“ Honey Don't ” ( Rus. No, dear [note 1] ) is a song written by Karl Perkins and released on the “B” side of the single “ Blue Suede Shoes ” on January 1, 1956 [1] . Both songs have become rockabilly classics. The song was repeatedly rewritten by various performers; The cover version of the Beatles , released on the fourth studio album, is quite well known.
| Honey don't | ||||
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| Carl Perkins single | ||||
| Side "A" | Blue Suede Shoes | |||
| Party "B" | Honey don't | |||
| Released | January 1, 1956 | |||
| Format | 7 " | |||
| Recorded by | December 1955 | |||
| Genre | rockabilly | |||
| Duration | 2:53 | |||
| Producer | Sam phillips | |||
| Composer | ||||
| Song author | Carl perkins | |||
| Label | Sun Records | |||
| Chronology of Carl Perkins Singles | ||||
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Content
Song Story
According to David McGee, author of the book “Go, Cat, Go! The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly, the original recording of the song was composed as follows:
- Carl Perkins - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Jay Perkins - rhythm guitar, hears
- Clayton Perkins - Bass
- V.S. Holland - drums
When Karl Perkins first showed this song to his brother Jay, he extremely disliked the unusual choice of the chord - after the E major triad instead of the usual bluesy sequence in A major, the song sounded a major major seventh chord. Despite Jay’s protests, Carl managed to convince his brother that this made the song unusual. Today, this sequence of chords is considered one of the most interesting aspects of the song.
Perkins and his band performed this song on their first televised speech on March 17, 1956.
Beatles Version
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| Executor | The beatles | |||
| Album | Beatles for sale | |||
| Date of issue | December 4, 1964 | |||
| Record date | October 26, 1964 | |||
| Genre | rockabilly | |||
| Song language | English | |||
| Duration | Two to five | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Author | Carl perkins | |||
| Composer | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Track list of the album " Beatles for Sale " | ||||
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The Beatles recorded this composition on October 26, 1964 [2] ; A total of five duplicates were made [3] . In the UK, the song was released on December 4, 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale [4] ; in the United States, the song was released on December 15 on the Beatles '65 [5] album, and later also released on the American mini-album 4-by The Beatles .
Despite the fact that John Lennon had repeatedly performed this song before (since 1962), Ringo Starr had entrusted her performance to the album. A version performed by Lennon is available on the Live at the BBC album (which included the live performance of the song recorded by the band on August 1, 1963) [3] .
- In the recording participated: [6]
- Ringo Starr - drums, vocals
- John Lennon - rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney - Bass
- George Harrison - Solo Guitar
Other cover versions
In total, more than 20 cover versions were recorded for the song; Of the most famous, the following can be mentioned:
- Wanda Jackson included a cover version of the song in her album Two Sides of Wanda (1964).
- The band T. Rex recorded the song in 1971.
- The song was also performed by Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Elvis Costello and other performers.
Note
- ↑ The name of the song is a play on words. The English trade "honey-do" is a comic notation for those tasks that wives usually give their husbands. The expression "honey don't" thus means something like "Something you can't do expensive / expensive."
Sources
- Blue "Blue Suede Shoes" story (English) . Rockabillyhall.com. The appeal date is February 4, 2012. Archived September 11, 2012.
- ↑ Lewisohn, 1988 , p. 51.
- ↑ 1 2 The Beatles Bible: “Honey Don't” (Eng.) . The Beatles Bible. The appeal date is February 4, 2012. Archived May 18, 2012.
- ↑ Lewisohn, 1988 , p. 53.
- ↑ Lewisohn, 1988 , p. 201
- ↑ MacDonald, 2005 , p. 141.
Literature
- Lewisohn, Mark. The Beatles Recording Sessions . - the second. - New York: Harmony Books, 1988. - p. 51. - ISBN 0-517-57066-1 .
- MacDonald, Ian. Brain wars: The Beatles and Sixties records = Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. - 2nd ed. - London: Pimlico, 2005. - p. 122-123. - 554 s. - ISBN 1-844-13828-3 .
Links
- Video with the sound of the original version of the song by Karl Perkins (Retrieved February 4, 2012)
- Bible The Beatles: "Honey Don't" (English) . The Beatles Bible. The appeal date is February 4, 2012. Archived May 18, 2012.
- Lyrics for the song “Honey Don't” . The appeal date is March 9, 2014. Archived May 18, 2012.
- Alan W. Pollack. Notes on the song "Honey Don't" (English) . The appeal date is February 4, 2012. Archived May 18, 2012.
- Video with the sound of the studio version of the song performed by the Beatles (Verified February 4, 2012)