Don't Bother Me
“Since she's been gone, I want no one to talk to me”
Harrison's first solo composition for the Beatles, written in a Bournemouth hotel bed while ill during the August 1963 summer-residency tour. A brooding minor-key rocker that signaled the quiet Beatle's emerging songwriting voice.
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The Travel motif is rare for George Harrison – it appears in just 5% of his sole-written songs (1 of 22), against 10% for John and 14% for Paul: 'Don't Bother Me'.
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Recurring words
becauseownsamealways beback againbe thebecause ibut i'mcome homeevery nightget hergirl forgo awaygone iher backi'll neverif iit's justknow whenlet youme onnever beno oneno timeright nowshe wouldtalk tothat shethe onlythe sameto blameto seewhen she'syou rightbe the samegirl for mei'll let youleave me aloneme on mynever be thenot the sameon my ownshe'll always betalk to methe only girlgot no time fori know i'll never
Cover-shared words
allalonealwaysawaybackbelievecomedayeverygetgirlgogonegotherherehomeknowleaveletmemynearnevernightnowonepleaserightseesheshe'llsincestaytalktilltimeuntilwantyouall alonebeen gonedon't comedon't getfor mefor yougot noi can'ti don'ti knowi wanti've gotit's notleave menot theon myplease don'ttime forto meyou knowi can't believei've got noit's not thei can't believe that
Lyric shape
[ADJ] but[ADV] again[ADV] don't[VERB] i'll[WORD] be[WORD] she'si'll [WORD]my [VERB]only [NOUN]when [WORD][NOUN] for you[VERB] i'll [WORD][VERB] it's [ADJ][VERB] me on[VERB] no one[VERB] that she[WORD] [WORD] be[WORD] be the[WORD] that [NOUN]be the [ADJ]don't [VERB] heri [VERB] i'lli [VERB] noi'll [WORD] beit's [ADJ] tonot the [ADJ]on my [VERB]she would [VERB]so [WORD] [ADV]the only [NOUN]to [VERB] it'sto [VERB] towhen she's [VERB]would [VERB] meyou [VERB] when[ADV] don't [VERB] me[VERB] [ADV] just [VERB][VERB] [WORD] [WORD] be[VERB] i'll [WORD] be[VERB] me on my[VERB] no [NOUN] for[WORD] [NOUN] i'm [WORD][WORD] be the [ADJ]i [VERB] i'll [WORD]she's [VERB] [ADV] [WORD]to [VERB] to me[WORD] i [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[ADJ] to[NOUN] for[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] she's[NOUN] when[VERB] around[VERB] don't[VERB] her[VERB] i[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] no[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] when[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] thatbeen [VERB]but [NOUN]can't [VERB]don't [VERB]her [ADV]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i'm [WORD]i've [VERB]it's [ADJ]just [VERB]me [ADJ]no [NOUN]she's [VERB]so [WORD]that [NOUN]the [ADJ]to [VERB]would [VERB]you [NOUN]you [VERB][ADJ] to [VERB][ADV] [VERB] me[NOUN] for me[VERB] don't [VERB][VERB] her [ADV][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] me [ADJ][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] to me[VERB] you [VERB][WORD] [NOUN] i'm[WORD] i [VERB]don't [VERB] mefor you [NOUN]i [VERB] [WORD]i can't [VERB]i don't [VERB]i'll [VERB] youi've [VERB] no[WORD] [ADV] [VERB] mei [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]i can't [VERB] that
Distinctive word
botherplain
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Sources & references
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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