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“Do You Want to Know a Secret” is a song by The Beatles from the 1963 album Please Please Me, sung by George Harrison.
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (see Lennon/McCartney), inspired by “I’m Wishing”, a tune from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which Lennon’s mother, Julia Lennon, would sing to him as a child. The first two lines of the song in Disney’s movie (“Want to know a secret? Promise not to tell?”) come right after the opening lyrics (“You’ll never know how much I really love you… You’ll never know how much I really care…”). McCartney said it was a “50-50 collaboration written to order,” i.e., for Harrison to sing.
In 1980, Lennon said that he gave “Do You Want to Know a Secret” to Harrison to sing because “it only had three notes and he wasn’t the best singer in the world,” but added “he has improved a lot since then.” Harrison sang two songs on Please Please Me, this song by Lennon and McCartney and “Chains” by Goffin/King. The Beatles did not record a song composed solely by Harrison until “Don’t Bother Me” on With The Beatles.
The song was recorded during a ten-hour session on 11 February 1963 along with nine other songs for Please Please Me
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (see Lennon/McCartney), inspired by “I’m Wishing”, a tune from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which Lennon’s mother, Julia Lennon, would sing to him as a child. The first two lines of the song in Disney’s movie (“Want to know a secret? Promise not to tell?”) come right after the opening lyrics (“You’ll never know how much I really love you… You’ll never know how much I really care…”). McCartney said it was a “50-50 collaboration written to order,” i.e., for Harrison to sing.
In 1980, Lennon said that he gave “Do You Want to Know a Secret” to Harrison to sing because “it only had three notes and he wasn’t the best singer in the world,” but added “he has improved a lot since then.” Harrison sang two songs on Please Please Me, this song by Lennon and McCartney and “Chains” by Goffin/King. The Beatles did not record a song composed solely by Harrison until “Don’t Bother Me” on With The Beatles.
The song was recorded during a ten-hour session on 11 February 1963 along with nine other songs for Please Please Me
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nessieness wrote:
George <333
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robertsona_last wrote:
awesome
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UnspokenHero wrote:
This is also one of my favorites, it's so cute :)
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poorperdita wrote:
His woah-ee-oh makes me melt.
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Sverreyo wrote:
My favourite track on the album, behind Twist and Shout
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P_Machado wrote:
Essa musica é tão doce. *-*
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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
This is, believe it or not, one of my favourite Beatles songs.
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granata_girl13 wrote:
Sweet song!
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SpikeDoe wrote:
doo dah doo
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tatyannenany wrote:
<3
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caaah_ wrote:
the worst? I don't see it.
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pdiddyjsbeepa wrote:
probably the worst beatles song
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mesures wrote:
lovely!
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tmangia wrote:
I always had a doubt that the first lines of the first verse was John taking the lead vocals and then George goes after....
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tatyannenany wrote:
linda, linda (L)
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sidish6 wrote:
Closer, let me whisper in your ear. Say the word u long to hear. . . . I'm in love with you. . . Great song :) love it
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SrtaPelo wrote:
Love it! =')
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Ranzatsu wrote:
Listen. Do you want to know a secret? :) damn i love this song <3
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blackdovex wrote:
George didn't write this song, John did.
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Funkyshoe wrote:
I've always really liked this song. It's one of my favorites.
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