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"'''There’s A Place'''" is a song composed by [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]], and was first released as a track on the [[Beatles]] [[UK]] debut [[LP]], ''[[Please Please Me]]''. [[Lennon and McCartney]] share the main vocal with [[George Harrison]] singing back up vocal. |
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==Origins== |
==Origins== |
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The song was inspired by [[Leonard Bernstein]]'s "Somewhere" from ''[[West Side Story]]''. [[Paul McCartney]] owned the album of the soundtrack at the time of writing "There's a Place" and acknowledges its influence.<ref name="miles">{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Miles |authorlink=Barry Miles |title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |year=1998 |pages=95 |publisher=Vintage |location=London |isbn=0-7493-8658-4}}</ref> The "place" in question was "the mind", making its subject matter slightly more cerebral than |
The song was inspired by [[Leonard Bernstein]]'s "Somewhere" from ''[[West Side Story]]'' which contained the line: "''somewhere there's a place for us''". [[Paul McCartney]] owned the album of the soundtrack at the time of writing "There's a Place" and acknowledges its influence.<ref name="miles">{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Miles |authorlink=Barry Miles |title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |year=1998 |pages=95 |publisher=Vintage |location=London |isbn=0-7493-8658-4}}</ref> The "place" in question was "the mind", making its subject matter slightly more cerebral than [[Britain]]'s kissing and cuddling songs and [[America]]'s surf sound from that period.<ref name="macdonald">{{cite book |first=Ian |last=MacDonald |title=Revolution in the Head |year=1998 |pages=58}}</ref> Lennon is quoted as saying: ""There's a Place" was my attempt at a sort of [[Motown]], black thing."<ref name="macdonald">{{cite book |first=Ian |last=MacDonald |authorlink=Ian MacDonald |title=Revolution in the Head |year=1998 |pages=58 |publisher=Pimlico |location=London |isbn=0-7126-6697-4}}</ref> It says the usual Lennon things: 'In my mind there's no sorrow...' It's all in your mind." Composed at McCartney's Forthlin Road home, it was part of the group's stage repertoire in 1963.<ref name="harry">{{cite book |first=Bill |last=Harry |authorlink=Bill Harry |title=The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia |year=1992 |pages=649 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=0-86369-681-3}}</ref> With its [[major seventh]] [[harmonica]] intro (later reprised) and searing two-part vocal harmonies in fifths (Lennon low, McCartney high), it stands out as an early Beatles milestone track. |
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The song was officially credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, in that order, as were all other [[Lennon-McCartney]] originals on the ''Please Please Me'' album. The songwriting credit was changed to the more familiar "Lennon-McCartney" for their second album, ''[[With the Beatles]]''. |
The song was officially credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, in that order, as were all other [[Lennon-McCartney]] originals on the ''Please Please Me'' album. The songwriting credit was changed to the presently more familiar "Lennon-McCartney" for their second album, ''[[With the Beatles]]''. |
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== Credits == |
== Credits == |
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*Paul McCartney — bass guitar, vocals |
*Paul McCartney — bass guitar, vocals |
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*John Lennon — rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals |
*John Lennon — rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals |
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*George Harrison — lead guitar, backing vocal |
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*[[Ringo Starr]] — drums |
*[[Ringo Starr]] — drums |
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"There’s A Place" is a song composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and was first released as a track on the Beatles UK debut LP, Please Please Me. Lennon and McCartney share the main vocal with George Harrison singing back up vocal.
Origins
The song was inspired by Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" from West Side Story which contained the line: "somewhere there's a place for us". Paul McCartney owned the album of the soundtrack at the time of writing "There's a Place" and acknowledges its influence.[1] The "place" in question was "the mind", making its subject matter slightly more cerebral than Britain's kissing and cuddling songs and America's surf sound from that period.[2] Lennon is quoted as saying: ""There's a Place" was my attempt at a sort of Motown, black thing."[2] It says the usual Lennon things: 'In my mind there's no sorrow...' It's all in your mind." Composed at McCartney's Forthlin Road home, it was part of the group's stage repertoire in 1963.[3] With its major seventh harmonica intro (later reprised) and searing two-part vocal harmonies in fifths (Lennon low, McCartney high), it stands out as an early Beatles milestone track.
The song was officially credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, in that order, as were all other Lennon-McCartney originals on the Please Please Me album. The songwriting credit was changed to the presently more familiar "Lennon-McCartney" for their second album, With the Beatles.
Credits
- Paul McCartney — bass guitar, vocals
- John Lennon — rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
- George Harrison — lead guitar, backing vocal
- Ringo Starr — drums
Cover Interpretations
A cover version was released by the Flamin' Groovies.
Cultural legacy
It was used at the start of Daniel Farson's Associated-Rediffusion documentary "Beat City", a portrait of Liverpool which was shown at Christmas 1963.
References
- ^ Miles, Barry (1998). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. London: Vintage. p. 95. ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.
- ^ a b MacDonald, Ian (1998). Revolution in the Head. p. 58. Cite error: The named reference "macdonald" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Harry, Bill (1992). The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 649. ISBN 0-86369-681-3.
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