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“I Need You” is a Beatles song on the album Help!. It is the second George Harrison song the band released after two albums without any songwriting contribution from Harrison. The song was performed in their second film, Help!.
The song, simple in arrangement, was recorded on 15 and 16 February 1965. It is commonly thought to address Harrison’s relationship with Pattie Boyd, whom he had met in March 1964 while filming A Hard Day’s Night. (They married in January 1966.)
The recording’s distinctive lead guitar cadences, achieved by Harrison’s first recorded use of a volume pedal, are based on common guitar suspended chords in the key of A, forming the introduction and most of the verse of the song and giving a quasi-modal effect that is relieved in the verse by a line in the relative minor (with a simple backing harmony from Lennon and McCartney), the whole making a fourteen-bar ternary verse-structure. This, after a repeat, segues easily into a second, bridge melody that introduces a cowbell for contrast and is based on a simple IV-V-I chord progression that passes through the dominant key to resolve back on the verse. Many such aspects of the song are developed in Harrison’s song “If I Needed Someone” on the group’s next album, Rubber Soul.
The song, simple in arrangement, was recorded on 15 and 16 February 1965. It is commonly thought to address Harrison’s relationship with Pattie Boyd, whom he had met in March 1964 while filming A Hard Day’s Night. (They married in January 1966.)
The recording’s distinctive lead guitar cadences, achieved by Harrison’s first recorded use of a volume pedal, are based on common guitar suspended chords in the key of A, forming the introduction and most of the verse of the song and giving a quasi-modal effect that is relieved in the verse by a line in the relative minor (with a simple backing harmony from Lennon and McCartney), the whole making a fourteen-bar ternary verse-structure. This, after a repeat, segues easily into a second, bridge melody that introduces a cowbell for contrast and is based on a simple IV-V-I chord progression that passes through the dominant key to resolve back on the verse. Many such aspects of the song are developed in Harrison’s song “If I Needed Someone” on the group’s next album, Rubber Soul.
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Taip wrote:
so accurate
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clauxd93 wrote:
You don't realize how much I need you. Love you all the time, never leave you. Please come on back to me. I'm lonely as can be. I need you.
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
Cute song.
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Lowbacca wrote:
Thank you, George. [39]
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farmgirlblues wrote:
Thank you, George.
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Jason_Ramone wrote:
so beautiful..
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paul30798 wrote:
Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha
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khareen17 wrote:
oh george
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sco703 wrote:
Love this song. Fantastic.
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beatles_1940 wrote:
george is really good
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PabloFromPoland wrote:
It's not the best but my favourite song by The Beatles ;)
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DanJL76 wrote:
A beautiful love song.
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zoborey wrote:
we need you george ! R.I.P
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zoborey wrote:
george's voice is so smooth.
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mrsbeatles wrote:
the song isn't weird it is a love song to patti boyd. Paul is holding his guitar the wrong way.
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noideaasusualxD wrote:
This song is so weird, Thats the reason its so beautiful
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TheVaLe wrote:
In a truly horrible and accurate way describes my current situation in life. Tear.
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Sandman2527 wrote:
Very cute song. Makes me wanna cry sometimes. : (
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Lolinonnon wrote:
This song is so cute! Love the guitar.
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licoricepizza wrote:
gorgeous song. the guitar is practically crying. it's almost like a prelude to George thinking of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" as a title.
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