Comments on: Ain’t She Sweet

By: MikeP

MikeP — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:39:15 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed this version. Some “rocked up” versions of old standards sound awfully silly, but this one works – for me anyway. Lennon’s voice really suits it.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:37:00 +0000

Indeed. I was asking for a much more credible source, but didn’t make that clear. Thanks, Joe.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:10:09 +0000

I believe the source on this is Purdie himself, who made these sorts of claims for years. I believe it’s true that someone was hired to overdub drums ahead of the Atco release in 1964, but I’m not sure it’s ever been proved to have been Purdie (who also claimed he played on over 20 Beatles songs recorded for EMI, including She Loves You).

By: MikeP

MikeP — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:52:15 +0000

Cite your source – otherwise it’s just typical interwebosphere nonsense-spewing.

By: mike fox

mike fox — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:32:04 +0000

The version on ANTHOLOGY has drums overdubbed by session drummer Bernard Purdie. This was done when Atlantic/Atco records purchased the U.S. distribution rights to the Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers German recordings. SO, Pete’s drums were buried in the mix, and most of what you’re hearing is Bernard Purdie.

By: John McStarrison

John McStarrison — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 19:56:43 +0000

One of my favorite John Lennon lead vocals, and probably my favorite unofficial Beatles song. How cool would it have been if they’d pulled out this rockin’ little number and recorded it for Please Please Me or With The Beatles? What might’ve been…

By: Fernando Ballester

Fernando Ballester — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:23:15 +0000

Sorry, last chord is 0232 (G), not 0003 (C)

By: Fernando Ballester

Fernando Ballester — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:38:22 +0000

I think these are the chords:

0003, 0101, 2210, 0212
0003, 0101, 2210, 0212
0003, 1202, 0100, 0110, 2223, 0212, 0003, 0212

0003, 0101, 2210, 0212
0003, 0101, 2210, 0212
0003, 1202, 0100, 0110, 2223, 0212, 0003

For the chorus:

fast progression: 0003, 0002, 0001
and then 2013, 1013, 0003
again fast progression: 0003, 0002, 0001
and then 2013, 2323, 0003

Hope this helps.

By: Lennon fan

Lennon fan — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:33:02 +0000

One of the writers of “Ain’t She Sweet”, Jack Yellen, retired to a farm in upstate New York.

After Yellen died, one of my friends went to an estate sale at his former residence near Springville NY.

In Yellen’s study was a framed picture of the Beatles and himself, taken when they visited him at his house during one of their US tours.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 21 May 2017 16:29:17 +0000

Does anyone know what uke chords George is playing? Love this version.

By: Jonas Svensson, Sweden

Jonas Svensson, Sweden — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:15:46 +0000

They sing “Vo-de-o-do”, a phrase often used in 1920s pop songs. While the 1961 Beatles recording may have been a rocked-up cover of Gene Vincents quite slower recording, which is more like The Beatles 1969 take, this ukulele performance hints towards another source of inspiration. In the 1969 Get Back session and the Lennon 1974 takes John sing something else as well. It sounds like “I ask you very (hydropholicly) – ain´t she sweet.” Beats me what he really sings here.

By: Giuseppe

Giuseppe — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:34:25 +0000

talkin’ about the *ukulele* version, can anybody tell me what are the additional words sung by McCartney and Harrison after the bridge ending with *ain’t that perfection*?
approximately after 20 seconds.

Thanks
🙂

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:11:43 +0000

I love this song, great John Lennon vocals. It is just so catchy. I have an old 45 of this and recently obtained a Japanese made copy with a lovely sleeve. Both of course are taken from the 1961 recording. On the Japanese one ” Cry For A Shadow” is on the other side.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 22:24:01 +0000

I have the 45 of the 1964 release.

By: Kenny Miles

Kenny Miles — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 07:58:06 +0000

Pete Best plays some mean drums!

By: NEIL

NEIL — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 19:56:50 +0000

This song appears to have been released as a single in 1964, but there is no mention of that in the article.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 06:11:37 +0000

Yeah, Ain’t She Sweet w/ Paul on George on ukeleles on Anthology video. That’s cool, they seem like on an outdoor picnic. Ringo doing the lap/hand claps.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 03:08:53 +0000

You forgot about the impromptu Anthology performance by Paul, George, and Ringo on ukeleles-probably my favorite moment in the tv series.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:46:36 +0000

I’m glad the boys turned this into an uptempo number, because Gene Vincent’s 1956 version is not really one of the high points of his “Bluejean Bop” album. By making it faster, they made it their own, much like their unique arrangement of “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)”.

By: Bryan the moped geek

Bryan the moped geek — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:17:52 +0000

The 1969 version has a more organic feel to it, and I find it humorous at the end when John breaks the ‘fourth wall’ and utters “I hope you like that sh!t”