Anthology 1
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The Beatles reuniting?? Wait a minute, this must be some sort of mistake or maybe somebody's idea of a joke. Well, for the record the Beatles (at least the three surviving ones) reunited for the first time in 25 years in early 1994 to work on a project that actually has it's roots going back to the late '60's /early 70's.
As early as then, The Beatles wanted to do some kind of documentary on themselves, a biography if you will. The title of this biography /documentary was to have been called The Long and Winding Road. Using home movies and 8mm tape collected by Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall, The Long and Winding Road would have told the story of the Fab Four from the days in Liverpool thru megastardom, to eventually the collapse of the Beatles. This project however never got off the ground as fighting and bickering splintered the Beatles throughout the 1970's and even into the 1980's. The no show of Paul McCartney at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1987 showed that there were still some fences to mend.
As the 1980s turned into the 1990's, there seemed to be more civility coming from the indivdual Beatles, primairly Paul and George. Each has been said to talking to the other on occassion and getting along fine so long as business matters weren't discussed. Even the response to Yoko Ono over the last decade or so had been somewhat smoothed over. So much so, that Yoko gave Paul, George, and Ringo two demo tapes of John singing Free As A Bird and Real Love (it has been also rumoured that two other demos from John were also worked on but were deemed unusable). As a result, in addition to working on the Anthology videos, the three surviving Beatles also decided to get back together again to add instrumental and vocal overdubs to both John Lennon songs.
These two unreleased songs would form the backdrop to the Beatles Anthology series. Anthology 1 covers the early Beatles period from 1958 to 1964. Included on Anthology 1 is Free As A Bird, with John Lennon on lead vocal with Paul and George supplying harmonies as well as vocal parts during the song. The song was co-produced by Jeff Lynne of ELO and Traveling Wilbury's fame. Meanwhile, former Beatles producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick worked on the unreleased Beatles material sitting in the EMI vaults over the last 35 years or so. Much of what was in the vaults had seen their way onto bootleg albums during the '70's. For the first time, many of these bootlegged versions and takes of Beatles songs would see the light of day. Included here is a rare copy of the Early Quarrymen performing That'll Be The Day and In Spite of All The Danger. Besides John, Paul, and George, two other members John Lowe (piano) and Colin Hanton (drums) were in the group at that time.
Also included in Anthology 1 is the Tony Sheridan recordings the Beatles did with him in 1961, songs from the ill-fated Decca Records sessions in 1962 (with Pete Best on drums) and even a couple of songs recorded at Paul McCartney's house featuring Stu Sutcliffe on bass (Hallelujah I Love Her So, You'll Be Mine, and Cayenne). In addtion to unreleased tracks, songs being worked on in the studio, and audio clips of performances, there is also spoken word segments from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Brian Epstein.
Free As A Bird Speech: John Lennon That'll Be The Day In Spite Of All The Danger Speech: Paul McCartney Hallelujah, I Love Her So You'll Be Mine Cayenne (Instrumental) Speech: Paul McCartney My Bonnie Ain't She Sweet Cry For A Shadow (Instrumental) Speech: John Lennon Speech: Brian Epstein Searchin' Three Cool Cats The Sheik Of Araby Like Dreamers Do Hello Little Girl Speech: Brian Epstein Besame Mucho Love Me Do How Do You Do It Please Please Me One After 909 (false starts) One After 909 Lend Me Your Comb I'll Get You Speech: John Lennon I Saw Her Standing There From Me To You Money (That's What I Want) You Really Got A Hold On Me Roll Over Beethoven | She Loves You 'Till There Was You Twist And Shout This Boy I Want To Hold Your Hand Speech: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Moonlight Bay Can't Buy Me Love All My Loving You Can't Do That And I Love Her A Hard Day's Night I Wanna Be Your Man Long Tall Sally Boys Shout I'll Be Back (Demo) I'll Be Back (Complete) You Know What To Do No Reply (Demo) Mr. Moonlight (Johnson) Leave My Kitten Alone No Reply Eight Days A Week (false starts) Eight Days A Week Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey |
Free as a bird
It's the next best thing to be
Free as a bird
Home, home and dry
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Can we really live without each other?
Where did we lose the touch
That seemed to mean so much?
It always made me feel so...
Free as a bird
Like the next best thing to be
Free as a bird
Home, home and dry
Like a homing bird I'll fly
As a bird on wings
Whatever happened to
The life that we once knew?
Always made me feel so free
Ah...
Ah...
Ah...
Free as a bird
It's the next best thing to be
Free as a bird
Free as a bird
Free as a bird
Oooooo
Free...
Turn out nice again, mother.
Well that'll be the day
When you say goodbye
Yeah that'll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave
You know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day
When I die.
Well you gave me all your loving
And all your turtle doving
All your hugs and kisses
And your money too
You say you love me baby
Still you tell me maybe
That somebody, well I'll be through
Well that'll be the day
When you make me cry
That'll be the day
When you say goodbye
You say you're gonna leave
You know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day
When I die
Yeah that'll be the day
When you say goodbye
Yeah that'll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave
You know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day
When I die
Well when Cupid shot his dart
He shot it at your heart
So if we'll ever part
And I'll leave you
You say and hold me
And you tell me boldly
That some day, well I'll be through
Well that'll be the day
When you say goodbye
Yeah that'll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave
You know it's a lie
'Cause that'll be the day
When I die
Yeah that'll be the day
Oh, oh that'll be the day
Oh, oh that'll be the day
Oh, oh that'll be the day
In spite of all the danger
In spite of all that may be
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me to
If you'll be true to me
In spite of all the heartache
That you may cause me
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me to
If you'll be true to me
I'll look after you
Like I've never done before
I'll keep all the others
From knocking at your door
In spite of all the danger
In spite of all that may be
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me to
If you'll be true to me
Yeah!
In spite of all the heartache
That you may cause me
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me to
If you'll be true to me
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me to
If you'll be true to me
Let me tell you about a girl I know,
She's my baby and I love her so.
Every morning when the sun comes up,
She brings me coffee in my favorite cup.
That's why I know, yes I know,
Hallelujah I just love her so.
When I call her on the telephone,
She says: baby, I'm all alone.
By the time I count from one to four,
She'll be knocking on my door.
In the evening when the sun goes down
And there ain't nobody else around,
She kisses me and she holds me tight.
She says: baby everything is alright.
That's why I know, that's why I know
Hallelujah I just love her so.
Hallelujah I just love her so,
Hallelujah I just love that chick so.
Well darling all the night
You'll be mine and I know
You'll be mine
Till you die
You'll be mine
And so all the night
You'll be mine
You'll be mine
And the stars
Always shine
You'll be mine
Oh
My darling.
When you burnt that toast the other morning
I, I looked into you eyes and I could see that National Health eyeball
and I loved you, like I never done, I have never done before!
Oh darling
In your eyes
And you'll be mine
You will be mine
You'll be mine
At the star and so
You'll be mine
instrumental
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
Well my Bonnie lies over the ocean
Yeah bring back my Bonnie to me
Yeah bring back, ah bring back
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me to me
Oh bring back, oh bring back
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
Well my Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
Yeah my Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh I said bring back my Bonnie to me
Yeah bring back, ah bring back
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me to me
Oh bring back, ah bring back
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
Oh ain't she sweet
Well see her walking down that street
Yes I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't she nice
Well look her over once or twice
Yes I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she nice?
Just cast an eye
In her direction
Oh me oh my
Ain't that perfection?
Oh I repeat
Well don't you think that's kind of neat?
Yes I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't she sweet
Well see her walking down that street
Well I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't that nice
Well look it over once or twice
Yes I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she nice?
Just cast an eye
In her direction
Oh me oh my
Ain't that perfection?
Oh I repeat
Well don't you think that's kind of neat?
Yes I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Oh ain't she sweet
Well see her walking down that street
Well I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Well I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
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Gonna find her, gonna find her
Well searching
Yeah I'm gonna searching
Searching every which a-way yeh yeh
Oh lord I'm searching
Ny good lord, searching
You know honey
Searching every which a-way yeh yeh yeh
But I'm like that northwest Mountie
You know I'll bring her in some day
Gonna find her, yeah ah, gonna find her
Well Charlie Chan, Simon Smith
Got nothing, child, on me
Sgt. Friday, Peter Gunn
And ooo Alan B
No matter where she's hiding
She's gonna see me coming
I'm gonna walk right down that street
Like a Bulldog Drummon
Yes, 'cause I been searching
Well searching
Oh my goodness
Searching every which a-way yeh yeh
But I'm like that northwest Mountie
You know I'll bring her in some day
Gonna find her, gonna find her
Ah... ooh ooh
Well Charlie Chan, Simon Smith
Got nothing, child, on me
Sgt. Friday, Peter Gunn
And ooo Alan B
Yeah no matter where she's hiding
She's gonna see me coming
I'm gonna walk right down that street
Like a Bulldog Drummon
Aah searching
Yeah I'm searching, um my my goodness
Searching every which a-way yeh yeh
But I'm like that northwest Mountie
You know I'll bring her in some day
Gonna find her, yeah, gonna find her
Yeah yeah lord, gonna find her
Ooo, gonna find her, yeah, yeah
Three cool cats
Three cool cats
Are coming up in a beat up car
Spitting up a lift of candy bar
Talking on about how sharp they are
Three cool cats
Three cool chicks
Are walking down the street
Swinging their hips
Splitting up a bag of potato chips
I think cool cats really did flip
Three cool chicks
Yeah three cool chicks
Well up came that first cool cat
He said, "Man look at that
Man, do you see what I see?"
"Well I want that middle chick"
"I want that little chick"
"Hey man save once chick for me"
Hey, well three cool chicks
Three cool chicks
Well they love like angels from up above
And three cool cats really fell in love
But three cool chicks
Made three fools out of three cool cats
Three cool cats
Well up came that first cool cat
He said, "Man look at that
Man, do you see what I see?"
"Well I want that middle chick"
"I want that little chick"
"Hey man save one chick for me"
Yeah ah
Three cool chicks
Three cool chicks
They look like angels from up above
And three cool cats really fell in love
And three cool chicks
Made three fools out of three cool cats
Three cool cats
Three cool cats
Three cool cats
Three cool cats, oh three cool cats.
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Well at night where you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
Aha
The stars that shine above
Will light our way to love
Ah you rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Wow oh at night where you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
Aha
The sun that shines above
Will light our way to love
You rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby, yeah
The sheik of Araby...
I, I saw a girl in my dreams
And so it seems that I will love her
Oh you, you are that girl in my dreams
And so it seems that I will love you
And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do
And I,
Oh I'll be there, yeah
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you, you
You, you came just one dream ago
And now I know that I will love you
Oh I knew when you first said hello
That's how I know that I will love you
And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do
And I
Oh I'll be there, yeah
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you
You, you came just one dream ago
And now I know that I will love you
Oh I knew when you first said hello
That's how I know that I will love you
And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do
Oh like dreamers do
Like dreamers do
Hello little girl
Hello little girl
Hello little girl
When I see you everyday
I say, "Mm mm hello little girl"
When you're passing on your way
I say, "Mm mm hello little girl"
When I see you passing by
I cry, "Mm mm hello little girl"
When I try to catch your eye
I cry, "Mm mm hello little girl"
I send you flowers but you don't care
You never seem to see me standing there
I often wonder what you're thinking of
I hope it's me and love love love
So I hope there'll come a day
When you'll say, "Mm you're my little girl"
It's not the first time that it's happened to me,
It's been a long lonely time
And it's funny funny to see that I'm about to lose my mind mind mind
So I hope there'll come a day
When you say, "Mm mm
You're my little girl, mm mm mm
You're my little girl, mm mm mm"
You're my little girl, oh yeah
You're my little girl
Do do do do do
Besame, Besame Mucho
Each time I cling to your kiss I hear music divine
So, Besame, Besame Mucho
I'll love you forever, say that you'll always be mine
Cha cha Boom!
Dearest one, if you should leave me,
Than each little dream would take wings and my life would be through
Oh, Besame, Besame Mucho
Ooh, love me forever, make all my dreams come true
Ooh!! This joy is something new, my arms enfolding you
Never knew this thrill before
Who ever thought I'd be holding you close to me
Whispering, "It's you I adore"?
Yes, so, dearest one, if you should leave me,
Then each little dream would take wings and my life would be through
Oh! so Besame, Besame Mucho
Yea, love me forever, make all my dreams come true
Ooh!! this joy is something new, my arms enfolding you
Never knew this thrill before
Who ever thought I'd be holding you close to me
Whispering, "It's you I adore"?
Yes, so, dearest one, if you should leave me,
Then each little dream would take wings and my life would be through
Oh, so Besame, Besame Mucho.
Yea, love me forever. Make all my dreams come true.
Ooh, love you forever. Make all my dreams come true.
Ooh, love you forever. Make all my dreams come true.
How do you do what you do to me?
I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
How do you do what you do to me?
I'm feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me
But I haven't a clue
You give me a feeling in my heart, ooh-la-la
Like an arrow piercing through it
I suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
You give me a feeling in my heart, ooh-la-la
Like an arrow piercing through it
I suppose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it?
How do you do what you do to me?
I wish I knew
Wish I knew how you do it to me
But I haven't a clue
Wish I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
Wish I knew how you do it to me
I'd do it to you
Lend me your comb,
it's time to go home.
I got to go past,
my hair is a mess
Your mammie will scold,
your pappie will shout.
Unless we come in
the way we went out.
Kissing you was fun honey
but thanks for the date.
But I must come to run honey,
but you know baby it's getting late.
Just wait till I
say: my darling,
lend me your comb.
We got to go home.
Kissing you was fun honey
but thanks for the date.
But I must come to run, honey.
but sugar, it's getting late.
Just wait till I
say: my darling,
lend me your comb.
We got to go home.
We were sailing along (Twist and shout)
On Moonlight Bay (Ooh)
We could hear the voices singing (I like it!)
They seemed to say (Keep on, Bongo)
You have borken my heart (Oh, twist and shout)
So go away
Are the Beatles gone?
No, they're here.
Oh.
With you big, far, hairy legs
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
Ooohhh
Yeah!
Ha ha!
You know you make me want to Shout!
Take my finger! Shout!
Throw my hands back! Shout!
Kick my heels up! Shout!
Come on now! Shout!
Take it easy! Shout!
Take it easy! Shout!
Take it easy! Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit softer now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Hey hey hey hey!
Shout!
A little bit louder now. Shout!
Jump up and shout now! Shout!
Jump up and shout now! Shout!
Jump up and shout now! Shout!
Bloody shout now! Shout!
Bloody shout now! Shout!
Bloody jump up now! Shout!
Bloody jump up now! Shout!
Bloody jump up now! Shout!
Bloody shout now! Shout!
Bloody shout now! Shout!
Bloody shout now! Shout!
Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout!
Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! ...
When I see you
I just don't know what to say
I like to be with you
Every hour of the day
So if you want me
Just like I need you
You know what to do
I watched you walking by
And you looked alone
I hope that you won't mind
If I walk you back home
And if you want me
Just like I need you
You know what to do
Just call on me
When you're lonely
I'll keep my love
For you only
I'll call on you
If I'm lonely too
Understand I'll stay
With you every day
Make you love me more
In every way
So if you want me
Just like I want you
You know what to do
Just call on me
When you're lonely
I'll keep my love
For you only
I'll call on you
If I'm lonely too
Understand I'll stay
With you every day
Make you love me more
In every way
So if you want me
Just like I need you
You know what to do
You better leave my kitten all alone
You better leave my kitten all alone
But I told you big fat bulldog
You better leave her alone
You better leave my kitten all alone
You better leave my kitten all alone
This dog is gonna get you
If you don't leave her alone
Well Mr.Dog I'm gonna hit you
On the top of your head
That child is gonna miss you,
You gonna wish that you were dead
If you don't leave my kitten all alone
Well I told you big fat bulldog
You better leave her alone
Alright
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey hey
Well Mr. Dog I'm gonna hit you
On the top of your head
That girl is gonna miss you
You gonna wish that you were dead
If you don't leave my kitten all alone, oh yeah
Well I told you, big fat bulldog
You better leave her alone
Yeah hey you better leave, you better leave
You better leave, yeah you better leave
You better leave, oh you got to leave
Hey hey, well I told you big fat bulldog (fade out)
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