Comments on: And I Love Her

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 14:27:01 +0000

I know they overdubbed the vocals, and they are good, but I wish it was John on backing. As a matter of fact, they should have backed each other on everything. Their voices are magic together

By: N

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 01:33:26 +0000

There really should be a section on song pages describing mixing differences between mono and stereo versions; the mono version is almost completely single-track vocals while the stereo is fully double tracked. I’d consider such a difference pretty noteworthy, but I dunno.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:41:17 +0000

That’s silly. Adding to the arrangement is not co-writing the song. The SONG is the melody and lyrics.
Even a full-fledged arranger – someone who puts the song into performable / recordable shape does not get co-writing credit.
The song, the arrangement, and the recording are three separate things.

By: hearhear

hearhear — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 21:50:34 +0000

I saw Paul in concert about a year ago in the US for his One on One Tour, and I was hoping he would perform this song- and he did! It was awesome. Funny pre-song antics though- a hot looking lady in the audience was holding up a sign that said ”Paul, please sign my butt”. Well, Paul zeroed in on her and read that sign out loud to the audience. Everyone started cracking up while Paul looked at her, halfway considering doing it. He didn’t of course. Well when everyone calmed down he started singing “And I Love Her”. Very magical. Once in a while during the song, though, Paul would turn around like he was slow dancing and wiggle his butt to the audience. Again, everyone started cracking up because it was in reference to that lady holding the sign, who by this point must have been dying of embarrassment.

Magical times I’ll never forget. Thank you Sir Paul.

By: RingoDrums64

RingoDrums64 — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:09:03 +0000

Wait did George actually play the claves or was that Ringo?

By: Harvey

Harvey — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:18:27 +0000

Yeah to himself

By: Slipper of the Yard

Slipper of the Yard — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:12:52 +0000

Sorry ? Rick 12 string on ‘And I love Her’ ? News to me.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 21:58:33 +0000

There is a song (no idea which one off-hand) on the BBC album, The Honeymoon Song, where George plays a VERY similar guitar line to what he plays on And I Love Her. I can only presume he was thinking of this on the day they recorded the song as it seems too close to be a coincidence.

I listened to it again and there is definitely a very similar sounding guitar figure that I imagine George plays. I’d be more specific but it’s so obvious what I’m talking about when you hear it. What does anyone else think?

By: dgw28

dgw28 — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:04:01 +0000

Not only did George play the acoustic intro, Paul acknowledged that George composed it and that it made the song. High praise from Paul.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:49:32 +0000

Yes, beautiful song, very tender; and exquisite guitar work by George.

By: Mikey59

Mikey59 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 03:18:38 +0000

This song sounds easy, but deceptively so. It starts in E major, but on the ii chord. Then it quickly uses that ii chord as the sub dominant (iv)for the new key of the verse, C#minor. Then it deftly goes back to E major by way of A and B, resolving to E( IV V I).
It toggles between the relative major & minor keys throughout the song, including after the modulation, when it toggles from d minor to F major. Then it ends with a Picardy Third, D major, to make it even trickier! Pretty sophisticated and more so due to it sounding simple if you listen without analyzing it.
Just to be clear, the song is never in F# or G, as stated above. It modulates from E/c#min to F/d min at the solo. Just for a correct analysis!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:27:31 +0000

What footage ?

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:47:37 +0000

isn’t it though. i’ve heard that song since George died and it just doesn’t sound the same. wonder if anyone out there can tell me if the rumor i have heard, that the Beautiful Rick 12 string he is playing was stolen later on. if it hadn’t been for that song and that movie we may never have heard of Roger M and the Byrds.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:21:23 +0000

Lovely Paul McCartney song. A real highlight of the album and film “A Hard Days Night”. As others have said brilliant guitar by George Harrison.

By: Golden Slumber

Golden Slumber — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 18:23:04 +0000

The songwriting credit on this one should be McCartney/Lennon/Harrison, IMO. Harrison’s contribution is vital to the song.
Just to clarify, Lennon didn’t say ‘It’s mine’ about the middle eight, he said: ‘The middle eight, I HELPED with that’.

By: Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 07:09:47 +0000

Another one if my all time favorites me and my dad sing it in the car all the time. Never gets old. Only it is old…….

By: BeatleBug

BeatleBug — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:35:18 +0000

I’ve heard it a million times, played it a thousand, butchered it 5 billion times, and I still swoon when I hear it. WHAT A SONG!!!! It’s magic.
And Paul is right– that riff is absolutely iconic. Four notes; terribly simple and terribly effective.

By: ForgetScowl

ForgetScowl — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:45:04 +0000

George consistently provided tasteful to the moment pastiche guitar work that shored up the bulwark of their sound which is repeated in this day by such artist’s as Lana Del Rey within the production of “West Coast”.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:09:19 +0000

George claimed Segovia as one of his early influences. It is quite possible that he was channeling Segovia on this one.

By: Chris, St. Charles, MO, USA

Chris, St. Charles, MO, USA — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:05:26 +0000

George’s guitar-playing on this song sounds Spanish-influenced. I would love to find out more about the musical influence for this song.