Comments on: Girl

By: Mr. Kite

Mr. Kite — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:14:21 +0000

No, but it fits, because Yoko wasn’t a very nice girl either.

By: Teddy Boy

Teddy Boy — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:29:29 +0000

I discovered “The Beatles Bible” quite by accident. I love Beatles songs that feature acoustic guitar. Being an acoustic guitar player, I perused some Beatles’ guitar tutorial sites on the internet. In one site, the instructor gave all of this great background information on the song, “Michelle” which he discovered on The Beatles Bible. I originally thought that this was a book! (I have been a daily visitor to The Beatles Bible once I discovered that it was an internet site.) Anyways, I checked out the instructor’s site, and he had an excellent lesson on the song, “Girl”. He put a capo on the 8th fret, and the sound was magical. You can tell that he loves The Beatles, and that he has great respect and awe for their beautiful, creative songs. One of the highlights of his tutorial was when he stressed the subtle transition from the Em chord to the Em7 chord and then to an Am. It’s just so beautiful and poignant and perfect. Its beautiful art! It’s The Beatles at their natural best. My appreciation of their music has no limit!
The guitar tutorial site is called: Shutup and Play. I have absolutely zero affiliation with the site other than the fact that I’m a huge fan of the fellow’s playing ability plus he’s an excellent, methodical teacher. He accurately teaches a number of Beatles’ songs which I thoroughly appreciate.
I don’t know if Joe will allow this plug, but I would never have heard about Joe’s excellent site had it not been for “Shutup and Play”.

By: PaulFH

PaulFH — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:55:30 +0000

She doesn’t sound like a very nice girl, does she?

By: PaulFH

PaulFH — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:49:11 +0000

A real McCartney fan, I see.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:03:43 +0000

The line “She’s the kind of girl who puts you down…” is fabulous, one of the best lyrics that John wrote.

By: Debs

Debs — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:38:03 +0000

Shocking…seriously

By: bonephone

bonephone — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:09:02 +0000

i’m wondering if anyone can help me place the middle 8, “she’s the type of girl…” melody. it sounds very close to that of a girl group of the era. imagine 2 or 3 teenage girls singing in unison, perhaps a bit slower than in “girl”, sort of a “stroll” tempo, and it’s either the middle 8 or verse of their song. the melody is either lennon’s, or a 3rd above and climbing against it like a harmony, only extends beyond the “cool” with a few more descending notes.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:10:48 +0000

Given John’s incredibly bad memory in 1970-71, given his flat-out lies (cf “How Do You Sleep?”), given that any number of independent sources have verified virtually all of Paul’s recollections, and given that a good many independent sources have flatly discredited John’s (cf Pete Shotton’s book, etc. etc. etc.), I am inclined to believe Paul.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:03:26 +0000

It’s a great comment. As Keith Richards has said many times, “Really it’s just us and the Beatles who really came out of that British Invasion thing.” (The Who came along a bit later.)

By: dgw28

dgw28 — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:55:36 +0000

I’ve always believed the sharp intake of breath was a ‘core, look at her’ type of response. And this was a common expression at the time. The smoking a joint connotation makes no sense in the context of the lyrics.

By: Tiff33

Tiff33 — Mon, 01 May 2017 11:29:43 +0000

Classic Lennon love ballad, very beautiful. This song is the perfect tandem for Michelle, as bith songs are exotic and beautiful on my ears.

By: Hennyon

Hennyon — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:12:27 +0000

Love this comment, Rachel. It really hits the spot ?

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:45:06 +0000

The article mentions the sharp intake of breath. I always heard it as sort of a sigh when listening to Rubber Soul on vinyl, like John was closing his eyes and wistfully thinking of her. I never thought of it as heavy breathing. Ever since the CD version came out, it is nothing but smoking a joint to me. It was probably the biggest difference I noticed between any of the vinyl vs. CD versions. Well, apart from the ILTY false start, maybe!

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:45:51 +0000

and it is beautiul, one reason why i like this song. also and this may sound strange, the song reminds me of girls i have known in the past who were so pretty that guys followed them every where even if they didn’t care about them. the lyric/ she’s the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there/ you feel a fool.

By: tomparmenter

tomparmenter — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:32:10 +0000

Often in published lyrics a few words are changed to preserve the copyright in some intellectual-property way. The old Hit Parader is a most unreliable source.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:49:10 +0000

The editorial is of course quoting John Lennon himself from a 1970 Rolling Stone interview in referencing the word “pain”.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:41:55 +0000

I have just checked, I was initially correct. John Lennon uses the word “pain” not”fame”. A long with Joe’s editorial and many others say so.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:25:13 +0000

Thanks Jan for the correction. Anyway, a great song.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:38:39 +0000

Great song . John Lennon of course wrote this with fine input by McCartney. I love Lennon’s much talked of ” pain will lead to pleasure” line. First hear this on “Love Songs”. I got the brilliant”Rubber Soul” album, which of course it was originally off.This is one of it’s many gems.

By: Jan Hallberg

Jan Hallberg — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:38:54 +0000

In The Beatles Complete: Guitar edition, the lyric goes: Was she told when she was young that FAME would lead to pleasure? And, listening to the song again, I think that’s correct.