Well done EyeMTheWalrus for mentioning Shea Stadium - that footage is priceless. it really shows how insecure Lennon was and how much he relied on the guitar while on stage to divert attention away from himself.
On the subject of this song, it's fantastic. Quite possibly the best thing Macca ever wrote. He has that gravel in his voice that you can hear on 'Oh Darling' in the lines "When you told me, you didn't need me anymore" etc, the big difference being that this is a good ole rock n roller as opposed to a piano ballad.
Think about the fact that this song and 'Rain' were both used as Beatles' b-sides! It's absurd. This song is the one that Little Richard tried to write for about 15 years but couldn't quite do it. Macca did it in 5 minutes!
Well done EyeMTheWalrus for mentioning Shea Stadium - that footage is priceless. it really shows how insecure Lennon was and how much he relied on the guitar while on stage to divert attention away from himself.
On the subject of this song, it's fantastic. Quite possibly the best thing Macca ever wrote. He has that gravel in his voice that you can hear on 'Oh Darling' in the lines "When you told me, you didn't need me anymore" etc, the big difference being that this is a good ole rock n roller as opposed to a piano ballad.
Think about the fact that this song and 'Rain' were both used as Beatles' b-sides! It's absurd. This song is the one that Little Richard tried to write for about 15 years but couldn't quite do it. Macca did it in 5 minutes!