Comments on: Dig It

By: michael smith

michael smith — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:16:08 +0000

“When i hold you in my arms, etc”.seems to me a satirical ref to the bassman’s recital in the Diamonds’ (1957ish) “Little Darlin'”: “My darlin’, I need you, to call my own, and never do wrong…”

By: Anti-Globalist

Anti-Globalist — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:12:25 +0000

I agree with your Yoko put-down.

By: Mirek Goldberg

Mirek Goldberg — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:21:50 +0000

Yeah, right on the money, it’s “Jagger”!
John also did Dylan impression on Happiness Is A Warm Gun:
“When I hold you in my arms (oh, yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (oh, yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm (oh, yeah)”

By: Barry Smith

Barry Smith — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:02:14 +0000

Who should get writing credit for ‘Dig It’? It’s listed as ‘Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey’ on the album label. However, several books give Lennon as the main contributor. I’ve always gone with the former, but as it’s such an insignificant track, it probably doesn’t really matter.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:02:53 +0000

I think he’s mocking or references Dylan

By: Lukey Boy

Lukey Boy — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:29:52 +0000

It might sound crazy, but I thought this was a dig at the Stones. The lyric ‘like a rolling stone,’ and Lennon sounds like he’s doing a Jagger impression.

By: appmanga

appmanga — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:53:33 +0000

You can, although it’s more common to play double-stops (two notes) rather than chords (three or more notes). At that time, their six-string might have used standard tuning, but today five-string basses have a low B-string, and while I have no idea what today’s six-string basses use, I would guess a low D is on top of the low B.

By: TomMo

TomMo — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:32:58 +0000

Since the Beatles jammed on other cover songs during the “Let It Be” sessions, (Besame Mucho, Shake, Rattle and Roll, You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me, etc.) I thought “Dig It” was merely an extension of a jam of Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone”, and the snippet that made the album was entitled “Dig It”, merely John improvising the lyrics, as opposed to an actual pre-written song.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:43 +0000

He’s playing a Fender VI six-string bass, definitely.

By: GeorgeTSimpson

GeorgeTSimpson — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:09:09 +0000

I just watched the film and lennon definitely plays guitar or he plays chords on a 6-string bass but i don’t know if you can play chords on 6-string bass

By: Vonbontee

Vonbontee — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:25:25 +0000

Yeah, it’s cute when Ringo lets her play with his drums (in the movie) too!

(Don’t agree with your Yoko putdown but haha nonetheless)

By: Dominik

Dominik — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:20:35 +0000

Heathers singing still soujnds 10 times better than anything yoko ever sang-

And it’s just cute that they let her do that.

By: John

John — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:32:33 +0000

In the film, Mr. Lennon plays a 6-string bass while singing this rocking number