Comments on: Thank You Girl

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 22:59:14 +0000

I have a question regarding the CD 1 of the Mono Masters. The sound quality on the following songs seemed to drop below the usual standard:
“From Me to You”: the intro seems to have a little bit of hiss and or slightly distorted or clipped.
“Thank You Girl”: sound quality overall seemed more muffled than the rest of the tracks or like it has noticeably less treble.
“She Loves You”: similar to From Me to You. Sounds a bit distorted/clipped or hiss at the start.
When I compared them to the ones from the 1988 CD issue (a copy made in Canada), the sound quality on those tracks from this older pressing seemed superior. The pitch in “Sie Liebt Dich” seemed slightly different.
Also, do all mono mixes of “Slow Down” have a slight drop out on the drums during the second verse?
It would be nice if anyone could comment on this.

By: Is there anybody

Is there anybody — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:40:30 +0000

One of the best John-Paul vocal harmonies from the early Beatles period, a la Everly Bros.

By: oldFartBassPlayer Walt

oldFartBassPlayer Walt — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:24:09 +0000

my humble opinion is that the reverb-soaked harmonica parts MAKE the song. So there.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:27:57 +0000

Further, Paul doesn’t take credit for the song he suggests that the phrase within the song “thank you girl” may have been more of him. Is that a possibility? If your contention that John was the dominant composer is true then it also means he wasn’t the only composer. Give Paul some credit or a little crumb with this major Lennon composition. Thanks!!!

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:20:37 +0000

Yawn…not another whine letter from you JC, is it?

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:07:58 +0000

most early songs were better in MONO. this is one of my fav Ringo drumming songs, especaily at the end, it jsut gives me goose bumps.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:58:39 +0000

Always astonishes me that some people treat Lennon as some “god’. Lennon himself said McCartney was head and shoulders beyond him in him musical abilities, particularly in the early years. The song is very much “Mac”. Why can’t some “fans” just acknowledge that McCartney was certainly Lennon’s equal. Lennon did.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:57:55 +0000

This is a lovely catchy number, that I first heard on my eldest sisters copy of The Beatles Hits E.P.I agree with one of the other contributors , this would have been great on the Please Please Me album. It is an early example of the great quality of Beatles B-sides that they kept up till the very end.

By: Johan cavalli

Johan cavalli — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:36:34 +0000

I am always astonished over McCartney´s attemps to get the credit of what Lennon composed, especially about the songs from 1963-1965, or before Yesterday. During that time Lennon was the dominant composer, and that embarrasses McCartney tremendesly. This song was written in March 1963. It starts with the often use of the same note, and that is very typical Lennon. And then the middle part with the long serie of falling notes, so typical Lennon! almost exact the melody as the beginning of Lennon´s Please Please Me! Even Ian MacDonald writes in his Revolution in the Head, that at least the verse is composed by Lennon.
And McCartney dared saying — after Lennon´s death — that “there might have been a slight leaning towards me with Thank You Girl”.

By: johnlennonsrhythmguitar

johnlennonsrhythmguitar — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 16:10:14 +0000

Should’ve been included on the Please Please Me album. It would’ve been a good semi-closer in the vein of the Sgt pepper reprise, like “Thank you girl for all your support and love, sadly, this is our last number for now”, then launches into Twist & Shout

By: frasercar

frasercar — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:19:31 +0000

But that indicates they were planning an album version of the song. Thats what the stereo mixes were for. But Lennon said they did not want to put single tracks on albums.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:29:32 +0000

Sometimes when I hear this song (on stereo, not entirely sure) Ringo misses the beat once, I have trouble noticing, but it does happen

By: ForgetScowl

ForgetScowl — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 03:36:40 +0000

Hear here!

By: geothemusicman

geothemusicman — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:55:22 +0000

Great song, as are all Lennon/McCartney Compositions!!! By the way a song called “Post Acid” by Wavves sounds like this, look it up!

By: Takemeback

Takemeback — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:43:57 +0000

Why do you think they messed up? I really like John’s rough voice and Paul high vocal harmony to back it up.. Fits perfectly IMO. Guitar IMO has good rhythm and was a nice add up to a slighty slow song.

By: pepperland

pepperland — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:41:00 +0000

Both Mark Lewisohn and Ian MacDonald are right. John and Paul messed up on vocals, George did something slightly different on guitar and Ringo needed some extra practise on his drum solo. It was not one persons fault.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:09:10 +0000

The extra harmonica overdubs weren’t needed period.

This song is better in mono. Its not Let It Be.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:04:08 +0000

I prefer the mono mix. But I wonder which is the most popular version.

By: Joe T

Joe T — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:49:18 +0000

John’s “oh’s” totally make this song for me.

By: Hal Bogart

Hal Bogart — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:42:53 +0000

BBC version communicates the excitement of an authentic live performance — not a tribute band, but the real thing.

Priceless