Comments on: I Wanna Be Your Man

By: EchoNov

EchoNov — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:17:37 +0000

For the Beatles the song was an album filler; a throwaway. For the Rolling Stones it became the group’s first hit, peaking at No. 12 in the UK. Even John Lennon underrated the song. Any other group could make a hit out of it.

By: Topazthecat (@topazthecat1000)

Topazthecat (@topazthecat1000) — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:15:46 +0000

I never liked The Beach Boys that much,I don’t dislike them either though.But really,all of their 1960’s hit songs were non-rocking beach surfing hits,and the early Beatles hit songs like I Want To Hold Your Hand,She Loves You,I Saw Her Standing There,Can’t Buy Me Love,You Can’t Do That,I Feel Fine,She’s A Woman,I’m Down etc,are much harder rocking than anything out at the time especially the 1963 and early 1964 songs,including those Beach Boys beach surfing hits.I never heard the Pet Sounds album,but everyone who did describes it as a pop,not rock album.

And see what poster Ed Sulivan says in the comments here about how obviously better The Beatles version of the rock n roll song, I Wanna Be Your Man they wrote and gave to The Rolling Stones,which was one of their first hits,was much better,and what he says about how this comparison becomes doubly true between The Beach Boys version of the cover Rock & Roll Music and what is presented on The Beatles For Sale album,and he rightfully said that The Beatles are obviously in a class by themselves.

http://www.popmatters.com/feature/115747-re-meet-the-beatles-the-records-day-one-1963-1964/
Here is The Beach Boys bad,non-rocking version of Rock n Roll music that they recorded in 1976 with much better recording technology too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS3h5oGEuqk

Here is The Beatles superior really rocking version of this cover song and they recorded it back in late 1964

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x319osn

Also quite a few people in comments on youtube showing The Beatles version with The Rolling Stones version said The Beatles version was faster and more rocking.And a 28 year old guy from France said this too and he also said The Rolling Stones version put him to sleep.

By: Chris Bentley

Chris Bentley — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 06:35:11 +0000

Ringo’s vocals are heavily supplemented byJohn and Paul. Listen to the song and you can hear it. George Martin turns Ringo’s vocals way up for the chorus, so the listener clocks the singer as Ringo, but the rest of the time it’s mostly John and Paul.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 04:34:02 +0000

Great Ringo vocals on this Lennon-McCartney song off “With the Beatles”. But I have to admit I much prefer The Rolling Stones version. Jagger’s vocals, Brian Jones brilliant lead guitar work and Bill Wyman’s bass.Add up to a great cover. It may have been a Lennon-McCartney throw away, The Rolling Stones transform this song.

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:53:35 +0000

Ringo , Paul and John wrote the song. George played lead on it . As for the Stones , John said to me , when i interviewed him when he was appearing on Mike Douglas Show in Phila Pa , ” before Brian was drugged up all the time , he was the only one who was worth his weight as far as playing anything and everything in that band ! ” John also said some other very interesting things to me , about back then ! He also said to me , ” YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON TO INTERVIEW ME (AND YOKO) THAT DID NOT ASK ” when are THE BEATLES getting back together “

By: Utamia

Utamia — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:27:27 +0000

At the end of the guitar solo I can hear john say “Tell them, slow” before the song is cut into a different take.

By: dave_42

dave_42 — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:28:04 +0000

According to the liner notes by Tony Barrow it was John playing the organ, but of course he could have been mistaken.

By: Bongo

Bongo — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:16:56 +0000

Throw away song by the Beatles for Ringo, of course they weren't trying to "kill it", so sure the Stones did a good job as it meant a lot to them. Here's more Stones doing the Beatles.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:18:30 +0000

When you play the Stones’ & Beatles’ versions back-to-back, it’s clear who the better musicians are. As much as I love the Stones (and I do), to this day they still sound like a semi-out-of-tune bar band (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:39:37 +0000

I have to agree with Victor, the Stones absolutely killed it on this one.

By: carlos gutman

carlos gutman — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:20:47 +0000

Not lines on the cover says that it´s John whoplays Hammond

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:14:37 +0000

I’ve always wondered what Ringo mutters right before the solo is done and the vocals kick back in.

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:31:55 +0000

love the beatles…but in this one the Stones are better.

By: Tanja Malinois

Tanja Malinois — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:27:45 +0000

I like the “roughness” of the song’s performance. I imagine that this would have been a great song for the Cavern concerts: yes, rudimentary, but full of verve, energy, fun.

By: Byrath

Byrath — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:36:55 +0000

Just a dumb little song, but its the pre-Rubber Soul song that gets stuck in my head the most. Unfortunately.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:28:14 +0000

No, you’re wrong. The Beatles were on holiday when that overdub was recorded.

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:23:10 +0000

John played the Hammond, not Martin.