Love Me Do
(Paul McCartney/John Lennon)
Paul McCartney:
Vocals, bass guitar
John Lennon: Vocals, harmonica
George Harrison: Acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr: Drums (single version)
Andy White: Drums (LP version)
Recorded
September 4 1962.
Available
on:
Please Please
Me (With Andy White)
The Beatles 1962-1966
(Red Album) (With Andy White)
Past Masters Volume One (With Ringo Starr)
Anthology 1 (With Pete Best)
Live At The BBC(With Ringo Starr)
John Lennon
has said his harmonica playing on Love Me Do was inspired
by Delbert McClinton's contribution on Bruce Channel's hit
single Hey Baby. Lennon and McClinton met in New Brighton
in 1962, where the Beatles and Bruce Channel's band performed
on the same show.
The Beatles
did three different recordings of Love Me Do and with three
different drummers: Pete Best, Ringo Starr and Andy White.
The first
recording was on June 6 1962 with Pete Best behind the drum
kit. Producer George Martin was not impressed with Best's
drumming (this version is available on Anthology
1) and on the second recording, on September 4, the
Beatles were persueded to use a different drummer. His name
was Ringo Starr.
But even
Ringo's contribution was not considered good enough by producer
Martin. The Beatles returned to the studio a week later
to record a third version of the song with session drummer
Andy White (and with Ringo on the tambourine). However,
when Love Me Do was released as a single, George Martin
decided to use the version with Ringo on the drums.
But the
Ringo-version is only to be found on the first edition of
the single. When the single was reprinted in fall 1963,
George Martin decided to use the version with Andy White
on the drums (the Ringo version is available on Past
Masters Volume One).
Love Me
Do was released on October 5 1962 and made it to no 17 on
the British charts. Almost two years later, in May 1964,
it hit the number one spot in the US, where it stayed for
one week.
Love
Me Do
(Paul McCartney/John Lennon)
Love,
love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Love,
love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Someone
to love
Somebody new
Someone to love
Someone like you
Love,
love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Love,
love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Yeah, love me do
Whoa, oh, love me do
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