“But you don't get me, you don't get me”
A Lennon put-down in 12/8-feel guitar-pop, lead vocal by Lennon, on Revolver (1966). Built around McCartney and Harrison's twin-lead guitar harmony riff – one of the most prominent dual-lead-guitar arrangements in the Beatles catalogue.
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Engineer Geoff Emerick took over from Norman Smith starting with Revolver, defining the band's mature studio sound. Credited on 74 Beatles recordings, including 'And Your Bird Can Sing', 'Magical Mystery Tour', 'Across the Universe'.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 20 – April 26, 1966
ReleasedAugust 5, 1966
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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