Comments on: Boys

By: J Neo Marvin

J Neo Marvin — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:48:21 +0000

I don’t hear any gay connotations at all. The Shirelles version is “man, I love those boys” while the Beatles version is “isn’t it great being a boy?”

By: Jonas Svensson, Sweden

Jonas Svensson, Sweden — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 19:21:35 +0000

The televised performance on Shindig, recorded in London, Oct 3, 1964, was probably the last time it was played live by The Beatles.

By: Corwin Booth

Corwin Booth — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:38:57 +0000

And, of course, Ringo used the exact What’d I Say drum pattern on I Feel Fine. The lads certainly loved Ray Charles.

By: Corwin Booth

Corwin Booth — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:37:43 +0000

I’ve always liked this song and how it fits in with the album and so forth, but OMG the version on Live at the Hollywood Bowl is amazing! The whole band just *crushes* it. Ringo is drumming and singing super forcefully, and the Bop-Shu-Ops are so powerful! Even the intro… the screaming for Ringo is intense! Paul’s intro is quick and to the point, almost like he is expecting the screams to flatten him as he rushes away from the mic. Wow wow wow!

By: lex Lewis

lex Lewis — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:50:50 +0000

Yes, Ringo, wisely, lowers the keys in some songs. Paul should have started doing that decades ago. Instead he usually strains his voice as if to prove he’s the same young tenor he was 40 years ago.

By: Midori78

Midori78 — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:54:52 +0000

Haha, he actually did this song when I went to see him and his All-Starr Band in Nashvile in June 2016. He lowered the pitch a bit, like with Yellow Submarine. Otherwise, no changes were made. ^_^

By: Marta

Marta — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:15:58 +0000

Ringo does play this with his All- Star Band, and it’s still fantastic!!

By: The fifth Beatle

The fifth Beatle — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:45:28 +0000

That’s exactly what I thought!

By: Only a nowhere girl

Only a nowhere girl — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:51:51 +0000

There’s a huge similarity between “Boys” and “What’d I say” by Ray Charles! Listen to the piano, it plays the “Bop shuop, m’bop bop shuop” and the sung “Hey Hey” is exactly like in “Boys”.

By: JPM-Fangirl

JPM-Fangirl — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:22:03 +0000

John, George, and Paul all do the backup vocals (the yeah yeah boys stuff, et cetera. Paul does all the screams.

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:53:10 +0000

here here. and love Ringos drumming on this as well

By: PJ

PJ — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:11:38 +0000

Too much worrying about the boy / girl thing. The song includes the lines:

My girl says when I kiss her lips
Gets a thrill through her fingertips

Surely this opens the song up to either sex, or maybe someone thinks this is a comment about The Shirelles preferences…

Enough, already. Let it be

By: Bungalow Bill

Bungalow Bill — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:47:02 +0000

When I was a kid listening to this song, I always thought Ringo was shouting “Alright, Girls!” before George’s solo…I figured it was a clever comment on the gender reversal in the lyrics!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:47:22 +0000

For this to be recorded in one take is quite awesome. It’s just so well done, with the screams and the solo etc…Such a great performance.

This cover just fits so well in the context of the album and I especially love the harmonies.

By: EveT

EveT — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:28:19 +0000

I always used to go crazy at the “Alright, George” — it just sounded so spontaneous! And of course it let you, the teenage listener, know it was George doing the awesome guitar solo.

By: Darrin J. King

Darrin J. King — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:27:44 +0000

Man Bill. . . you are too funny. I know, Huh? I always thought the words were just a little
“uneasy” . . . I think Of Herbert from Family Guy as he looks at Chris. Lol.

By: jenny wren

jenny wren — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:41:30 +0000

i always think the same about paul mccartney and “i saw her standing there”… “she was just seventeen, you know what i mean” !?!?!? he maybe should change it into “seventy” 😉

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:40:51 +0000

Hope Ringo doesn’t still do this song with his All-Star Band. Sorry, but there’s something really creepy about a 72-year old man with an earring, flashing a peace sign (seriously!) & talkin’ ’bout “Boys”…

By: Pepperland

Pepperland — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:45:02 +0000

I can’t tell which part John and George sing. Can anyone tell me?

By: FrankDialogue

FrankDialogue — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:42:15 +0000

Ringo was a fine lead singer when given the spotlight.

Not a writer, but definitely underrated as a singer.

Yeah.