Paul McCartney wrote this in the style of Little Richard. American R&B singers like Richard were a big influence on The Beatles.
The Beatles used this as their closing number on 1965 North American and UK tours, and 1966 World tour.
The Beatles performed this on their third live Ed Sullivan Show appearance - September 12, 1965. Before The Beatles broke through in America, Sullivan was in the London airport when The Beatles returned from a tour of Sweden. When he saw the massive crowd there to greet them, he thought The Queen was arriving. When he found out the throngs were there for The Beatles, he made sure to book them on his show. He became a big fan and had them on whenever he could.
This was the first song ever recorded by Aerosmith. They used it as a demo which eventually got them a record deal. They used it in 1987 on their album Permanent Vacation.
This was used as the B-side of "Help!" McCartney was hoping it would be the A-side, as he and John Lennon (who wrote "Help!"
had a rivalry over whose songs would be the A-sides.
John Lennon played the Hammond organ. It was the first time Lennon played any kind of keyboard on a record. When The Beatles played this live, he often played an electric piano instead.
This was recorded at the same session with "Yesterday" and "I've Just Seen a Face."
The Beastie Boys recorded a version of this in 1986. Michael Jackson, who owns the publishing rights to this and many other Beatles songs, would not allow them to release it.
Paul McCartney played this at the "Concert For New York," a benefit show he helped organize in 2001 to help victims of the World Trade Center disaster. It was the first song of his set.
I'm Down
The Beatles used this as their closing number on 1965 North American and UK tours, and 1966 World tour.
The Beatles performed this on their third live Ed Sullivan Show appearance - September 12, 1965. Before The Beatles broke through in America, Sullivan was in the London airport when The Beatles returned from a tour of Sweden. When he saw the massive crowd there to greet them, he thought The Queen was arriving. When he found out the throngs were there for The Beatles, he made sure to book them on his show. He became a big fan and had them on whenever he could.
This was the first song ever recorded by Aerosmith. They used it as a demo which eventually got them a record deal. They used it in 1987 on their album Permanent Vacation.
This was used as the B-side of "Help!" McCartney was hoping it would be the A-side, as he and John Lennon (who wrote "Help!"
John Lennon played the Hammond organ. It was the first time Lennon played any kind of keyboard on a record. When The Beatles played this live, he often played an electric piano instead.
This was recorded at the same session with "Yesterday" and "I've Just Seen a Face."
The Beastie Boys recorded a version of this in 1986. Michael Jackson, who owns the publishing rights to this and many other Beatles songs, would not allow them to release it.
Paul McCartney played this at the "Concert For New York," a benefit show he helped organize in 2001 to help victims of the World Trade Center disaster. It was the first song of his set.