Paperback Writer
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| “Paperback Writer” | |||||
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| Single by The Beatles | |||||
| B-side | "Rain" | ||||
| Released | 30 May 1966 (US) 10 June 1966 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios: 13 April 1966 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:18 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone R5452 (UK) Capitol 5651 (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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| “ | We always try to do something different. And this idea's a bit different. Years ago my Auntie Lil said to me, 'Why can't you ever write about a horse or the summit conference or something interesting? So I thought, 'All right, Auntie Lil. I'll show you.' | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, 1966 |
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| “ | Paul. I think I might have helped with some of the lyrics, Yes, I did. But it was mainly Paul's tune. | „ |
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—John Lennon, 1972 |
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| “ | 'Paperback Writer' is son of 'Day Tripper' ... meaning a rock 'n roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy loud guitar. | „ |
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—John Lennon, 1980 |
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| “ | I arrived at Weybridge and told John I had this idea of trying to write off to a publishers to become a paperback writer, and I said, 'I think it should be written like a letter.' I took a bit of paper out and I said it should be something like, 'Dear Sir or Madam, as the case may be...' and I proceeded to write it just like a letter in front of him, occasionally rhyming it ... And then we went upstairs and put the melody to it. John and I sat down and finished it all up, but it was tilted towards me — the original idea was mine. I had no music, but it's just a little bluesy song, not a lot of melody. Then I had the idea to do the harmonies, and we arranged that in the studio. | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, 1994 |
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