Comments on: Things We Said Today

By: Jake Broake

Jake Broake — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:25:49 +0000

My younger brother got this album(Something Else) as a trade 1966 and it was the first Beatles album I was ever exposed to. Being an elder brother I had never followed their work as albums back then were expensive and my buddies were into the Stones.It was beat up and Things we said Today cut had a bad scratch in the first reprise which caused a line to drop out.”Someday when we’re dreaming (scratch)-then we will remember things we said today.

By: Ms. Lane

Ms. Lane — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 17:28:40 +0000

Thanks, Ahhh Girl! Such a beautiful song. Would’ve been sad to think I had it wrong all these years!

By: Ahhh Girl

Ahhh Girl — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 02:00:07 +0000

Here is the lyric from Paul’s website
https://www.paulmccartney.com/albums/songs/things-we-said-today

Me I’m just a lucky guy,
Love to hear you say that love is love.
And though we may be blind, love is here to stay.

By: Ms. Lane

Ms. Lane — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:09:54 +0000

I have always thought he is saying Love, too. Also, it would be unlike Paul to rhyme Luck with Enough. Imo

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:23:44 +0000

I’ve always heard “love” too, but the few lyric sites I just checked do say “luck.” I suppose “luck” makes (slightly?) more sense, because of course “love is love.” That said, “luck” seems a weaker and cheaper lyric, not as poetic, I guess.

By: BillyShear

BillyShear — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:29:16 +0000

I also prefer the live version of both songs. Wonder why they didn’t do it with Paul and George to begin with? Most of the time they killed this, but the both of them had trouble remembering the words at times and got mixed up. (Philadelphia/Vancouver) It amazes me how they remembered so many of these lyrics it’s extremely difficult when you’re on stage and there’s chaos all around. I feel it is very easy to forget how hard that actually was when they played most of these songs perfect all the time. Once you hear them mess up it makes you appreciate the best version’s even more.

By: Stargazer85

Stargazer85 — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:20:26 +0000

What really makes this song is that Bb chord both on the verse and the middle-eight…it wouldn’t have been the same without it!

By: malena

malena — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:17:43 +0000

hasn’t the resemblance to the “an alarc’h/three ravens” tune ever struck anyone else?! i was singing the chorus to “an alarc’h” this morning and my husband started singing “the things we said today” and now we can’t stop wondering about whether there is an influence – conscious or not. the funny thing is i’d never really noticed the beatles song before, but now i am totally in love with it. the lyrics are really well written and sound almost surprisingly mature for that early on in the beatles’ career.

By: Alexandros

Alexandros — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:54:42 +0000

where is the official or original lyrics?
I always heard “Love to hear you say that love is LOVE”
but in all the lyrics that i found on internet appears the word “LUCK” instead.

what do you heard?

By: Stefan Engelsberger

Stefan Engelsberger — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:01:16 +0000

Yes this song is underrated, on a B-side. A world class classic. No other band had such strong writing skills. Ever.

By: The Foss

The Foss — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:51:27 +0000

My favorite Beatle love song…The Aminor verses and the Amajor middle 8 is a joy to play and sing to.

By: Roderick T Beaman

Roderick T Beaman — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:30:11 +0000

‘Things We Said Today’ is one of a handful of early Beatles work that told me they were truly great talents. I still don’t like ‘I want to Hold Your Hand’ nor ‘She Loves You’ much. McCarney used enjambment in it and and even had the chorus continue its sentence into the final verse with ‘..and that’s enough to make you mine girl…’ I don’t think that was ever done before. A remarkable song using a lot of minor chords.

By: Corné

Corné — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 09:35:52 +0000

I think the person at Parlophone, who labeled the single, made mistakes more often. i have a single that has the same lable Things we said today on both sides. so also on the side A Hard Day’s Night. I guess this is a collectors item?

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:25:51 +0000

i used to own it. one of my fav Beatles tunes, because i loved the reverby sound they used, it reminds me of being on a train(if that makes any sense)

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:42:19 +0000

The similarity does not in there. Allen Clark’s vocal is also similar especially the way it resolves at the end of the verse “by Sunmer she was mine” compare “then we will remember things we said today” and additionally the rhythm is the same. And the song structure is the same. The Am to Em is the same during the verse. Whatever it’s fine, I like bus stop, but try playing them side by side one time.

By: bobbytee

bobbytee — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:09:01 +0000

May have been the early inklings of Paul starting to merge multiple songs into one, which he became quite fond of later on. The middle here is really quite a change from the verses, also possibly inspired by what they did with Ticket to Ride.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:56:47 +0000

The middle-eight on this song is phenomenal — from the abrupt switch at the outset from minor to major, to the chord progression that follows.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:53:37 +0000

Another Paul/George vocal arrangement is Don’t Ever Change, which can be found on the 1994 Live At The BBC collection

By: gerryhoffman

gerryhoffman — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:22:15 +0000

my fave

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:56:05 +0000

First heard this on 45 via a family members copy as B side to A Hard Days Night and later when I got the album. One of Paul McCartney’s best and most underrated ballads. This is a beautiful song with a great melody and rhythm guitar.