Think for Yourself

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Think for Yourself
The Beatles
publication December 7, 1965
length 2 min 19 s
Genre (s) skirt
Author (s) George Harrison
Label Parlophone
album Rubber Soul

Think for Yourself ( English thinking independently ) is a song by British band The Beatles in 1965. It appeared on the album Rubber Soul . It was written by George Harrison .

background

George Harrison himself couldn't remember the occasion for this song: “I don't quite recall who inspired that tune! Probably the Government. " ('I don't really remember who inspired me to write this piece! Probably the government.') This statement was taken as a joke or a mix-up. "Taken a few months before his engagement to Pattie Boyd , it certainly had nothing to do with his future wife." "George's comment is not really helpful in getting the sense of the words. They can be about an emotional relationship or be perceived as political criticism. ”Leave the phrases“ Think for yourself ”and“ I won't be there with you ”(“ I won't be with you ”) think more of a love song.

composition

The in 4 / 4 - stroke wrote song is in G major company and has a length of 2:17 minutes. The tempo is indicated as moderato   .

text

The first two verses are "I've got a word or two to say about the things that you do." ('I have to' have a word with you about the things you do. '), A phrase that immediately strikes a reproachful tone. This tone runs through the entire text: “you're telling all those lies”, “you're gonna cause more misery” (“you're telling all those lies”) , “Try thinking more”. A precursor to Bob Dylan has been discovered in the tone of the song .

occupation

Cast list:

admission

The piece was recorded on November 8, 1965 in Studio 2 of Abbey Road Studios in one take . The producer was George Martin.

publication

Was published Think for Yourself on 3 December 1965 in the UK on the album Rubber Soul . The LP was released in Germany on December 7, 1965. A short excerpt from the piece can be heard in the feature film Yellow Submarine . It was not available on the film's album, but it was on the Yellow Submarine song track released in 1999 . It also appeared on the album The Best of George Harrison in November 1976.

Reviews

"[...] a typically grouchy mockery song with alleged 'political' concerns [...] Think for Yourself has always been underestimated alongside the brave If I Needed Someone , it's less flattering, but more concise."

- Ian MacDonald: The Beatles. The song lexicon. P. 195

"Harrison [...] returns [...] to the nasty, cynical world of Don't Bother Me ."

"Harrison [...] returns [...] to the mean, cynical world of Don't Bother Me ."

- Walter Everett: The Beatles as Musicians. The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. P. 330

“Like his colleagues, George matured in record time. He no longer wants to be content with harmless love stories, which initially established the group's reputation. The mind opens. A new social conscience has emerged. If you are a friend of Bob Dylan's, you have to pay attention to his words [...] "

- Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Total Beatles. The stories behind the songs. P. 288

literature

  • Andy Babiuk: the Beatles sound . Press Project Verlag. (Bergkirchen) 2002, ISBN 3-932275-36-5 .
  • Alex Cain, Terry McCusker: Ringo Starr and The Beatles Beat . Troubador. Leicestershire 2016, ISBN 978-1-78589-955-3 .
  • 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 .
  • Walter Everett: The Beatles as Musicians. The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul . Oxford University Press. New York 2001, ISBN 0-19-514105-9 .
  • 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 .
  • John Kruth: This Bird Has Flown. The Enduring Beauty of Rubber Soul, Fifty Years on. Hal Leonard. Milwaukee 2015, ISBN 978-1-61713-573-6 .
  • Simon Leng: The Music of George Harrison. While my Guitar Gently Weeps. Firefly, London 2003, ISBN 0-946719-50-0 .
  • 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. Bear Rider. 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 .
  • NN : The Beatles Complete. Piano Vocal / Easy Organ. Music sales. London undated
  • John Pring, Rob Thomas: The Beatles Story. Band history | Albums | Backgrounds . Knesebeck, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-95728-176-0 .
  • Tim Riley: Tell me why. A Beatles Commentary. First Vintage Books. New York 1989, ISBN 0-679-72198-3 .
  • 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. 84.
  2. ^ Hunter Davies: The Beatles Lyrics. The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs. P. 121: “Yet George's explanation of how he came to write the tune is so unbelievable it could be his little joke […] Nice one, George, but you don't fool us.” ('Even George's explanation of how he came to write the piece is so incredible that it could be his little joke [...] Nice, George, but you're not fooling us.')
  3. ^ John Kruth: This Bird Has Flown. The Enduring Beauty of Rubber Soul, Fifty Years on. S. 164: "Harrison's memory may have become fogged, and he may have confused Think for Yourself with his next major effort, Taxman  [...]" (, Harrison's memory may have been woozy, and he likes Think for Yourself have confused with his next major achievement Taxman  [...] ')
  4. ↑ Steve Turner: A Hard Day's Write. The story behind every Beatles song. P. 92.
  5. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs. P. 288.
  6. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83, verses 8, 17 and 26.
  7. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83, verses 9, 18 and 27.
  8. ↑ Jonathan Gould: Can't Buy Me Love. Beatles, Britain and America. S. 300: “And the assumption that its lyric was indeed addressed to a girl placed Think for Yourself into a new genre of 'anti-love' songs […]” ('And the assumption that his text was actually addressed to a girl was, put Think for Yourself into a new genre of 'anti-love' songs [...] ')
  9. ^ Tetsuya Fujita, Yuji Hagino, Hajime Kubo, Goro Sato (Transcription): The Beatles Complete Scores. Pp. 949-953; John Pring, Rob Thomas: The Beatles Story. Band history | Albums | Backgrounds. P. 123 also seem to claim G minor .
  10. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs. P. 288.
  11. ^ NN : The Beatles Complete. Piano Vocal / Easy Organ. P. 188.
  12. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83.
  13. ↑ Tim Riley: Tell me why. A Beatles Commentary. P. 162: 'bitter tone'
  14. ↑ Simon Leng: The Music of George Harrison. While my Guitar Gently Weeps. P. 14: “[…] more schoolteacher than poet […]” ('[…] rather schoolmaster than poet […]')
  15. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83, verse 3
  16. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83, verses 13-14
  17. ↑ George Harrison: I Me Mine. P. 83, verse 20
  18. ^ Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison. P. 6: 'It is a withering attack, reminiscent of the sentiments in Dylan's Positively 4th Street  […]' ( 'It is a withering attack that reminds of the thoughts in Dylan's Positively 4th Street […]')
  19. ^ Ian MacDonald: The Beatles. The song lexicon. P. 195.
  20. ↑ Indication of the instruments according to Jerry Hammack: The Beatles Recording Reference Manual. Volume 2. Help! through Revolver (1965–1966), p. 90
  21. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs. P. 288: rhythm guitar
  22. ^ Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin: Beatles total. The stories behind the songs. P. 288: Hohner-Pianet, Harmoniegesang
  23. ^ Ian MacDonald: The Beatles. The song lexicon. S. 195: “[…] two basses can be heard in number two - one is recorded conventionally by a Vox amp in the studio, the other is played via a distortion unit [Note: This is often called a fuzz box or fuzz bass ] and entered directly into the mixer. ”The claim of two basses is confirmed in the score: Tetsuya Fujita, Yuji Hagino, Hajime Kubo, Goro Sato (transcription): The Beatles Complete Scores, pp. 949–953.
  24. ↑ Andy Babiuk: the Beatles sound . 2002, p. 173: "In Harrison's piece Think For Yourself , the distortion effect of a" fuzz box "can be heard for the first time."
  25. ↑ Alex Cain, Terry McCusker: Ringo Starr and The Beatles Beat, p. 386, note 96: “Tambourine was perhaps played by Lennon, as the maracas have the more percussive element, and would probably have been recorded as an overdub with the maracas. " "The tambourine may have been played by Lennon, since the maracas have the greater percussion power, and might have been recorded as an overdub with the maracas."
  26. ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years, p. 67.
  27. ↑ Uwe Watzek, Uwe Heft: The Beatles made in Germany. Discography of the Beatles records from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. P. 45; Christoph Maus: Beatles woldwide. An Anthology of Original LP Releases in more than 40 Countries 1962–1972. P. 168.
  28. ^ Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography. P. 139.