You Can't Do That

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You Can't Do That
The Beatles
publication March 9, 1964 (Germany)
length 2 min 35 s
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album A hard day's night

You Can not Do That ( English something like: You can not do ) is a song by British band The Beatles , in 1964 on their third album A Hard Day's Night and as a B-side of the single Can not Buy Me Love was published . It was composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and published under the author's name Lennon / McCartney .

background

You Can't Do That is mainly based on the musical ideas of John Lennon. The song was originally intended to be used for the film A Hard Day's Night . On March 31, 1964 , a film scene was filmed at the Scala Theater , London , in which the Beatles sang the song You Can't Do That in front of an audience , this scene was not used for the film, but on May 24, 1964 in shown on the Ed Sullivan show. You Can't Do That and Can't Buy Me Love were available for the next single A-side , the decision then fell on Can't Buy Me Love .

Musically, the song was influenced by Motown and in particular by Wilson Pickett . The text expresses John Lennon's jealousy and possessiveness towards women.

You Can't Do That was added to the group's live repertoire in 1964.

admission

You Can't Do That was recorded on February 25, 1964 in London's Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) with producer George Martin . Norman Smith was the sound engineer for the recordings. The band recorded a total of nine takes , with the 9th take also being used for the final version. On February 25, 1964, the Beatles began two more songs, I Should Have Known Better and And I Love Her , but they were not completed that day.

The song was mixed on February 26, 1964 in mono and on June 22, 1964 in stereo . On February 26, 1964, a special mono mix was made and on March 10, 1964 a special stereo mix was made for the USA.

On May 22, 1964, George Martin played a piano accompaniment for You Can't Do That , although the song had already been released by then. This version of the song is previously unreleased.

Occupation:

publication

On March 9, 1964, the single Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That was released in Germany . The single was released in the US on March 19 and in the UK on March 20.

In the United States, You Can't Do That was released on April 10, 1964 on the local third album The Beatles' Second Album .

On July 9, 1964, the fourth Beatles album A Hard Day's Night was released in Germany , here it was titled: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! A Hard Day's Night that includes You Can't Do That . In Great Britain the album was released on July 10, 1964, there it was the third Beatles album.

On November 20, 1995, the compilation album Anthology 1 was released, which includes an early version, Take 6, of the song You Can't Do That .

The Beatles recorded four additional versions of You Can't Do That for BBC Radio under live conditions , of which the recording on July 14, 1964, in Studio S2, Broadcasting House , London, on the album On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 was released on November 8, 2013.

A live version of the song appeared on the re-release of the album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl on September 9, 2016 .

Cover versions

The following is a selection:

literature

  • Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head . ISBN 978-0-09-952679-7 . Pages 107–108
  • Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years . ISBN 0-600-61207-4 . Pages 39, 40, 46

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. P. 29.
  2. ^ Harry Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show
  3. ↑ The Supremes - Motown Meets The Beatles
  4. ↑ HeadCat - Walk the Walk ... Talk the Talk