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The opening call to the "water boy" has been said to bear a resemblance to melodies found in classical works by Cui, Tchaikovsky, and Liszt, as well as a Jewish marriage song and a Native American tune. [4] The first melody of the subsequent refrain is similar to the old German tune "Mendebras," used for the hymn "Oh Day of Rest and Gladness."
On the Beatles' 2006 remix album Love, the song was remixed in mashup along with "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", and snippets of that song and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" are mixed in with the repeated guitar riff. [46] [47] The mix also included the organ solo and the guitar solo from the Trident studio outtake.
And it was great — though if you think about it, here's us doing a song and it was really a girls' song. 'I talk about boys now!' Or it was a gay song. But we never even listened. It's just a great song. I think that's one of the things about youth — you just don't give a shit. I love the innocence of those days." [6]
The use of piano crotchet chords is typical of McCartney's compositions of the time, starting with "Got to Get You into My Life" in 1966. [6] The song's rhythm suggests a foxtrot, a quality it shares with "Catcall" (formerly titled "Catwalk"), [9] a McCartney-written instrumental recorded by Chris Barber's trad jazz band in July 1967. [17]
The song tells the tale of a down-on-his-luck mule skinner, approaching "the Captain", looking for work ("Good Morning, Captain." / "Good morning, Shine." / "Do you need another muleskinner on your new mud line?"). He boasts of his skills: "I can pop my 'nitials on a mule's behind" and hopes for "a dollar and a half a day". He directs the water ...
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I Love You" is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles in 1962. It was composed principally by Paul McCartney [ 1 ] (credited to Lennon–McCartney ), and produced by Ron Richards . The song was released in the UK on 5 October 1962 as the B-side of their debut single " Love Me Do " and is also included on their debut album Please ...
Anthology 1 is a compilation album of music by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best.