Hello little girl

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Hello little girl
The Beatles
publication November 21, 1995
length 1 min 39 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album Anthology 1

Hello Little Girl ( English for hello, little girl ) is a song by the British band The Beatles , which was released in 1995 on their compilation album Anthology 1 . It was composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and published under the author's name Lennon / McCartney .

background

Gerry & the Pacemakers, 1964

Hello Little Girl was composed in 1957 and is mainly based on the musical ideas of John Lennon. According to Lennon, the song of It's De-Lovely was influenced by Cole Porter from 1936.

Hello Little Girl was never recorded for EMI by the Beatles , instead they offered the song Gerry & the Pacemakers , who made a test recording on July 17, 1963, but then voted for Mitch Murray's song I Like It for their next Single decided. The group The Fourmost, who were friends with the Beatles, played on July 3, 1963 under the direction of production by George Martin Hello Little Girl and released the song as a single on August 30, which reached number nine in the British charts.

Recording the Beatles

First version:

In the spring of 1960 the Beatles recorded several music tracks on a tape recorder , including Hello Little Girl, in the cast of John Lennon, Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe in the McCartney family home at 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool . These are the only known recordings of Sutcliffe. This version of Hello Little Girl has only been released as a bootleg so far .

Second version:

The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein , was able to convince Mike Smith, an assistant in the A&R department at Decca Records , to attend the Beatles performance at the Cavern Club on December 13, 1961 . Smith was so impressed by this that he scheduled test recordings for January 1, 1962 at 11 a.m. The production management of the Decca Audition was Mike Smith in the Decca Studios , Broadhurst Gardens, London , there was only one take per song, it was recorded in mono . Overdubs were not produced and no mixing took place. So the Beatles played practically live - they recorded 15 songs within an hour. In addition to Hello Little Girl , the Lennon / McCartney compositions Like Dreamers Do and Love of the Loved were recorded. In early February 1962, the Beatles were rejected by Decca.

Occupation:

publication

On November 21, 1995, Hello Little Girl was released on the compilation album Anthology 1 .

More cover versions

  • Apple Jam - Off The Beatle Track
  • Gerry & the Pacemakers - At Abbey Road 1963 To 1966
  • The Beatnix - It's Four You
  • Bas Muys - Lennon & McCartney Songs (Never Issued)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Fourmost - Hello Little Girl
  2. ↑ Booklet for CD Anthology 1 , p. 8.
  3. ↑ Anthology 1
  4. ↑ Apple Jam - Off The Beatle Track
  5. ↑ Gerry & the Pacemakers - At Abbey Road 1963 to 1966
  6. ↑ The Beatnix - It's Four You
  7. ↑ Bas Muys - Lennon & McCartney Songs (Never Issued)