I want to tell you

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I want to tell you
The Beatles
publication July 28, 1966
length 2 min 28 s
Genre (s) skirt
Author (s) George Harrison
Label Listen
album revolver

I Want to Tell You ( English I want to tell you ) is a song by British band The Beatles in 1966. It appeared on the album Revolver . It was written by George Harrison .

background

In his autobiography George Harrison says: " I want to tell you is about the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit." ('It's about an avalanche of thoughts that are so difficult to write down or say or convey.') “By the way, it was this difficulty that gave him the image of the 'calm and thoughtful Beatle'."

composition

The in 4 / 4 - stroke wrote song is in A major company and has a length of 2:26 minutes. The tempo is indicated as moderato .

text

The text begins with the words “I want to tell you / my head is filled with things to say / when you're here / all those words they seem to slip away” ('I want to tell you / my head is filled with things that I have to say / when you're here / all those words seem to slip away '). It was considered who this you is: "The lyrics are concerned with communication - and, as David Laing points out, not necessarily between lovers or even friends, but perhaps between artist and audience." ('The text deals with communication - and, as David Laing shows, not necessarily between lovers or friends, but perhaps between artist and audience.')

The second stanza reads: “When I get near you / the games begin to drag me down / it's all right / I'll make you maybe next time around” 'When I get near you', my plans push me down ' . "In [...] 'games' stand for all worldly things that need to be left behind." "Oh, okay. I might get you next time. ”The“ next time ”was also interpreted as“ in the next life ”.

The text of the first bridge reads: “But if I seem to act unkind / it's only me, it's not my mind / that is confusing things” ('But if I seem to act unkind / it's just me, it's not my mind / who messes things up '). George Harrison comments on these lines as follows: “If I were to re-write the bridge section now, however, I would have to say: Although I seem to act unkind / It isn't me - it is my mind - / That is confusing things. " ('If I were to rewrite the bridge section now, however, I would have to say: Although I seem to be acting rudely / it's not me, it's my mind / messing things up.') And so he sings in the opening song too at the concert in Japan 1991: “It isn't me, it's just my mind”.

The third stanza says: “I want to tell you / I feel hung up and I don't know why / I don't mind, I could wait for ever / I've got time” ('I want to tell you / I feel suspended / held up and I don't know why / I don't mind, I could wait forever / I have 'time'). "Lines like these gave a clue to the sort of Indian mysticism and philosophy George was getting into." ('Lines like these gave a hint of the kind of Indian mysticism and philosophy George was getting into.')

The text of the second bridge reads: “Sometimes I wish I knew you well / then I could speak my mind and tell you / maybe you'd understand” ('Sometimes I wish I knew you well / then I could express my opinion and tell you / maybe you understand '). "No matter how well you know each other, there is always a bit of uncertainty."

The text of the fourth stanza is the same as that of the third stanza, only here “I've got time” is sung twice so that it stays in the ear for a long time.

occupation

Cast list:

admission

The piece was recorded on June 2nd and 3rd, 1966 in Studio 2 of Abbey Road Studios in London . The producer was George Martin .

publication

The song was released on August 5, 1966 in Great Britain on the album Revolver on the Parlophone label . In Germany, the LP was released on July 28, 1966 on the Hörzu label.

Reviews

"Throughout the Beatles' career, George never wrote a straightforward love song: all his portrayals of romance were surrounded in misunderstanding and the dreadful prospect of boredom, and this was no exception."

"In all of his Beatles career, George never wrote an uncomplicated love song: all of his depictions of romance were surrounded by misunderstanding and the terrible prospect of boredom, and this piece was no exception."

- Barry Miles: The Beatles Diary. Volume 1: The Beatles Years, p. 239

"[...] the song has a great introduction, a powerful backing of hypnotic piano and the bone-crushing fills on the drums, and a highly serviceable lyric [...]."

"[...] the song has a great introduction, a powerful background of a hypnotic piano and the mark-shattering addition on the drums, and a highly useful text [...]."

- Jonathan Gould: Can't buy me love. Beatles, Britain and America , p. 362

“The track is often read as a conventional love song, in which Harrison reveals his uncertainty in the face of a tentative romance. But it also exists as a commentary about our inability to effectively communicate with others [...]. "

“The piece has often been interpreted as a conventional love song in which Harrison reveals his insecurity in the face of a casual romance. But it is also a comment on our inability to communicate effectively with others [...]. "

- Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison , p. 8

Cover versions

During Concert for George was I Want to Tell You like Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) by Jeff Lynne gecovert .

literature

  • Alan Aldridge (Ed.): The Beatles Songbook I. The Beatles' colored text book. dtv, Munich 1971, ISBN 3-423-00745-1 .
  • Hunter Davies: The Beatles Lyrics. The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs . Little, Brown and Company, New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-316-24716-0 .
  • Carsten Dürkob : Words are flying out ... The text history of the Beatles. The Sixties, vol. 1 . Igel, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86815-554-9 .
  • Walter Everett: The Beatles as Musicians. Revolver through the Anthology . Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-512941-5 .
  • Tetsuya Fujita, Yuji Hagino, Hajime Kubo, Goro Sato (Transcription): The Beatles Complete Scores . Hal Leonard, Milwaukee 1993, ISBN 0-7935-1832-6 .
  • Jonathan Gould: Can't Buy Me Love. Beatles, Britain and America . Portrait, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7499-5166-5 .
  • Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Total Beatles. The stories behind the songs . Delius, Klasing & Co., Bielefeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-7688-3881-8 .
  • Jerry Hammack: The Beatles Recording Reference Manual. Volume 2. Help! through revolver (1965-1966). Gearfab. Toronto 2018, ISBN 978-1983704550 .
  • George Harrison: I Me Mine . Genesis, Guildford 2017, ISBN 978-1-905662-40-1 .
  • Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison. Praeger, Santa Barbara 2010, ISBN 978-0-313-37532-3 .
  • Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years. Hamlyn, London 1988, ISBN 0-600-55798-7 .
  • Ian MacDonald: The Beatles. The song lexicon. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2000, ISBN 3-7618-1426-7 .
  • Christoph Maus: Beatles worldwide. An Anthology of Original LP Releases in more than 40 Countries 1962–1972 . Print Competence, Mühlenrade 2004, ISBN 3-9809137-1-6 .
  • Barry Miles: The Beatles Diary. Volume 1: The Beatles Years . Omnibus, London 2001, ISBN 0-7119-8308-9 .
  • NN : The Beatles Complete. Piano Vocal / Easy Organ. Music Sales, London undated
  • Dominic Pedler: The Songwriting Secrets of The Beatles . Omnibus, London 2003, ISBN 978-0-7119-8167-6 .
  • John Pring, Rob Thomas: The Beatles Story. Band history | Albums | Backgrounds . Knesebeck, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-395728-176-0 .
  • Tim Riley: Tell me why. A Beatles Commentary. First Vintage Books, New York 1989, ISBN 0-679-72198-3 .
  • Robert Rodriguez: Revolver. How The Beatles Reimagined Rock 'N' Roll . Hal Leonard, Milwaukee 2012, ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0 .
  • Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography. Nicole Schmenk, Oberhausen 2013, ISBN 978-3-943022-14-8 .
  • Steve Turner: A Hard Day's Write. The story behind every Beatles song . Heel, Königswinter 1996, ISBN 3-89365-500-X .
  • Uwe Watzek, Uwe Heft: The Beatles made in Germany. Discography of the Beatles records from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Digital printing service, hall 2002.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 92.
  2. ↑ Steve Turner: A Hard Day's Write. The story behind every Beatles song, p. 115.
  3. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs, p. 346.
  4. ↑ Tetsuya Fujita, Yuji Hagino, Hajime Kubo, Goro Sato (Transcription): The Beatles Complete Scores, pp. 570-574; John Pring, Rob Thomas: The Beatles Story. Band history | Albums | Background, p. 143
  5. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs, p. 346.
  6. ^ NN: The Beatles Complete. Piano Vocal / Easy Organ, p. 108.
  7. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 94, verses 1-4
  8. ^ David Laing: The Sound of Our Time . Quadrangle, Chicago, IL 1969, pp. 128-130 .
  9. ↑ Tim Riley: Tell me why. A Beatles Commentary, p. 196
  10. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 94, verses 5-8
  11. ^ Translation by Peter Zentner in: Alan Aldridge (Ed.): The Beatles Songbook I. The Beatles' colored text book, p. 184
  12. ↑ Carsten Dürkob: Words are flying out ... The text history of the Beatles. The Sixties, Vol. 1, p. 162
  13. ^ Translation by Peter Zentner in: Alan Aldridge (Ed.): The Beatles Songbook I. The Beatles' colored text book, p. 184
  14. ^ Hunter Davies: The Beatles Lyrics. The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs, p. 174: “next time around '- i. e. in the next life "
  15. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 94, verses 9-11
  16. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 92
  17. ^ Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography, p. 238
  18. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine , p. 94, verses 12-15
  19. ^ Hunter Davies: The Beatles Lyrics. The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs, p. 174
  20. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 94, verses 16-18
  21. ↑ Carsten Dürkob: Words are flying out ... The text history of the Beatles. The Sixties, vol. 1, p. 162
  22. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine, p. 94, verses 19-22
  23. ^ Ian MacDonald: The Beatles. The Song Lexicon, p. 224.
  24. ^ Indication of the instruments after Jerry Hammack: The Beatles Recording Reference Manual. Volume 2. Help! through Revolver (1965-1966), p. 145
  25. ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years, pp. 81 and 82.
  26. ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years, p. 84.
  27. ↑ Uwe Watzek, Uwe Heft: The Beatles made in Germany. Discography of the Beatles records from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, p. 50; Christoph Maus: Beatles woldwide. An Anthology of Original LP Releases in more than 40 Countries 1962–1972, p. 168.
  28. ^ Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison, p. 125.