“Things We Said Today” ( Rus. What we talked about today ) is a song by the English rock band “ The Beatles ” written by Paul McCartney . The song was included in the soundtrack album for the debut film with the participation of musicians - “ Hard Day Evening ” ; she is also the "B" side of the single " A Hard Day's Night " released in the UK . “Things We Said Today” can be considered a harbinger of folk rock , where light touches are used in drums [1] .
| Things We Said Today | ||||
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| The Beatles Single from the album A Hard Day's Night | ||||
| Released | July 13, 1964 (USA) July 10, 1964 (Great Britain) | |||
| Format | 7 ” | |||
| Recorded by | June 2, 1964 , Abby Road Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Duration | 2:38 | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Composer | Lennon / McCartney | |||
| Songwriter | and | |||
| Label | Capitol Records (USA) Parlophone / EMI (UK) | |||
| The Beatles Singles Timeline | ||||
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About the song
“Things We Said Today” is one of the three main tracks (along with “ And I Love Her ” and “ Can't Buy Me Love ” ) that Paul McCartney wrote for the film “ Hard Day Evening ”. Paul McCartney recalled the song he wrote:
“I wrote it for an acoustic guitar . This is a nostalgic ballad . She’s kind of about us in the future. About how we recall what we talked about today. ”
- [2]
According to the musician , McCartney wrote this song while traveling in the Caribbean aboard the Happy Days yacht in May 1964 . The song is inspired by the relationship of the musician with actress Jane Asher . At that time, they rarely managed to be together because of the heavy workload of both McCartney and Asher [2] .
McCartney especially liked the chord change from F major to B flat major - instead of the more obvious F that sounds in the part of the song “I Will Dream You Won't Be So Far From Me” ( English wishing you weren't so far away ) [3] . John Lennon underscores the AJ notes on the McCartney piano playing with sliding hits on the strings of an acoustic guitar with a triple beat. The tempo of the song smoothly moves from a romantic ballad to rock and returns to a major key in 32-beat form . The song “Things We Said Today” was included in the band’s first program during the 1964 American and Canadian tour. At concerts, the part of the second voice was performed by George Harrison [2] .
The group twice recorded a song for the BBC radio on July 14 and July 17, 1964 . The first version, which was broadcast on the program " Top Gear " , is included in the album Live at the BBC , released in 1994 [2] .
Cover versions
- The version of The Rutles is “Lonely-Phobia” ( pasty for the song).
- Version of the American singer Jackie Deshennon , released by the single under the label Amherst in 1978 . The song reached top positions on the Billboard chart in the easy music category.
- French singer Dick Rivers recorded a cover version of a song called “Ces Mots Qu'On Oublie Un Jour”.
- In 1989/1990, Paul McCartney included the song on one of his world tours [4] .
Composition
- Paul McCartney - double track vocals, bass , acoustic guitar
- John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar , Piano
- George Harrison - solo guitar , harmonic vocals
- Ringo Starr - drums , tambourine
Notes
- ↑ A fragment of the article “The Essential Ringo” Archived on December 9, 2008. on the website fundistribution.ru (Russian)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Facts about the song “Things We Said Today” on music-facts.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Barry Miles Paul McCartney “Many Years Ago” p . 122
- ↑ Bill Harry The Beatles Encyclopedia p. 649