Comments on: The Night Before

By: Julio

Julio — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 04:06:25 +0000

This song is overlooked for a reason. Paul with the exception of Yesterday and I’ve just seen a face just does not have it in 1965. Meanwhile Lennon is on fire: Ticket to Ride, Help, You’ve got to hide your love away, Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Girl. Then Paul really shines in 66

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:41:39 +0000

I’ve always wondered what those sounds were. To me it sounds like the one before the solo is one of them is saying ” bum bum”. Most likely another Beatle in joke.
I was hoping someone would come up with a deconstructed/alternate take with isolated vocals or studio chat so maybe we could get a clue.
Besides you I’ve yet to hear anyone anywhere bring this one up
Thanks for posting.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 25 May 2018 00:41:11 +0000

Anyone else hearing what almost sounds like two bike horns in the into, bar 4 beats 3 then 4 , notes B and C leading it into the G7 ?You have to listen with headphones but something is there. And then later it almost seems to be answered , though this time it is obviously Pauls blues scatting, right before the guitar solo? Whatever the case these things are like little buried treasures .

By: Elbert

Elbert — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:21:53 +0000

To me, this great song is the first Paul Mac vocal where he sounds like a grown-up. To me, also, this song has everything Beatle in it – call-and-response vocals, twangy guitars and, finally, a real groove as opposed to the very “square” sort of beats some of the Fabs were fond of.

Harrison is daft when he says Rubber Soul and Revolver were part of one big album – the two discs couldn’t be any more dissimilar and it’s almost hard to believe one came after the other. Maybe he meant “Help” and “Rubber Soul,” which makes more sense. After all, in later years, sometimes, he couldn’t remember which album had which songs.

By: elias nascimento

elias nascimento — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:12:44 +0000

Paul was really inspired by this time . The night before another girl and that means a lot that was left out. it was a waste and a crime to left such a great song and not release it at least as flip side of a single . I think it was the biggest mistake they made.

By: Only a nowhere girl

Only a nowhere girl — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:08:50 +0000

George also played a rhythm guitar. It’s hard to hear, but you can hear it pretty well between 0:54 and 0:56

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:17:07 +0000

George said how he’d felt like Rubber Soul and Revolver were like one big album.

To me, if we are to pair off albums, I’d say Help and Rubber soul are that. And revolver could easily be a double album with Pepper.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:42:48 +0000

This is such a catchy song by Paul. It is one of my favorites off the album ” Help!” and I love it in the film on the Salisbury Plain.

By: Curtis Day

Curtis Day — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 23:29:23 +0000

This is during the period of Paul’s relationship with Jane Asher which was deteriorating painfully for Paul. The songs, Things We Said Today, And I Love Her, The Night Before, You Won’t See Me, We Can Work It Out, I’m Looking Through You and the goodbye song. . Yesterday.

By: Go

Go — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:48:08 +0000

Really like the progressive 8-bar intro. Many of the intros and fade-outs they created are very catchy, like “I’ll Be Back”..many more, too.

By: BeatleBug

BeatleBug — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 02:46:16 +0000

Has anyone else noticed that there’s a marked lyrical similarity between “The Night Before” and “Yesterday”? Think about it: “Everything was fine the night before, but now she’s left me & I’m regretful;” “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, but now she’s left me & I’m regretful.” I suppose it makes sense; the two songs were both written by Paul, at around the same time.
Of course, “Yesterday” is about a hundred times more poignant-sounding because it’s a slow, sad ballad backed by a string quartet rather than an upbeat rock number.

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 05:12:08 +0000

When was a Beatle composed song just filler? There has been No act on this planet with more complete albums. They were to good realy.

By: David Reynolds

David Reynolds — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:07:23 +0000

Its one of my top 10 overlooked fav Beatles songs.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:17:16 +0000

I agree heartily with metzgermeister77 – this is a fantastic song from the Beatles’ mid-period. To me, it’s the VOCALS that drive this raver: Paul’s powerful, ragged-edge lead, augmented with John and George’s backup harmonies. Simply wonderful!

By: metzgermeister77

metzgermeister77 — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:28:08 +0000

I think this is one of the oft-overlooked gems from this period of their career. It’s overshadowed by a lot of their less lightweight material, but the Hohner and double guitars on the solo give it a great, unique sound, and I have to once again cop to being a sucker for the call-and-response vocals.

By: James Ferrell

James Ferrell — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 04:06:52 +0000

This song always seemed like one of a pair with You’re Gonna Lose That Girl, especially the way the background vocals are arranged. Good song.

By: Joseph Brush

Joseph Brush — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:08:37 +0000

There was two quotes involved. One quote from 1965 and the second quote was from 1980. Fifteen years gone by can play tricks on the memory.

By: dick

dick — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:26:14 +0000

Lennon says he doesn’t remember anything about it, but says he knows who played what on the recording.

By: xiij

xiij — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 08:57:54 +0000

I’m surprised this song doesn’t get more attention from the world. Were it on Rubber Soul I’m sure it would fit in very easily, and be a strong favourite

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:50:29 +0000

Well thanks for that! I never knew it was G&P together. Thanks for the quotation.