“I'll Cry Instead” (from the English - “I can only cry”) is a song by the English rock band The Beatles , written by John Lennon . The song was first released on A Hard Day's Night . “I'll Cry Instead” is based on elements of the country and western genre, which all members of the group loved very much, especially Ringo Starr [1] . “I'll Cry Instead” opened a whole direction in the work of The Beatles , in particular Lennon, creating a new image of John - a romantic hero sitting with his head on his palm and plunged into an ocean of mournful thoughts [2] . This pose of guilt and sadness left a characteristic imprint on the work of Lennon in the last decade of his life [2] .
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| The Beatles Single from the album A Hard Day's Night | |||||||
| Released | August 20, 1964 (USA) | ||||||
| Format | 7 ” | ||||||
| Recorded by | June 1, 1964 , Abby Road Studios | ||||||
| Genre | Rock and Roll , Country Rock | ||||||
| Duration | 2:09 (original version) ; 1:49 standard abridged version) | ||||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||||
| Composer | Lennon / McCartney | ||||||
| Songwriter | and | ||||||
| Label | Capitol records  USA Parlophone / emi  United Kingdom | ||||||
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Content
- 1 About the song
- 2 Song Structure
- 3 Composition
- 4 Issues
- 5 cover versions
- 6 notes
- 7 References
About the song
“I'll Cry Instead” was recorded on June 1, 1964 . Lennon wrote it for an episode in which The Beatles quickly run away from a television studio and find themselves on a field where they rush along the grass. The composition consisted of two sections, A and B [3] , which could later be joined together so that it fit into the necessary scene of the film in time [4] . However, in the end, Richard Lester (the director of the film) preferred to use the more rhythmic composition “ Can't Buy Me Love ” with its cheerful lyrics in the episode [4] . Walter Shanson (film producer ) included “I'll Cry Instead” in the opening shots of the film when he reprinted it in 1981 [5] .
Song Structure
Cynthia Lennon figuratively calls the song John’s “cry of help”:
“The song reflects all the despair that John felt in those days. Having become the idol of millions, he lost the freedom and joy that he experienced in his youth ” [6] .
John Lennon later also said that the line “A chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet” accurately conveyed the feelings he had at that time [7] .
Composition
- John Lennon - vocals , acoustic guitar
- Paul McCartney - bass
- George Harrison - Solo Guitar
- Ringo Starr - drums , tambourine
Issues
- In Great Britain:
- A shortened version of the song (1:49) was included in the British version of A Hard Day's Night , released by Parlophone Records (PMC 1230 mono version and PC 3058 stereo )
- The song also entered the British mini-album Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (Parlophone GEP 8920, mono ).
- Side A of the single “I'll Cry Instead / I Call Your Name ”.
- IN THE USA:
- An expanded version (2:09) was released in the United States under the label “ United Artists Records ” on the A Hard Day's Night soundtrack (UAL-3366 and UAS-6366 - re-reissued stereo version).
- The song also appeared on Something New ( Capitol Records ).
Cover versions
- Joe Cocker recorded a cover version of the song “I'll Cry Instead” in 1964 . This was his first single .
- Billy Joel performed the song at one of his live shows. The song is the "B" side of the 1983 single - " An Innocent Man " (from the English - "Innocent Man") [8] .
Notes
- ↑ The Beatles. Anthology of The Beatles. - London: Cassell & Co, 2000. - P. 160. - ISBN 0-304-35605-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 Song creation history for A Hard Day's Night album on beatlesclub (Russian)
- ↑ Lewison, Mark. "The Beatles Recording Sessions." - New York: Harmony Books, 1988. - P. 44. - ISBN 0-517-57066-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 Facts about the song “I'll Cry Instead” on music-facts.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Facts about the song "I'll Cry Instead" on music-facts.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Lennon, Cynthia. "John". - P. 198.
- ↑ William Doulding, The Beatles Songs (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989 , ISBN 0-671-68229-6 ), p. 175
- ↑ Facts about the songs “I'll Cry” The Beatles . Date of treatment July 16, 2008. Archived on April 5, 2012.
Links
- The Beatles - I'll Cry Instead on Last.fm (Russian)
- Music video for “I'll Cry Instead” on Youtube server
- Chords for the song “I'll Cry Instead”