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Taxman 1
(Harrison)
Real Author: Mostly George
Recorded: 21, 22 Apr, 16 May 66
Released: on "Revolver": 5 Aug 66 (UK), 8 Aug 66 (US)
Notes: John helped. Guitar solo is by Paul.
Tell Me What You See 2 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Mostly Paul
Recorded: 18 Feb 65
Released: on "Beatles VI": 14 Jun 65 (US), on "Help!": 6 Aug 65 (UK)
Notes:
Tell Me Why 3 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: John
Recorded: 27 Feb 64
Released: on "A Hard Day's Night": 26 Jun 64 (US), 10 Jul 64 (UK), on "Something New": 20 Jul 64 (US)
Notes: Inspired by a generic Black-New York-Girl-Group.
Thank You Girl (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: 50/50
Recorded: 5 Mar 63 (13 Mar harmonica)
Released: 12 Apr 63 (UK), 27 May 63 (US), 23 Mar 64 (US), on "The Beatles Second Album": 10 Apr 64 (UK), 10 Aug 64 (UK),
Notes: Written Feb, 1963 on tour.
That Means a Lot (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Paul
Recorded:
Released: September 1965
Notes: Written for P. J. Proby.
There's a Place 4 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: John
Recorded: 11 Feb 63
Released: 2 Mar 64 (US), 10 Aug 64 (US), 11 Oct 65 (US); on "Please Please Me": 22 Mar 63 (UK), on "Introducing the Beatles": 22 Jul 63 (US)
Notes: Inspired by Motown.
Things We Said Today 5 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Paul
Recorded: 2 Jun 64
Released: 10 Jul 64 (UK); on "A Hard Day's Night":10 Jul 64 (UK), on "Something New": 20 Jul 64 (US)
Notes: Written on boat ("Happy Days") in the Bahamas, May, 1964, with Ringo and wife. About eventually breaking with Jane.
Think for Yourself 6 (Harrison)
Real Author: George
Recorded: 8 Nov 65
Released: on "Rubber Soul": 3 Dec 65 (UK), 6 Dec 65 (US)
Notes:
This Boy 7 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: John
Recorded: 17 Oct 63
Released: 28 Nov 63 (UK), 29 Nov 63 (US); on "Meet the Beatles": 20 Jan 64 (US)
Notes: Inspired by the Teddy Bears' "To Know Her is to Love Her," and Smokey Robinson.
Ticket to Ride 8 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Mostly John
Recorded: 15 Feb 1965
Released: 9 Apr 69 (UK), 19 Apr 69 (US); on "Help!": 6 Aug 65 (UK), 13 Aug 65 (US)
Notes: Partially about train trip to Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Inspired by the Kinks' "You Really Got Me." Ticket was a chit given to Hamburg prostitutes for a clean bill of health.
Tip of My Tongue (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Mostly Paul
Recorded:
Released:
Notes: Written for Tommy Quickly.
Tomorrow Never Knows 9 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: John
Recorded: 6,7, 22 Apr 66
Released: on "Revolver": 5 Aug 66 (UK), 8 Aug 66 (US)
Notes: "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream" from Tim Leary's "The Psychedelic Experience" taken from the "Tibetan Book oft he dead." Title is a Ringoism, supposedly to take the "edge off." Tape loops were Paul's, using five machines; he brought them over in a bag. First song of Revolver recorded. Working title: "Mark 1" (was first song on album recoded) then "the Void." Originally wanted 4000 monks, then to sound like 1000 monks.
Too Bad About Sorrows (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author:
Recorded:
Released:
Notes:
Two of Us 10 (Lennon and McCartney)
Real Author: Paul
Recorded: 24, 31 Jan 69
Released: on "Let it Be": 8 May 70 (UK), 18 May 70 (US)
Notes: About Linda. "Going nowhere," was about their deliberately getting lost on road trips. "Postcards" was because they often sent them. Working title: "On Our Way Home." In the film, John makes a snide comment: "phase one, in which Doris gets her oats."
1 "Taxman"
[Taxman : Revolver]
2 "Tell Me What You See"
[Tell Me What You See : Help!]
3 "Tell Me Why"
[Tell Me Why : A Hard Day's Night]
4 "There's A Place"
[There's a Place : Please Please Me]
5 "Things We Said Today"
[Things We Said Today : A Hard Day's Night]
6 "Think For Yourself"
[Think For Yourself : Rubber Soul]
7 "This Boy (Ringo's Theme)"
[This Boy : Singles]
8 "Ticket To Ride"
[Ticket to Ride : Help!]
9 "Tomorrow Never Knows"
[Tomorrow Never Knows : Revolver]
10 "Two Of Us"
[Two of Us : Let It Be]
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