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- "From Me To You" (April 1963)
- - Harmonica - Isley Brothers ("Oooo") and Every Brothers (duo singing) - The Miracles (Hook) - Variation on 32-bar AABA - Bridge changes key
- "I Need You" (GH) and "Yes It Is" (John Lennon)
- Tone-volume pedal (metal pedal that changes volume of guitar)
- "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
- - First 4-track recording - Led to breakthrough in U.S. - One of the last collaborations of John and Paul - Early influences (Chuck Berry, Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Elvis) - Bridge changes key and sung in harmon
- "I'm A Loser"
- - John Lennon - Semi-acoustic w/ Dylanesque harmonica - Verse with refrain and no bridge/chorus
- "If I Needed Someone"
- - George Harrison - The Byrds, "The Bells of rhymney" - Electric 12-string guitar
- "In My Life"
- - Lennona and McCartney dispute about who wrote what - John's words but who's melody? - Beatles were being taught by George Martin - Martin plays piano that is sped up in recording for a different sound - Early use of tape manipulation
- "It Wont Be Long"
- - John Lennon (Witty lyrics, narrow melody range) - vers, chorus, and bridge
- "Michelle"
- - Paul McCartney - Jazzy harmonies sound like Parisian Cabaret - A sense of sophistication/polish
- "Run For Your Life"
- - John Lennon - Elvis Presely, "Baby Lets Play House" - Ugly sentiment song
- "I Feel Fine"
- - Mainly by John Lennon - Beginning uses feedback - Distinctive guitar riff (1 bar long) - Blue based (notes and singing) but not 12-bar blues - Intro V V Br V V Brk V Br V Outro
- "No Reply"
- - John Lennon song - Great album opener
- "Norwegian Wood"
- - John Lennon (seems morel like a Bob Dylan song tho) - Dylan's "Fourth Time Around" has similarities with this song - Harrison uses the sitar
- "Nowhere Man"
- - John Lennon - Lyrical content seems to relate to "I'm a Loser" and "Help!"
- "Things We Said Today"
- - Paul McCartney - Unorthodox chord changes - verses in minor key and bridge in major key - Intro V V Br V Br V Outro
- "Drive My Car"
- - Paul McCartney - No change in pitch and monotone melody (characteristic of JL) - Lyrical twist at the end
- "Ask Me Why"
- - Latin-influenced - Clave rhythm - On "Please Please Me"
- "Can't Buy Me Love"
- - Mostly Paul McCartney song - Chorus instead of Bride with guitar break - "Blue notes" - Older-style commercial pop (Covered by Ella Fitzgerald)
- "Eight Days a Week"
- - John Lennon and Paul McCartney joint creation - "Fade-in" guitar - Was on LP album in U.K. but released as single in U.S.
- "Day Tripper"
- - Single, double A sided - John Lennon - Lyrics with "inside jokes" (sexual connotation and reference to Lennon's drug experience) - Riff-based songs - Intro - Riff played 5 times (different instrument added each time except for fourth) - Verse - Based on 12-bar blues (last 4 bars become 8 bars with chord changes) - Bridge - Without words (except "ahhh") - Builds sexual tension from rising scales and chords
- "A Hard Days Night"
- - Theme song for movie - John Lennon - 12-string guitar is used - "Bluesy" number (Cant Buy Me Love) - V V Br V
- "Help!"
- - Typical John Lennon melody (quite constant) - Complex vocal arrangement (The Marvelettes, "Please Mr. Postman") - George Harrison's country influences - Verse refrain form - End of 3rd verse uses "time stop"
- "And I Love Her" and "I'll Be Back Again"
- - Both had upbeat openings and uses acoustic guitar - "And I Love Her" (sweeping lyrical melody and few chord changes) - "I'll Be Back Again" (Limited melodic range and striking chord changes) - Three different acoustic guitars - John Lennon
- "All My Loving"
- - Paul McCartney (Beautiful lyrical tune and melody) - Parallels to "It Wont Be Long" (Stars on upbeat with solo voice) - Double-tracked voice - Guitar break (rockabilly style) - Refrain - On "With The Beatles"
- "The Word"
- - John Lennon - Uses harmonium, but its recorded to sound distorted
- "She Loves You" (Aug. 1963)
- - Direct forerunner in American pop music - "Yeah yeah yeah" (hook) - Chorus NOT bridge
- "Think For Yourself"
- - George Harrison - Usage of fuzz tone (gives the guitar a distorted tone)
- "Please Please Me"
- - Lennon-McCartney - Recorded slow (Ringo) and energetic (Andy White) then energetic with Ringo on harmonica - Everly Brothers vocal styling with punning and sexual urgency - AABA