Ticket to Ride Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Karlin 

Cover art for Ticket to Ride lyrics by Vanilla Fudge

This is, of course, a Beatles song - but I liked the Vanilla Fudge version better way back then. Listening now to Beatles' "21 #1s" is surprisingly awesome - the remastering lets George's guitar be heard and it is spot on solid studio musician quality. John's guitar is always heard, despite... ok don't speak ill of the dead. The crisp harmonies, the added instruments and other George Martin ideas, it all comes through and there is lots to listen to. It has been three weeks since I found it for $10 - 21 Beatles #1 hits over just 6 or 7 years.

As for this song, his girlfriend doesn't like him much. Same theme as Day Tripper. John was insecure and angry and abusive with women, and they left him. Yoko got the upper hand, John met his match and in his mind that meant that he belonged to her. Not just "with her" but "TO her".

That is what I think this song reflects and portends