Comments on: All I’ve Got To Do

By: Pablo Castro

Pablo Castro — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:05:42 +0000

One of the very few early beatles recording without double-tracking. It makes the voice more pure . They should remix some early recordings without the double-tracking vocals and release it.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:49:49 +0000

One of my favorite tunes due the beautiful simple lyrics and an incredible Lennon vocal. To imagine such a mature song was capable of such a young group is truly amazing. I wish I could hear the 14 takes of this song. I pray Apple releases all the tapes before I die. It’s way overdue. It’s not doing any good sitting behind a steel door.

By: JFrench

JFrench — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 17:40:40 +0000

Except John and George never would have been in it…maybe Ringo too!!

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:09:28 +0000

Or The Beatles with Yoko as the fifth Beatle?

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:41:09 +0000

Lol this reminds me I recently read somewhere that George was asked sometime in the 1970s what the Beatles sound would be if they had not split up he said something to the effect if you want the answer just listen to Wings.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:59:00 +0000

Ah Jet, by Wings. The band the Beatles could have been

By: Tony_M_1956

Tony_M_1956 — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:16:03 +0000

Once again John Lennon creates a haunting vibe with his voice. Lennon’s voice is so evocative and though perhaps not as sweet a McCartney’s it had timbre, and when added to its intensity and pitch it was instantly mesmerizing. It was singularly Lennon’s vocals which drew me to the Beatles as a child. I had no idea the Fab four wrote their own songs or played their own instruments. Finding out the Beatles were as complete a combo as there could ever be was the icing on the cake for me. Long before I saw images of the Beatles, I heard their music, and it was songs like All I’ve Got To Do which I heard on the radio which made me save my pennies from my paper round to go out an buy their records. The family portable record player did not do the Beatles music justice, but above all, Lennon’s voice and his driving rhythm guitar lead the early Beatles albums, and with Paul, George and Ringo the resultant sound was unbeatable. Others have said that All I’ve Got To Do is a standout song on With The Beatles, and I tend to agree, but we are blessed because the second album by the Beatles was fresh, FAB and fantastic. The Beatles live set was barely thirty minutes in duration, and because they released songs and albums frequently fitting a song into the playlist must have been a difficult choice. Who would have heard the intricate song structure over the screaming teens anyway?

By: Julie Bee

Julie Bee — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:07:13 +0000

YES! The squeek inspired me to look this up. THANK YOU! lol I could hear it on my 73 WTB vinyl, for years and just noticed it on the remaster as well. I figured that’s what it was. Mine makes the same sound sometimes. Especially when it gets used a LOT. X-)

By: Peter Flanagan

Peter Flanagan — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:34:20 +0000

I’ve always noticed that and you are the first person to put it in print somewhere. Nice!

By: Midori78

Midori78 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:50:13 +0000

Yes – I’m not the only one who hears the squeaky pedal! Yay!

By: MopTop69

MopTop69 — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:06:58 +0000

If you think about it–what genius– Lennon played it for Paul right before they recorded it, I am a guitar player and it is a great song to play. But the other 3 Beatles heard John’s demo and they filled in beautifully. and I might add Quickly. I saw Paul McCartney recently and he played “Its getting Better” and he said that this was the first time he played it since they recorded it. Just like this one. Some they recorded and never went back to again. Incredible.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 03:33:41 +0000

One of their underrated, “unsung” classics — at once edgy and haunted, romantic and restless. The drums and vocals are equally astonishing.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 08:09:04 +0000

Beautiful John Lennon composition and lead vocal. A real highlight of “With The Beatles”.

By: Beatless

Beatless — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:19:24 +0000

“Oh! Darling” starts with an E5# chord, with the B sharp on top. In the left hand, the bass chord is E-B-E from the bottom up, with normal fifth!

The opening chord of All I’ve Got To Do is G#9b(omit the fifth/D#), with E as the bass tone. A beautiful chord, often used by Bach and Sibelius.

Spelled from bottom up, it’s E-G#-B#(or C, if you must)-F#-A. It consists of a dominant chord on top, while the bass plays the third of the minor tonic (C# minor in the next bar). Lovely

By: Lex Lewis

Lex Lewis — Sun, 03 May 2015 01:42:46 +0000

You are correct that Paul sang the harmonies in this song. However, in the last bridge John does indeed hit the G#, twice. Check it out.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:15:19 +0000

When I first heard “All I’ve got to do” I instantly thought it was “Oh, Darling” because of what seems to be the identical chord.

By: Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 06:30:44 +0000

This is a great song I have to admit. I wonder why they never sang it in a concert?

By: Pablo Castro

Pablo Castro — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 06:37:06 +0000

FIrst chord of this distinct and slightly dark early Beatle song : Am(7M) (9) / E

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:11:13 +0000

That’s interesting. But that drum beat was a springboard for other songs. “In My Life”, Ticket to ride”. It’s just played differently but it’s the same beat. And Watts used it on Honky Tonk women

By: John Kay

John Kay — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 01:02:24 +0000

Is just me or is this like an early reggae style beat. The heavy bass, off beat guitar and drums must be a contender for the earliest reggae song in pop – way before reggae got its name in 1968