Comments on: Day Tripper

By: Nat

Nat — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 21:59:32 +0000

The song WAS Lennon’s alone. Paul claims to have worked on it with him, but he even said He would have to give Lennon the credit, because it was John’s idea, lyric and music. John sings most of the song. Give it a listen.

By: Dale Bachman

Dale Bachman — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:06:22 +0000

Actually it is Paul playing the lead guitar in the song Daytripper

By: Mr Mustard

Mr Mustard — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:25:17 +0000

Arguably, one of the greatest guitar riffs ever. Definitely a Lennon based song, but McCartney’s influence is all over it as well. I hear Orbison’s Pretty Woman in there too, but taken to the next level.

By: Ajax Rasputin

Ajax Rasputin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:27:42 +0000

John came up with the main riff, but it was just easier for him to play a rhythm filler part when singing and let George handle the riff when playing live.

By: Paperback Writer

Paperback Writer — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 06:36:15 +0000

They both shared the lead vocals.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:38:56 +0000

Not exactly accurate. The first and third lines of the verse are sung only by McCartney.

By: Don Squires

Don Squires — Mon, 08 May 2017 07:39:54 +0000

that is so cool

By: J Neo Marvin

J Neo Marvin — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:18:26 +0000

I think that’s why Paul dominates the verses. John must have had a hard time singing and playing that riff at the same time.

By: J Neo Marvin

J Neo Marvin — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:11:23 +0000

There’s also a fun bit on the very early Roxy Music song Re-Make/Re-Model where each member plays a “joke solo” near the end. (Brian Eno makes a couple seconds of white noise, Phil Manzanera plays simple chords after soloing wildly through the rest of the song, etc.) When then-bassist Graham Simpson takes his turn, he plays the Day Tripper riff on the bass.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:26:51 +0000

It’s funny, but in the Detroit area, “Daytripper” was the much more often heard side on radio. Both sides were listed on the local charts as a double-A, but “-tripper” was the one we herard most often. Must be a local thing – we’ve always liked our rock-n-roll!

By: J

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 04:57:02 +0000

Fantastic Beatles song. One of their best!!!! It’s my 6 year old daughter’s favorite Beatles song, and I’m very happy she doesn’t know what the song is about. It’s obvious that Paul sang lead on the verses, but is it really John who played the solo? It doesn’t sound like him. His lead playing was usually more assertive, rhythmic, and dirty (not necessarily a bad thing by any means). George’s lead playing was usually cleaner, more melodic, and more note perfect. And in this case, I think the solo sounds more like George’s approach especially when the solo is so close to the way the riff sounds. Of course, if it is John, that’s totally fine. I wish they listed the credits for who played what for each song on each album in the liner notes when they first came out, like the Rolling Stones did for Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers and other artists did for their albums.

By: OldFartBassPlayer Walt

OldFartBassPlayer Walt — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:09:15 +0000

as to the difficulty of the bass line, remember the guitar leads seem to be using
open strings when they can playing the riff, while Paul played it in an upper register,
having to fret all the notes, just a LITTLE more difficult.

By: OldFartBassPlayer Walt

OldFartBassPlayer Walt — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:06:09 +0000

Latest Rolling Stone interview with Macca (Aug 2016) has him recalling how much he resisted playing this in his current set list, because of the bass and vocal difficulty. Claims the band verbally beat up on him to get it included.

By: Nick m

Nick m — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 04:48:36 +0000

Not a glitch, Paul told me he struggled to play the riff and sing at the same time.

By: JFrench

JFrench — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:08:08 +0000

If I Fell, definately a Lennon lead throughout even though the verses sound like either one is singing lead. John sings harmony lead vocal ..If I give my heart to you…while Paul singing actual melody doesn’t sound like the lead….Lennon was the master at singing lead harmony vocals..another example; drive my car. John’s vocals so strong they could be lead. I think this is what made their vocals so unique, they could flip flop vocals on chorus and verses equally.

By: bill nowak

bill nowak — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:14:45 +0000

check out the drifters – chains of love – note for note the beginning of the day tripper riff

By: David Reynolds

David Reynolds — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 02:28:12 +0000

Great debate and opinions. Enjoyed reading it all.

By: Kees Oosterwijk

Kees Oosterwijk — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 18:37:51 +0000

Kees Oosterwijk
Sunday 3 July 2016,

I don’t think the riff of Day tripper was inspried by the riff of Pretty Woman
John Lennon was very much influenced by Smokey Robinson and had the record My girl in his personal juke-box
The start of the riff of Day tripper is almost exactly like the start of the riff of My girl

By: Candlestick Parker

Candlestick Parker — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:16:21 +0000

Wasn’t Day Tripper on the playlist at the last Candlestick Park concert? I believe it was. I vaguely remember my older brother talking about it after being at that show. Wish I could’ve gone but I was only 11 at the time.

By: George

George — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:10:37 +0000

Strange because I hear Paul singing the first line to all the verses them John joins him on the second part of the verse. Not sure what actually constitutes the lead in that scenario. Either it’s a great song.