Difference between revisions of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"

14 tracks
Side one "No Reply" "I'm a Loser" "Baby's in Black" "Rock and Roll Music" "I'll Follow the Sun" "Mr. Moonlight" Medley: "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" Side two "Eight Days a Week" "Words of Love" "Honey Don't" "Every Little Thing" "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" "What You're Doing" "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

“Eight Days a Week”

Released

15 February 1965 (US only)

Format

Genre

Rock

Length

2:46

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The Beatles singles chronology

"Eight Days a Week"
(US-1965)

“	That was a very personal one of mine. In the early days, I wrote less material than Paul because he was more competent on guitar than I. He taught me quite a lot of guitar, really.	„
—John Lennon

“	Ringo had a great style and great delivery. He had a lot of fans, so we liked to write something for him on each album. 'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' is quite a nice little song, co-written by John and I. It sounds more like John than me so 80-20 to him, sitting down doing a job. Certain songs were inspirational and certain songs were work. It didn't mean they were any less fun to write, it was just a craft, and this was a job to order really, which Ringo did a good job on [sic].	„
—Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now, 1997

“	The Beatles briefly visited America in February 1964, playing in Washington DC and New York City to promote 'I Want To Hold Your Hand.' ... Both John and Paul had to write in their hotel rooms and while flying between dates. 'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' was one song John wrote during the tour and it was the second song the Beatles recorded on their arrival back in London. It's a song about being stood up by a date as well as another glimpse at the frown beneath the mask. The crisis John describes is not so much the loss of the girl, which he can cope with after a few drinks, but his inability to pretend he's happy. He knows that if he lets his true feelings show, he will only prevent others from having a good time.	„
— A Hard Day's Write, Steve Turner, 1994

Interesting Web Resources

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+{{cquote|That was a very personal one of mine. In the early days, I wrote less material than Paul because he was more competent on guitar than I. He taught me quite a lot of guitar, really.|John Lennon}}
 {{cquote|Ringo had a great style and great delivery. He had a lot of fans, so we liked to write something for him on each album. 'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' is quite a nice little song, co-written by John and I. It sounds more like John than me so 80-20 to him, sitting down doing a job. Certain songs were inspirational and certain songs were work. It didn't mean they were any less fun to write, it was just a craft, and this was a job to order really, which Ringo did a good job on [sic].|Paul McCartney, ''Many Years From Now''|1997}}