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“Oh! Darling” is a song of The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney[1] (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and appearing as the fourth song on the Abbey Road album in 1969. Its working title was “Oh! Darling (I’ll Never Do You No Harm)”
McCartney later said of recording the track, “When we were recording ‘Oh! Darling’ I came into the studios early every day for a week to sing it by myself because at first my voice was too clear. I wanted it to sound as though I’d been performing it on stage all week.” He would only try the song once each day, if it was not right he would wait until the next day. In order to make sure he got every precious first take right, McCartney would practice the song in the bathtub. He once lamented that “five years ago I could have done this in one take”
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon said, “‘Oh! Darling’ was a great one of Paul’s that he didn’t sing too well. I always thought I could have done it better—it was more my style than his. He wrote it, so what the hell, he’s going to sing it.”
George Harrison described the song as “a typical 1950s–’60s-period song because of its chord structure.”Oh! Darling” appears to have drawn heavily on the New Orleans rhythm and blues sound popularised during the 1950s and early 1960s by African-American musicians like Fats Domino; it also seems to have drawn on the Louisiana swamp blues sound found in songs like Slim Harpo’s “Raining In My Heart.
McCartney later said of recording the track, “When we were recording ‘Oh! Darling’ I came into the studios early every day for a week to sing it by myself because at first my voice was too clear. I wanted it to sound as though I’d been performing it on stage all week.” He would only try the song once each day, if it was not right he would wait until the next day. In order to make sure he got every precious first take right, McCartney would practice the song in the bathtub. He once lamented that “five years ago I could have done this in one take”
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon said, “‘Oh! Darling’ was a great one of Paul’s that he didn’t sing too well. I always thought I could have done it better—it was more my style than his. He wrote it, so what the hell, he’s going to sing it.”
George Harrison described the song as “a typical 1950s–’60s-period song because of its chord structure.”Oh! Darling” appears to have drawn heavily on the New Orleans rhythm and blues sound popularised during the 1950s and early 1960s by African-American musicians like Fats Domino; it also seems to have drawn on the Louisiana swamp blues sound found in songs like Slim Harpo’s “Raining In My Heart.
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maxlharris wrote:
Ringo really makes it all work. Does all the dirty work. Unappreciated, nice vocals, tight drumming. Embrace the Ringo.
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mrspanama wrote:
Favorite. ♥
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d-o-edeer wrote:
Paul's voice made me pregnant, and I am not a girl. [2]
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power2themusic wrote:
a Mixture of Hey Jude and Let It Be....how can you go wrong?!
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plasticlilies wrote:
Unbelievable bass.
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WWOMENN wrote:
♥♥♥♥♥The BEST!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
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TheMusicalVito wrote:
Paul's voice made me pregnant, and I am not a girl.
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OhTangerine wrote:
Paul's voice makes girls pregnant. [7]
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pier007 wrote:
swamp-rock ala beatles. Amazing.
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fireyoshi wrote:
One of the Beatles' more underrated song. You can feel the emotion pouring out of Paul's voice, and the high-pitched piano emphasizes all the emotion out of the song.
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charlesofdensen wrote:
paul's song to john. I swear
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isabelabez wrote:
sweetie, i want shouty mccartney.
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AlCapwnUK wrote:
i want shouty lennon not shouty mccartney
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pladepilot wrote:
I agree with Lennon that this style of singing would fit him better. Pauls voice is not that good in this, but great song anyway..
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2morrowww wrote:
Paul's voice makes girls pregnant. [6]
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Rockarolla1 wrote:
paul's screams !!!
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barryvs wrote:
I don't really like this one; it has a kind of Christmas feel to it.
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dduan08 wrote:
ringo has some nice fills here
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viathin12 wrote:
i think every song they made was the best song ever
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pusteblume003 wrote:
one of the best songs ever!
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