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“The Inner Light” Written by George Harrison it would be his first song released on a single – as the B-side to “Lady Madonna” in 1968. Poor George. Tell Me Why describes George as using “delicate imagery” while using session musicians re record the music in India while the others were in England working on other…
“What Goes On” This B-side to “Nowhere Man” could easily be mistaken for a Carl Perkins cover, but it’s not. Ringo sings this song and even got partial writing credit – his first with the group, according to BeatleSongs. Tell Me Why claims the “innocuous, out-of-tune delivery” by Ringo was part of the plan with presenting the…
“Day Tripper” It might not technically be a B-side, but it was the “flip side” to “We Can Work It Out” and recorded during the sessions that produced the Rubber Soul album. The single was released for Christmas and as a result may not have been given the full attention in writing, but even then…
“You Can’t Do That” This was the B-side to “Can’t Buy Me Love” which is a certified hit, reaching number one on several charts. Tell Me Why offers up a few different takes on the meaning of the song but states the obvious about how Lennon as the singer (and sole songwriter according to BeatleSongs) is paranoid, angry,…
“Please Mister Postman” This is a cover of The Marveletts 1961 hit – not The Supremes or The Shirelles as many think. It was released as the B-side to another cover, “Roll Over Beethoven” and while it charted in America, it didn’t hit very high and wasn’t even a single in Britain. According to BeatleSongs it…
“Baby You’re A Rich Man” Released as a B-side to “All You Need Is Love” this song was, according to BeatleSongs written half and half by Paul and John. Tell Me Why claims the song is “unsettling in how lacking in purpose it all sounds.” This was one of my favorite Beatles songs growing…
This morning we went to get an ultrasound of our upcoming child. We had a friend come over and watch the kids and she made them pancakes for breakfast (our appointment was downtown at 8:30 in the morning). We asked the older kids if they wanted to go, but they wanted to stay and have…
Last night we took inventory of what we have in the house for presents. We came up short. Most of our Christmas shopping was done online, and as boxes arrived I would put them in the garage. This worked out well enough because I could easily stack boxes and everything was out of the way…
Woke up this morning with thoughts about the impending task ahead and created this.
Last week it was my 3rd and 4th graders performing for their winter concert. This week it was my preschooler and Kindergartener. Only the preschooler was sick. He stayed home Monday with a small cough that escalated on Tuesday to something that couldn’t be shrugged off so I took him to the pediatrician. They gave…