Regarding the song's arrangement, Lennon was quoted as saying that the band “aimed this one straight at the hit parade.”. believe me john and paul didn't need that. This became the only album to contain the song throughout the sixties. Tell me what I hope to find deep within me. ‘Please Please Me’ was the only song performed by The Beatles during their first national TV appearance, for the ITV show Thank Your Lucky Stars.It was recorded at the Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham on 13 January 1963, and was broadcast six days later.. The next release was the box set “The Capitol Albums, Vol. Actually, the only indication of this is in its’ opening line, which is repeated twice in the song, “Last night I said these words to my love.” Other than this line, the rest of the lyrics sound as if he is speaking to his ‘girl,’ addressing her throughout the song as “you.” Therefore, it would probably be appropriate for most of the lyrics of this song to be in quotes, being that all of this is being related to a third party. It only makes sense that "come on, come on" is about sex. The creative songwriting ability of John Lennon came through to deliver a blockbuster song that had clever lyrics and an appealing structure which just hit home with the national audience. George Martin's instincts were correct, Gerry And The Pacemakers cutting the song shortly thereafter and making it an international hit. It was contained on the first official ‘Greatest Hits’ package entitled “The Beatles 1962-1966,” better known as “The Red Album.” The album was released on April 2nd, 1973 and was certified gold by the RIAA two days before it was released (on March 31st). Three days before the record was released, on January 8th, The Beatles appeared on a live local Scotish TV show called "Roundup" miming a performance of "Please Please Me." I Love You" PREVIOUS       -       NEXT "Baby It's You". As recounted in his 1980 Playboy magazine interview, Lennon states: “That’s me completely…I remember the day I wrote it. I sometimes wonder if this intense passion exists much anymore? These tape cartidges did not have the capability to include entire albums, so two truncated four-song versions of "The Early Beatles". As it turned out, "Love Me Do" was chosen by George Martin as the B-Side for the new single at this point, them proceeding to record it later that day. The takes that George Martin used to form the stereo mix did not have the harmonica, since that was overdubbed afterward. Lennon states: "In the following weeks, we went over and over it again and again.". The new single was released in Britain on January 11th, 1963. The Beatles launched right into the newly arranged “Please Please Me” at 7. Song meanings ©2003-2021 lyricinterpretations.com. This occurred on February 7th, 1963, released on Vee Jay records. They had worked extremely hard during the previous three years to achieve national stardom, but were not able to penetrate any further than Liverpool and Hamburg. Then we worked for ages on their new version of 'Please Please Me,' and I said: 'Gentlemen, you're going to have your first #1.'" Why do I always have to say "love," C'mon, c'mon, c'mon Please please me oh yeah, Like I please you. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); John wanted to write a roy orbison style song and at the same time he was intrested in the double use of please in some bing crosby song( please lend your eats to my pleas in the lyric specifically). John made this point clear in a postcard he sent to Melody Maker magazine in 1971, saying: "I wrote 'Please Please Me' alone. Instead of having “Ask Me Why” as its’ B-side (as it was back in February 1963), they paired it with their second failed US single “From Me To You.” It made a huge impact on the Billboard charts this time around, peaking at number three, not being able to pass “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” in the top two positions. They would have remained a local Liverpool act and surely died a quiet death like most of the other local “beat” groups of their day. KISS - Play "The Beatles" etc. 'Look of Life' was a bracelet owned by Jackie Kennedy and the lyrics refer to this. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. This version of "Please Please Me" was included on the 1994 compilation album "Anthology 1. For me, it makes me think of him going to heaven, "Home". Since there was no one accepted pop chart in Britain back in 1963, it depends on which music newspaper chart you look at. Session Five: The Beatles also touched on "Please Please Me" at the very end of rehearsals on January 25th, 1969, which was also at Apple Studios, but this has never seen the light of day. By the end of 1962, The Beatles were feeling rather frustrated and disillusioned. To me, it means that he is just so head-over-heels in love with her and he's asking her to forgive him if he loves her too much, if it's overwhelming, too intense. John continues: “It was my attempt at writing a Roy Orbison song, would you believe it?...I heard Roy Orbison doing ‘Only The Lonely’ on the radio.” He set out to write a ballad in the dramatic drawn-out style of Orbison while incorporating the double use of the word “please.” This is the rendition of the song that was brought to EMI studios on September 4th, 1962 for consideration for their first single. 'Yes!' The same melodic phrase is repeated (with different lyrics) before a dramatic break occurs, introducing a new guitar riff which segues into the anticipatory “Come On” question-and-answer section of the verse. Incidentally, a film crew was in place for the majority of these sessions as they were creating what became the “Let It Be” movie. The RIAA certified sales of eight million units, which translates to four million copies of the double album. England’s Greatest Recording Stars: The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage” on February 26th, 1964. A song fact was added to Kennedy by derek11390. All speculation aside, it can assuredly be said that none of this would have happened without a great song. One 3-hour session was all that was thought to be needed, unlike the two 3-hour sessions that were necessary for their first single. Please Please Me is the debut album by the English rock band the Beatles.Produced by George Martin, it was released on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom, following the success of the band's singles "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do", which reached number 1 on the NME and Melody Maker charts and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. "please me like I please you". While this album came out in mono only, the remastered stereo version of the CD edition was released on September 9th, 2009, the stereo vinyl version coming out on November 13th, 2012. This album included the song "Please Please Me" and was prepared utilizing half-speed mastering technology from the original master tape on loan from EMI. Please Me Lyrics: Uh, uh, yeah, come on / Please me, baby / Turn around and just tease me, baby / You know what I want and what I need, baby / (Let me hear you say) / Please / (Let me hear you say The first time the original British "Please Please Me" album was made available in the US was the "Original Master Recording" vinyl edition released through Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab in January of 1987. A curious note is the change in the guitar riff at the end of the bridge. Please me, baby (uh) Turn around and just tease me, baby (uh, ooh) You know what I want and what I need, baby (yes) (Let me hear you say) Please (Let me hear you say) Please (woo) Please me, baby Turn around and tease me, baby You got what I want and need, baby (Let me hear you say) Please (Let me … The rest of the three hour session consisted of recording two contenders for the B-side of the single, which were “Ask Me Why” and the ill-fated “Tip Of My Tongue,” which never was released and is said to be lost. The words are 'Lost your Look of … The second US release of the song came on January 3rd, 1964, when the single was re-released by Vee Jay records as Beatlemania hit. Of course, McCartney has been known to elaborate on all-things-Beatles as the years progress, so maybe this will be confirmed one day. In promotion of the 2014 box set "The US Albums," a 25-song sampler CD was manufactured for limited release on January 21st, 2014, this containing the stereo mix of "Please Please Me.". by time they were in the elevator they were getting their panty's wet. More more more, Mr. “Please, Please Session Two: One week later, on September 11th, 1962, The Beatles reconvened at EMI Studio Two at 4:45 pm to continue the sessions for their first single. The eighth appearance of the song was on a repackage of the “Introducing…The Beatles” album as “Songs, Pictures And Stories Of The Fabulous Beatles” released on October 12th, 1964. "Imagine that, a number that could get us to the top just tucked away...We'd been going over it a few times and when we came to the question of the flip side of 'Love Me Do,' we intended using 'Please Please Me,' but our recording manager George Martin thought our arrangement was fussy, so we tried to make it simpler. All the intricate breaks and unforeseen changes come across effortlessly, showing the public what they were really capable of even at this early stage. The Beatles had taken time in the past week to incorporate the changes that George Martin suggested for "Please Please Me," including increasing the tempo. Please me, baby (Uh) Turn around and tease me, baby (Uh, ooh) You got what I want and need, baby (Yes) (Let me hear you say) Please (Let me hear you say) Please (Woo) Please me, baby Turn around and tease me, baby You got what I want and need, baby (Let me hear you say) Please (Let me hear you say) Please … This has become quite the find for collectors. And, when listening to the many versions of the song done either for the BBC or on the September 11th version (available on Anthology 1), he always plays it with these different notes at the end of the bridge. It is the same way on the mono version, although it’s hard to pick out of that mix. In Mark Lewisohn's book "Tune In," she relates: "John was showing me these chords on the piano, saying, 'So Bobby, you can play this...' and I just said to him, 'You're mad. This was released on October 11th, 1965 and remained in print for a while in the sixties to allow “Please Please Me” to continually be available as a single. Especially noticeable is the final ten seconds of the song where the vocals don't match very well. This climaxes into the title of the song near the end of the verse, which acts as the true hook line of the song. The lyric … The lyrics of the song are written as if the singer is relating a personal experience between his ‘girl’ and himself. It was decided, though, that the original session for “Please Please Me,” recorded on September 11th, was unsuitable for The Beatles' second record, so the November 26th session was arranged to remake the song, as well as to record the B-side. They began to feel “stale and cramped,” as Lennon had stated, and just wanted to “get out of Liverpool and break new ground.” Their appearances at the Cavern club in Liverpool had become ‘old hat’ to them; they had a tremendous following there, but it hadn’t grown outside of their home town. Norman (Smith) lifted a few faders and we were able to hear what was going on downstairs." The melody line starts with the opening riff being harmonized by John and Paul, John taking the true melody line with Paul sustaining one higher harmony note throughout the phrase. Little did they know that the song that they recorded on November 26th, 1962, which was intended for their second single, would be the one that would begin the chain of events to take them beyond their home town and, eventually, to the whole world. Harrison also showed himself adept at performing the guitar riffs that became one of the trademarks of the song. Their June 8th broadcast of the song in the UK on their “Around The Beatles” TV special appears to be the last time the song was heard performed by The Beatles. To "Winnipegger": They wrote this as a Roy Orbison song FOR Roy Orbison. 'Have you boys got anything else you’d like to play for me?' document.write('');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; as far as the the lyrics there is nothing to to tear apart,that song has more tha half of it saying come on. "George (Martin) was saying, ‘We haven’t quite got ‘Please Please Me’ right, but it’s too good a song to just throw away. Instead, a drum fill is played by Ringo in the third bar. November 11th, 2013 was the date of release for the album "On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2." 2,” which came out on April 11th, 2006. The next release of the song takes us into the ‘70’s. vinyl edition released through Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab in January of 1987. Session Three: The next time The Beatles were in EMI Studio Two was two-and-a-half months later, on November 26th, 1962, to record their second single. “The Talent Spot” was the next performance, which occurred on January 22nd and aired on January 29th. Please, please, Lindsay, please! This album went on to become a million seller and peak at number two on the Billboard album chart, not being able to bypass “Meet The Beatles” at number one. It is not known which take was used for this mix, but it was deemed suitable for the British single release (on January 11th, 1963) as well as the mono version of the British album release (on March 22nd, 1963). So how can I please you while you are not pleasing me? This then could be used as a pattern for Ringo to mimic during their next recording session. Ron Richards was in the producer's chair, but George Martin decided to go ahead and hire a session musician to act as drummer on this day, his choice being Andy White. I did not hear this, I created this myself, and I agree please please me is about John or Paul not getting oral sex. At around 9 pm, after two hours of recording, George Martin made his famous exclamation from the recording booth, “You’ve just made your first number one.” This confidence on Martin’s part continued from this point on, never again suggesting The Beatles to record other people’s material for their singles. The objective now was to pick which of their original songs would become the B-side. The first time the original British "Please Please Me" album was made available in the US was the ". " And then, again, we hear the harmonica/guitar riff to set the stage for the second verse. came the enthusiastic reply...Just then, George Martin walked in…and got on the talkback to say hello to the band…He announced that he was going to have a quick listen to what they’d done, and would then be right down to start work on the new song. It was also the title track of their first LP, which was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single. Please please me, whoa yeah, like I please you. Although there were eight US singles released that featured cover tunes as the A-side, these were decisions made by American record labels and were not the official British releases. As recounted in his 1980 Playboy magazine interview, Lennon states: “That’s me completely…I remember the day I wrote it. Cleverly, the last line of the verse combines the word ‘please’ with the first word of the repeated last line, which becomes “like I please please me.” This clever subtlety is sung twice until the third repeated hook line ends with an exuberant and tight five chord progression which ends the song. The excellent musicianship displayed on this track shows The Beatles to be an impressively tight unit, trained from years of experience in Hamburg as well as the Cavern. In Britain, they appeared on their own television special “Around The Beatles,” which was broadcast there on May 6th and June 8th. So when you're through with water, juice, or jello, Please keep the pool fun and mellow without the yellow. And, as they say, the rest is history! Mr. Dynamite! It also would not fit the established pattern of the song's structure to change the guitar riff in just that one spot. Someone wrote that it is about oral sex. Ten days earlier, however, on November 16th, 1962, George Martin called a meeting with the group for a proposed plan of action. From this, they then made a stereo mix of the song which became the master for the stereo album in Britain as well as the US. Well, no one ever claimed that The Beatles were perfect, and I’d be foolish to say they were. One would think that if it was planned, Lennons’ harmonica part would have been played the same way at that point. Yet another mimed performance of the song was for the children's TV show "Tuesday Rendezvous" on April 9th, this live broadcast featuring 50 seconds of "Please Please Me" during the closing credits. Poor Cynthia. Another interesting observation concerning the lyrics is the suggestion, by author Tim Riley, that “Please Please Me” is the “first real oral sex pop song.” While, with this thought in mind, you can interpret the song to be written about this subject, it seems unlikely that this early on Lennon would have tackled this subject. Lennon also felt that they had “outlived the Hamburg stage,” which they reluctantly went back to in November and December of 1962, only because of contractual obligation. George Martin of course witnessed this display as well, which could easily have cemented his earlier idea of using a studio drummer for The Beatles. This resulted in an odd sounding effect because of two separate takes of the song going at slightly different speeds. The September 9th, 2009 released box set “The Beatles In Mono” includes a very vibrant re-mastered version of the mono mix of the song. 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