SONG OF THE DAY: IF I FELL ABOUT THE SONG: John Lennon wrote this song, which may have been influenced by the ambivalence he felt during his first marriage. Lennon called this song my first attempt at a ballad... its semi autobiographical, but not consciously. Lennon and McCartney sang together into the same microphone when recording this song. John sang the lead on the intro, then Paul sang in a higher lead while John sang harmony. The structure of the song is rather intriguing. It opens with an intro that contains no musical elements found in the rest of the song, and the body of this song has no real verse/chorus structure, just 2 verses that each turn halfway through on an unexpected chord. The song is very expressive, with large intervals between the notes in a quasi-modal way. Typical of Lennon are the emphasis on three recurrent long notes (...give my heart...). It has similarities with John Dunstables motet Quam pulchra es from the fifteenth century. The introduction is also unusual, with four modulations - even tighter than most music from late romantic music. At the end of the second time that they sing, Would be sad if our new love was in vain, McCartneys voice cracks on vain, but on newer releases of the song this mistake is covered over. There were a few demos of this song recorded in January 1964 before The Beatles came to America. The proper recording came on Thursday, February 27, 1964. The take you hear on the album is Take 15. The Beatles performed this in the movie A Hard Days Night. It was used in a scene where they perform to a group of school kids in a theater. The kids were all borrowed from nearby schools, and had no idea they would see The Beatles. On of the kids was 13-year-old Phil Collins, who didnt make the final cut, but was given outtakes with him in it years later when he contributed commentary for the DVD release of the movie. This was used as the B-side of And I Love Her. During their 1964 tour, Lennon had some fun with McCartney, adding the word over when Paul introduced the song.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 23:47:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015