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Beatles forums => Songs => Song Of The Week Series => Topic started by: Hello Goodbye on December 01, 2015, 11:48:34 PM
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Tell Me What You See
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Paul's.
John Lennon 1980 Playboy Interview
I seem to remember it as mine. I would claim it as a 60-40 but it might have been totally me. Not awfully memorable. Not one of the better songs but they did a job, they were very handy for albums or B-sides. You need those kind of sides.
Paul McCartney Many Years From Now
The Beatles were enjoying some well-deserved free time in early 1965. Paul McCartney probably wrote Tell Me What You See while on holiday with Jane Asher in Tunisia in January 1965 or perhaps just after their return in early February.
On 18 February 1965, The Beatles entered EMI Studio Two at 3:30 PM. This was their fourth day of recording songs for the soundtrack of their second movie Help! During this afternoon session which ended at 5:15 PM, The Beatles completed recording You've Got To Hide Your Love Away.
After a short break, The Beatles started their evening session at 6:00 PM. By 7:00, they completed recording If You've Got Trouble and began recording Tell Me What You See. Take 4 of the rhythm track was deemed the best and The Beatles then began recording multiple overdubs. Paul and John laid down their harmony vocals, then Paul double-tracked his lead vocal, which is especially noticeable in the second and fourth line of each verse. Paul also overdubbed an intricate, but short, electric piano passage in each bridge section as well as at the very end of the song. Paul played the Hohner Pianet C in the studio...
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The same Pianet C made an appearance in the film when The Beatles performed The Night Before on The Salisbury Plain...
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By 10:30 PM, they finished recording Tell Me What You See. The MONO mix was made on 20 February and the STEREO mix two days later.
http://youtu.be/ihyekVpdtWw (http://youtu.be/ihyekVpdtWw)
Paul McCartney - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar (1963 Hofner 500/1), electric piano (1964 Hohner Pianet C), guiro
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar (1964 Rickenbacker 325), Backing Vocals
George Harrison - Lead Guitar (1963 Gretsch 6119 Tennessean)
Ringo Starr - Drums (1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl), claves, tambourine
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Nice tune. Maybe not one of their monsters, but a pleasant listen.
:)
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This song has very poignant memories for me, and now it is a bit painful to listen to; however, I've always genuinely loved it and so never skip it. The lyrics are beautiful, IMO, and, and with almost all Beatles songs, I adore the vocal harmonies.
(My usual detailed, astute analysis......... ;) )
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It's a fine analysis, Kathleen. It evokes your emotions. That's the hallmark of a great song.
It's one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar in the mid-60s; easy to play in the key of G major. But the words...oh, those words! They would have some major impact if I chose to play and sing that song to a girl I liked.
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For me its a very poor song
One that lowers my opinion of the Help album.
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This is album filler. It's the sort of song that doesn't distract me from the book I'm reading.
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For me its a very poor song
One that lowers my opinion of the Help album.
This is album filler. It's the sort of song that doesn't distract me from the book I'm reading.
Well, one man's filler is another man's masterpiece I reckon.
This was the song that first sparked my interest in The Beatles. I was coming of age and a bit beyond the yeah, yeah, yeah phase. It was one of their first mature love songs and was overshadowed by most of the other songs on the album. Perhaps it would have been more at home on Rubber Soul.
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One of the weakest songs the Beatles ever put to vinyl in my opinion. It just doesn't do anything for me.
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The Beatles never performed Tell Me What You See on tour. If they did, it might have gone something like this...
http://youtu.be/GPZWV58svPU (http://youtu.be/GPZWV58svPU)
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Two interesting covers...
http://youtu.be/wBci8VZ0Jz0 (http://youtu.be/wBci8VZ0Jz0)
Alejandra Burgos
And this one with a Bob Dylan vibe...
http://youtu.be/uwhqXEio2MU (http://youtu.be/uwhqXEio2MU)
I think she was born about 50 years late. :)
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It's a fine analysis, Kathleen. It evokes your emotions. That's the hallmark of a great song.
Thanks, Barry; you're very gracious.
It's one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar in the mid-60s; easy to play in the key of G major. But the words...oh, those words! They would have some major impact if I chose to play and sing that song to a girl I liked.
I'm sure they would. The lyrics are so romantic!
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Even though it's a basic filler track - very good to sing along with - this has a sorta special feel for me as HELP was the first Beatles album I ever owned, getting it for Xmas in 1970 as an 8 year old.
I had previously discovered the lads via my aunties various artists collection of singles and EPS, amongst which was Twist And Shout and another one I think called All My Loving. So TMWYS is one of the first Beatles songs I had heard I guess. It brings back memories of listening to it on my little record player.
At that stage of my life I had no inkling of exactly how big the Beatles had been or the extent of their catalogue. Then I got Abbey Road for the next Xmas - who the hell are these hairy looking guys? What is this wonderful music...?
Wait a minute - these are the same guys that did TMWYS only 4 years before this album? You gotta be kidding me! And how can they look so different?
My Beatle odyssey had begun
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They would have some major impact if I chose to play and sing that song to a girl I liked.
you old lounge lizard you
bet you were Barry Black in those days
(as a play on Barry Whites smooching) ha2ha
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you old lounge lizard you
Kev, this song has some very powerful romantic lyrics. The instrumentation is quite simple and nothing more than rhythm guitars and bass along with Ringo's drumbeat and Pianet passages. The song sounds just as good with just solo guitar accompaniment. It's the perfect piece for a novice guitarist.
And because it was overshadowed by the other songs on Help! (Beatles VI here in the United States), it never got any radio arplay. There were some girls who were Beatles fans who didn't recognize it and that would only make them listen more attentively. It was like bringing out heavy artillery! But one time it had an effect completely opposite to what I intended. I was nineteen and Nancy was eighteen. When I finished the song, she sat speechless for a minute or so and then started to cry hysterically and ran out of the room. She was seeing someone else when I met her and was now experiencing some conflicting feelings. I guess a nineteen year old boy still has much to learn about women's feelings and I didn't fully understand the depths of her emotions.
That was the last time I played that song privately for a girl. As I matured, I got to more fully understand the depth of those lyrics. Bravo to Paul for writing that song when he was only twenty-three years old. I wonder why he feels the way he does about the song. It would certainly be well-received if he played it in concert.
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So TMWYS is one of the first Beatles songs I had heard I guess. It brings back memories of listening to it on my little record player.
What a nice way to discover The Beatles, stevie!
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This is a very sweet song. I always kind of envisioned a couple that wasn't getting along. He pulls her out on the dance floor; she goes reluctantly but won't look "into these eyes". But of course all is forgiven by the end and the dance ends with a dip, not to mention a kiss. icon_love ;D
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Im sorry Baz I just think its sub par, with poor melody
I played the you tube you posted that the first time I heard it in about 20 years
still dont like it, I put it in the Little Child, Run For Your Life, What Goes On, I Need You basket
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Im sorry Baz I just think its sub par, with poor melody
I played the you tube you posted that the first time I heard it in about 20 years
still dont like it, I put it in the Little Child, Run For Your Life, What Goes On, I Need You basket
Well, Nancy liked it. She told me so after she regained her composure. It was a song she skipped too when she listened to the album. Her favorite Beatles love song was Here, There And Everywhere. She transferred to another university a distance away. We were both very young. We both moved on.
I always wonder if she remembers that day.
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It's got a nice bass line, Kev...
http://youtu.be/fiRttav8m2o (http://youtu.be/fiRttav8m2o)
See why I like playing the Hofner with a pick?
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The lyrics are quite nice now it's mentioned. It just doesn't do enough musically for my tastes. Especially up against songs on the same album like Ticket to Ride.
It's not a bad song by any means. But there's few Beatle songs that are.
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http://youtu.be/7OXM6OPfZo0 (http://youtu.be/7OXM6OPfZo0)
Well done, Bootlace!
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Nice song. Some different stuff from previous songs. I like the back ground vocal interplay the best.