Chains
“These chains of love got a hold on me”
A Goffin-King cover originally recorded by The Cookies in 1962, given to George Harrison as his second lead vocal on the band's debut album. Cut in a single afternoon take during the legendary 10-hour Please Please Me marathon.
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The word "imprisoned" appears in only one Beatles song across the entire catalogue: 'Chains'.
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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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