Did Ringo write any more than three songs in the 60s, would anybody know? I'm including Taking A Trip To Carolina of course. Is there a list anywhere on the net?
The fact that they included Ringo in the credit seems to show that there was a real desire to get him as involved as possible. Wish he could have made a few more of his own compositions onto the records though.
I distinctly remember reading several years ago in a music mag that Ringo outsold all other three Beatles combined for solo albums in the first five years after they split!!! Incredible but (apparently) true! I'm not negatively surprised - all power to the ultimate working class hero himself!
The fact that they included Ringo in the credit seems to show that there was a real desire to get him as involved as possible. Wish he could have made a few more of his own compositions onto the records though. ...
He tried to record his Don't Pass Me By during the Guymania (I'm not sure if it was in 1963 but at least it was before 1965 cos Ringo mentioned it -and Paul answered to him- in a radio interview in 1964) but the rest of them didn't want to ... As I' said before in other thread: I'd prefered Don't Pass Me By in Guys For Sale better than in The Guys album.
George and Ringo were the insider/outsiders I guess. I reaffirm with Raxo again - DPMB absolutely belongs on Beatles For Sale, or thereabouts. It just sounds like an earlier phase guys song, I think.
George and Ringo were the insider/outsiders I guess. I reaffirm with Raxo again - DPMB absolutely belongs on Beatles For Sale, or thereabouts. It just sounds like an earlier phase guys song, I think.
Agreed. And even still better, they never should have done any cover versions, but recorded now 'lost' songs instead!
He tried to record his Don't Pass Me By during the Guymania (I'm not sure if it was in 1963 but at least it was before 1965 cos Ringo mentioned it -and Paul answered to him- in a radio interview in 1964) but the rest of them didn't want to ... As I' said before in other thread: I'd prefered Don't Pass Me By in Guys For Sale better than in The Guys album.
In an interview in Auckland, New Zealand Ringo's talking about his song Don't Pass Me By and Carl Perkins made him nervous being at the "Matchbox" recording session. The song was written in 1963 and Paul sang it in the interview (Jun 24th, 1964) ... why was Paul singing it? Because three weeks later ...
... in another interview ... Paul sang it partially and then he claimed that he wrote the melody (July 14th, 1964)
AUCKLAND, June 24, 1964 by Bob Rogers ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
Q: Is there any chance that either Ringo or George is going to start writing some songs? I mean, will they -
RINGO: Well, actually, George has written a few songs, and he'll tell you all about them now.
GEORGE: I'll tell 'em what - yeah. Actually, I wrote one that was recorded.
PAUL: "Don't Bother Me", only one of the most sensational songs ever.
GEORGE: Tried writing a few more, but they were laughed off.
PAUL: No, no George!
JOHN: They weren't, George.
PAUL: [hums a bit of "You'll Know What To Do"] Copyright!
GEORGE: That's my tune.
JOHN: George wrote a very good tune on the second LP.
GEORGE: Oh! John'll tell 'em.
JOHN: Which is called "Don't Bother Me". Which a lot of people won't e- they'll think it's ours, anyway, but George did write it, and a very strong tune, George.
GEORGE: But, as far as Ringo and I are concerned, we'll leave the songwriting to...
RINGO: Excuse me! Paul's gonna sing the one I've written!
PAUL: No, I can't re- I can't quite remember it.
RINGO: Well, I'll get - just for a plug, Paul.
PAUL: But even so, we just - Ringo has written one called "Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue." A beautiful melody. Sincere, folks.
RINGO: That's it, yeah.
PAUL: "Don't Pass Me By," it's called.
RINGO: That's what it's called.
GEORGE: But Elvis killed it!
PAUL: Sincere thought, sir, but...
RINGO: Elvis killed it.
Q: What?
GEORGE: When he did it.
RINGO: Oh.
Q: Elvis killed it.
RINGO: No, he didn't.
PAUL: No, but you really - this is Ringo's first venture into songwriting.
JOHN: And are you going to sing it for us now, Ringo?
RINGO: I'm not going to sing it, Paul's going to sing it.
PAUL: [singing] "Don't pass me by/don't make me cry/don't make me blue, yeah".
RINGO: It's got a blues feeling.
PAUL: A blues feeling, y'know. "You know darlin' I love onl-"...
JOHN: Country and western. Crumbly and western, one of those.
RINGO: Well, it was gonna be a western, but Paul sang it the other night as blues feeling, and it knocked me out.
JOHN: It knocked you out, even though you wrote it?
RINGO: In fact, I'm gonna get a tape of him singing it for me very own.
Q: Are The Beatles going to record it?
RINGO: I don't know.
PAUL: You never know.
RINGO: But I don't think so, actually, I keep tryin' to push it on them every time we make a record.
JOHN: And we always try and do, but... unluckily, there's never quite enough time to fit Ringo's songs on. Because he never finishes it!
RINGO: It's finished!
PAUL: It's finished.
RINGO: We finished it.
JOHN: After 18 years...
Q: Ringo, why don't you give it to The Rolling Stones?
[pause]
JOHN: Well, answer that, Ringo!
RINGO: I - I don't -
PAUL: Answer that...
RINGO: I refuse to answer that one.
PAUL: You know why? Because this song has got a sentimental attachment for us. And it's just one of those songs, like a old ring, that he'd never give away.
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