Comments on: Here, There And Everywhere

By: Mr. Kite

Mr. Kite — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:05:36 +0000

This song is so sweet that it drips with honey. I absolutely hate it!

By: Lachie McLean

Lachie McLean — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:17:09 +0000

Here, There And Everywhere is the great love song ever written with Something a close second and God Only Knows thereabouts.

By: Mena

Mena — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:51:52 +0000

I love the song, but when I ponder these lyrics (and also the lyrics to “For No One” and then consider that this is the same fella who wrote “Uncle Ernie, Auntie Gin/Open the door, let em in…” I just get so annoyed with McCartney. His catalog is huge but so much of it is lyrically lazy, particularly post-Beatles. When you can write lyrics like these, how can you then be satisfied with the “granny” stuff John complained about?

By: Barry Smith

Barry Smith — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:38:52 +0000

Yes a great song but I always thought that the rhythm guitar part was terribly out of place. When Paul re-recorded it for the soundtrack to Give My Regards to Broad Street, he used a brass ensemble. That sounded great, more suitable arrangement to my ears.

By: Ryan D.

Ryan D. — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:36:38 +0000

it was also used to double the bass in the chorus of “while my guitar gently weeps.” Listen to the isolated tracks on YouTube. Its there!

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:36:50 +0000

As I recall the story, he woke up with the melody in his head. Since the working lyrics went something like “Scrambled eggs, Oh you’ve got such lovely legs,” let’s hope he wasn’t referring to that!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 05:32:43 +0000

I have been asking around about that for years. Even asking in generalities, who would come up with that perfect little guitar rift, typically? Would it it be the songwriter( Paul in this case). The lead guitarist ? The producer ?
Who would know to put in this perfect little diddy ? It’s incredible to me?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 05:26:40 +0000

Absolutely agree. These comparisons of the two songs are daft and pointless.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 05:21:32 +0000

What a perfectly spot on description of this song which I had always thought too beautiful to give justice until now. You did a wonderful job captivating the beauty. For me, I’ll actually go so far as saying it’s the most beautiful song ever written. And being a non musical person, I’m sure you all know what what I mean by the perfection. This song is an an absolute masterpiece and defines the word perfection.

By: Buck

Buck — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 23:36:36 +0000

Well … Yesterday WAS a solo song.

By: dgw28

dgw28 — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:33:59 +0000

Paul returned to this vocal styling for Little Lamb/Dragonfly…another McCartney gem.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:08:16 +0000

I love the song, the article here, and all the comments. I do have something important to add. I play “Here, There and Everywhere” on the trumpet… no singing.
I take it as an instrumental. It is a very pretty melody.
It has a Mozartian influence that is clear… a major to minor… but an ambiguous minor feeling that probably is ambiguous because it can be major or minor.
I feel the music to be superior to the words.
Now to “Yesterday’. It’s just as pretty, perhaps more so.
Now, that I ALSO play on the trumpet.
That is a minor melody, clearly so.
That also is a Mozartian, even Vivaldian piece.
Again, as an instrumental…
I love both compositions.
Thank you for allowing me to write here.
Now back to the parlour… for more trumpet melodies.
Oh… muted trumpet, the Harmon mute.
“And I love Her”, “Michelle” and “Blackbird”…. to go with those two.
And how about “For No One” on the trumpet as well…
All those are Lennon-McCartney compositions. No need to go Jesuit on that and say who did what. Take it as it is written, and play!
Cheers.

By: Elliott Commers

Elliott Commers — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 01:43:10 +0000

I think that’s one of the great things about the Beatles. So many of their songs can be compared to each individuals life and be interpreted to fit current emotions.

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 04:36:03 +0000

When in the few ocassions I smoked pot and listen The Beatles this is among the trippiest of their songs. Maybe is those humming voices and the wobbly guitar…

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:20:52 +0000

Your interpretation is correct; Mr Lewisohn’s description is slightly misleading. I recently watched Soundbreaking episode 2 on PBS, and the extras specifically discuss the recording of Here There and Everywhere. The track was slowed to the key of F, and Paul recorded his double tracked vocals in that key. When played back at normal speed (in G), Paul’s vocal sounds more youthful.

By: Grant Porter

Grant Porter — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:21:44 +0000

YouTube has a lot of great video instruction for Beatle songs. Check out user name “Shut up and Play” for some excellent guitar lessons to include Yesterday, Michelle, Dear Prudence and several others.

By: Mademoiselle Kitty

Mademoiselle Kitty — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:48:43 +0000

The man who says he is Paul McCartney? Seriously?

Bloody hell….

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:13:13 +0000

Mark Lewisohn explains in “The Beatles Recording Sessions,” that Paul’s vocals were “slowed down on the tape to sound sped up on playback.” Does that mean that they slowed down the instrumental track he sang to. Does this mean he sang it a semitone or so lower than the album version we’re familiar with?

By: F. Castellanos

F. Castellanos — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 02:52:24 +0000

No one must say that. Every one of us have its favorite(s). In my case I prefer The Long and Winding Road. It’s a matter of personal experience and “taste”.

By: manteau

manteau — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:55:12 +0000

I’m clearly a Lennon fan, but this song is Paul at his best, wonderful melody, an almost intimate feeling prevails in “H T A E”, he covered it himself on “give my regards to broad street” if I’m not mistaken. A real gem , one of my Beatles favorite from day one, I only have praise for this one, and I don’t give a monkey about John’s swimming pool! it’ll remain with me, alongside many others to the end of my days.