," written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. In the beginning lyrics, the words "please" and "pleas," were used, as "Oh please, lend your little ear to my pleas..." Lennon recalled this song from his mother having sung it to him when he was a child. He always liked the "please -pleas" sound, and developed this song around the same theme.

 

© 1962 Dick James Music Limited, 1 Sussex Place, London W6. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Twelve BBC broadcasts: 1/25/63 on Here We Go, 1/26/63 on Saturday Club, 1/29/63 on Talent Spots, 2/20/63 (live) on Parade Of The Pops, 3/12/63 on Here We Go, 3/16/63 (live) on Saturday Club, 3/28/63 on On The Scene, 4/22/63 on Side By Side, 4/7/63 on Easy Beat, 6/3/63 on Steppin' Out, 8/13/63 on Pop Goes The Beatles and 10/20/63 on Easy Beat.