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“We Can Work It Out” is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a “double A-sided” single with “Day Tripper”, the first time both sides of a single were so designated in an initial release. Both songs were recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions. The song is an example of Lennon/McCartney collaboration at a depth that happened only rarely after they wrote the hit singles of 1963. This song, “A Day in the Life”, and “I’ve Got A Feeling” are among the notable exceptions

McCartney wrote the words and music to the verses and the chorus, with lyrics that “might have been personal” and thus a reference to his relationship with Jane Asher. McCartney then took the song to Lennon: “I took it to John to finish it off and we wrote the middle together.” According to Lennon, he “did the middle eight.”
With its intimations of mortality, Lennon’s contribution to the twelve-bar bridge contrasts typically with what Lennon saw as McCartney’s cajoling optimism.[6] As Lennon told Playboy in 1980, “You’ve got Paul writing, ‘We can work it out / We can work it out’—real optimistic, y’know, and me, impatient: ‘Life is very short, and there’s no time / For fussing and fighting, my friend.’”[5] Based on those comments, some critics overemphasized McCartney’s optimism, neglecting the toughness in passages written by McCartney, such as “Do I have to keep on talking until I can’t go on?”.
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  • Past Masters, Vol. 2
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  • Yesterday... and Today
    The Beatles Play
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  • Past Masters, Volume 2
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  • 1962-1966 (disc 2)
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  • chaancey

    beautiful.

    last month

  • Klaryssah

    Amazing song !

    last month

  • hairmetalfan63

    Fantastic song!

    last month

  • kurtnirvanakris

    such a nice song

    March 2012

  • BlueOclock

    Wonderful song by the best band ever!

    February 2012

  • CelioGouveia

    "Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend." Genial.

    February 2012

  • junkie815

    one of their best

    January 2012

  • ShesaLoadedGun

    A Beatles song on Last.fm- yay!!!

    January 2012

  • kuma-kun

    Paris, me cagaste una de mis canciones favoritas. u.u

    December 2011

  • AlCapwnUK

    best double a side?

    November 2011

  • FakePlasticDick

    muito boa né?

    October 2011

  • ms_creep

    such a great song.

    October 2011

  • mikeedols

    love!

    October 2011

  • arr2171

    my absolute favorite

    October 2011

  • djblitzkri3g

    The best chorus ever!!

    September 2011

  • dopemoves

    <3

    August 2011

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song.

    July 2011

  • pogopatterson

    Tragic that because of the deliberate rationing of the Beatles back catalogue this track has only got 100 plus shouts. A classic two hander from the John and Paul.

    July 2011

  • Smok_

    Best Beatles song, if you ask me!

    June 2011

  • exo-skeleton

    jak může být něco tak dobré????

    May 2011
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