"All I've Got to Do"

"All I've Got to Do" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles on their second United Kingdom album, With the Beatles. In the United States, "All I've Got to Do" originally appeared on Meet the Beatles.

Inspiration

Lennon said he was "trying to do Smokey Robinson again," and Ian MacDonald compared it to "You Can Depend on Me" by the Miracles, both musically and lyrically. Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said it sounds like Robinson but also Arthur Alexander. Beatles biographer Bob Spitz said the song is "restlessly dark and moody," and compared it to The Shirelles "Baby It's You" and early Drifters recordings.

It was one of three songs Lennon wrote solo for With the Beatles, with "It Won't Be Long" and "Not a Second Time." Lennon said that it was written specifically for the American market; the idea of calling a girl on the telephone was unthinkable to a British youth in the early 1960s. For instance, Lennon said in an interview regarding “No Reply”: “I had the image of walking down the street and seeing her silhouetted in the window and not answering the 'phone, although I have never called a girl on the 'phone in my life! Because 'phones weren’t part of the English child’s life.”

Recording

The Beatles recorded the song in a single recording session on 11 September 1963 in 14 takes with one overdub, take 15. The master take was take 15. It was mixed for mono on 30 September and for stereo on 29 October.

Although Steve Turner claims the song was written in 1961, MacDonald said the song was never in the Beatles' live repertoire, and that explains why 8 of the 14 takes were incomplete: the band was unfamiliar with the song.

Alan Pollack suggests that the hummed fade-out verse is more than just a convenient way to make the ending different. He says, "[I]t rather effectively drives home the underlying self-satisfied subtext of the lyrics; to the extent that some things in life, such as the comfortable equilibrium of a relationship [defy] adequate expression in words."

Release

In the UK, "All I've Got to Do" was released on With the Beatles which also includes the Beatles' cover of "You Really Got a Hold on Me" by the Miracles, the most direct connection between the album and Robinson's music. In the U.S., Capitol Records pulled "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" off Meet the Beatles, releasing it later on The Beatles' Second Album.

Credits

* John Lennon — lead vocal, rhythm guitar
* Paul McCartney — backing vocal, bass guitar
* George Harrison — backing vocal, lead guitar
* Ringo Starr — drums

Cover versions

* In 2007, the Smithereens covered "All I've Got to Do"—and all the other songs on Meet the Beatles—on their tribute album Meet the Smithereens!

* Toxic Audio covered it on Come Together: An A Cappella Tribute to the Beatles.

Album: With the Beatles
Released: 22 November 1963 (UK), 20 January 1964 (U.S.)
Recorded: 11 September 1963
Genre: Beat
Length: 2:04
Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (USA)
Writer: Lennon/McCartney
Producer: George Martin

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"Little Child" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles (1963)

Little child, little child
Little child, won't you dance with me?
I'm so sad and lonely
Baby take a chance with me.

Little child, little child
Little child, won't you dance with me?
I'm so sad and lonely
Baby take a chance with me.

If you want someone to make you feel so fine
Then we'll have some fun when you're mine, all mine
So come on, come on, come on.

Little child, little child
Little child, won't you dance with me?
I'm so sad and lonely
Baby take a chance with me (wuh yeah).

When you're by my side, you're the only one
Don't you run and hide, just come on, come on
Yeah come on, come on, come on.

Little child, little child
Little child, won't you dance with me?
I'm so sad and lonely
Baby take a chance with me, oh yeah
Baby take a chance with me, oh yeah
Baby take a chance with me, oh yeah
Baby take a chance with me, oh yeah.

"Freight Train"

The Beatles covered "Freight Train" in their live act from 1957-1959, when they were known under various names. They undoubtedly learned it from the top 5 UK single of The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group (featuring Nancy Whiskey). Though the songwriting credit on the single was listed as "James/Williams," the song had been written by the American folk musician Elizabeth Cotten. Cotten wrote "Freight Train" at age 11 when she saw a train pass by her house on Lloyd Street in Carrboro, North Carolina.

"Power to the People" Lyrics

by John Lennon

Original Manuscript (1971)

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people right now

(1) say we want a revolution
we better get it on real soon/right now?
well you get off your feet
and we go into the street singing - power to the people

chorus

(2) a million workers work for nothin'
you better give 'em what they really own
we gonna put you down
when we march into town signing - Power

chorus

As Released by John Lennon (1971)

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Say we want a revolution
We better get it on right away
Well you get on your feet
And into the street

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

A million workers working for nothing
You better give them what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

I got to ask you comrades and brothers
How do you treat your own woman back home
She got to be herself
So she can free herself

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on
Now, now, now, now

Oh well, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Yeah, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

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"Ain't She Sweet"

"Ain't She Sweet" is a song composed by Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics) and published in 1927 by Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc./Warner Bros., Inc. It became popular in the first half of the twentieth century, one of the smash hit songs that typified the Roaring Twenties. Like "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929), it became a Tin Pan Alley standard. Both Ager and Yellen were elected to membership in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Recorded Versions

* Ben Bernie and his Orchestra - 1927
* Gene Austin - 1927
* Johnny Marvin - 1927
* Lillian Roth -1933
* Mr. Goon-Bones & Mr. Ford - 1949
* Paul Ash and his Orchestra
* Winifred Atwell - Decca Records
* Frank Banta
* Pearl Bailey - 1949 Harmony Records
* Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra - 1940
* Sally Blair - EMI Records Group, N.A.
* Eddie Cantor
* Judy Carmichael - 1985
* Benny Carter - Contemporary Records
* Bill Coleman, Stephane Grappelli - Classic Jazz Records
* Jackie Davis - Capitol Records
* Eric Delaney and his Band - EMI Records Group, N.A.
* Tommy Dorsey - Decca Records
* The Dukes of Dixieland - Audio Fidelity Records
* Erroll Garner
* Ken Griffin - Columbia Records
* Annette Hanshaw - 1927 - PATHÉ Actuelle
* Fletcher Henderson - Disques Swing Records
* Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson- Pye UK Records
* The Milt Herth Trio - Coral Records
* Michael Holliday - EMI Records Group, N.A.
* Ferlin Husky - 1959
* Jack Hylton and his Orchestra - EMI Records Group, N.A.
* Harry James & His Orchestra - 1945
* Sammy Kaye - 1960
* Enoch Light and his Orchestra
* Meade “Lux” Lewis
* Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - 1966
* Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra - 1939 - Columbia Records
* Johnny Maddox - Dot Records
* The Johnny Mann Singers - Liberty Records
* Billy May - Capitol Records
* The Modernaires - Coral Records
* The Moms and Dads - Crescendo Records
* Joyce Moody - Sixpence, Inc.
* Russ Morgan and his Orchestra - Capitol Records
* Eddie Peabody
* Mel Powell Trio
* Duffy Power
* Frank Sinatra - 1962
* Jimmy Smith
* Big Joe Turner - Classic Jazz Records
* Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - 1956 Capitol Records
* Ben Webster, Frank Rosolino - Contemporary Records
* Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra - Ranwood Records Inc.

Other recordings

"Ain't She Sweet" was also performed by The Beatles (with Lennon on lead vocals). It was recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, and Bernard Purdie for drum overdubs, produced by Bert Kaempfert, released in 1964, May 29 on Polydor NH 52-317 (UK). A different rendition, recorded during a jam session in 1969 with Ringo Starr on drums, was released on The Beatles Anthology 3.

Fabian; Hoosier Hot Shots; Ray Anthony; Nat King Cole; Tiny Hill & The Hilltoppers; The Playboys; The Viscounts; Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers: ........ and many others recorded Ain't She Sweet.

Selected Appearances in Film/TV Shows

* Duck Soup (Paramount Pictures, 1933)
* The Eddy Duchin Story (Columbia Pictures, 1955)
* Strangers on a Train (Warner Brothers, 1951) instrumental in background of carnival scenes
* You're My Everything (Twentieth Century Fox, 1949)
* You Were Meant for Me (Twentieth Century Fox, 1948)
* House M.D. Season 2, Episode 9: "Deception"

Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Written: 1927
Language: English
Original artist: Ben Bernie

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"Let It Be" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles - Single (1970)

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be.

For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Yeah there will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on till tomorrow, let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Yeah let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Oh there will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.



As Released by the Beatles - Album (1970)

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be.

For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Yeah there will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on till tomorrow, let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Yeah let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Oh there will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Oh there will be an answer, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.