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About This Track
“Ticket to Ride” is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 album, Help!. It was recorded 15 February 1965 at Abbey Road Studios and released two months later. In 2004, this song was ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
The song was written primarily by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney), with Paul McCartney’s contributions in dispute. Lennon said that McCartney’s contribution was limited to “the way Ringo played the drums”. McCartney said that was an incomplete response, and that “we sat down and wrote it together. … give him 60 percent of it… we sat down together and worked on that for a full three-hour songwriting session.” Lennon said the double-time ending section (with the lyric “My baby don’t care”) was one of his “favourite bits” in the song. This song was also the first song by the band in which McCartney was featured on lead guitar.
Lennon proudly claimed that it was the first heavy metal song given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines.
While the song lyrics describe a girl “riding out of the life of the narrator”, the inspiration of the title phrase is unclear. McCartney said it was “a British Railways ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight”, and Lennon said it described cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles played in Hamburg early in their musical career, and “ride/riding” was slang for having sex.
The song was written primarily by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney), with Paul McCartney’s contributions in dispute. Lennon said that McCartney’s contribution was limited to “the way Ringo played the drums”. McCartney said that was an incomplete response, and that “we sat down and wrote it together. … give him 60 percent of it… we sat down together and worked on that for a full three-hour songwriting session.” Lennon said the double-time ending section (with the lyric “My baby don’t care”) was one of his “favourite bits” in the song. This song was also the first song by the band in which McCartney was featured on lead guitar.
Lennon proudly claimed that it was the first heavy metal song given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines.
While the song lyrics describe a girl “riding out of the life of the narrator”, the inspiration of the title phrase is unclear. McCartney said it was “a British Railways ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight”, and Lennon said it described cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles played in Hamburg early in their musical career, and “ride/riding” was slang for having sex.
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Shouts
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OasiStyle wrote:
This was my break up song once. I had the ticket. And I didn't care :) Fantastic song. [2]
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Intenselight713 wrote:
heavy metal
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paulo_morrison wrote:
great fab four
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violatress wrote:
This was my break up song once. I had the ticket. And I didn't care :) Fantastic song.
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ShinMinBin wrote:
Uh, we'd like to carry on now. Lol.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
PAUL DOIN` THE GUITAR SOLO
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BlueOclock wrote:
Oh what a song, and the group is pretty good too! Hahahaha, well.....the group is actually the best ever, and happens to be my favorite....OF ALL TIMES (How did Ali get in here)! I'm glad they are playing Beatles songs on last.fm now.
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kurtnirvanakris wrote:
one of my top favorites
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yukkieparu wrote:
♥
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AlCapwnUK wrote:
droooone
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Bastard1 wrote:
Listen to the notes he's not playing. Your ears can deceive you; don't trust them.
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Colton56 wrote:
What is John thinking calling this heavy metal? Pop song all the way.
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glassjimmy wrote:
Oh those fills! Damn Ringo is sweet!
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materialgirl- wrote:
my baby dont care! <3
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TomZeWolf wrote:
My baby don't care!
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jongudni7 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ncp5t5q2pY
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monokhrome_nite wrote:
i don't care what you think, john, there is no fucking way that this is heavy metal
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song <3
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barryvs wrote:
One of my favorites!
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OasiStyle wrote:
Yeah, I don't care!
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