I Call Your Name
“Oh, I can't sleep at night since you've been gone”
One of Lennon's earliest compositions, first given to Billy J. Kramer as a B-side before the Beatles cut their own version. Notable for the middle eight's ska-influenced dotted rhythm – one of the first ska appropriations in British pop.
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The Beatles have 8 songs already written or played before the first EMI session, including 'Love Me Do', 'Hold Me Tight', 'I Call Your Name', 'I'll Follow the Sun', 'Michelle', 'What Goes On' and 2 more.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedMarch 1, 1964
ReleasedMarch 16, 1964 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyWritten for others'I Call Your Name' was handed to Billy J., Early songBegun by Lennon in 1958
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[VERB] at[VERB] who[WORD] you'vebeing [ADJ]can't [WORD]not [ADV][NOUN] of [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] at[WORD] you've beencan't [WORD] ondon't you [VERB]gonna [VERB] iti can't [WORD]just the [ADJ][WORD] you've been [VERB]i [VERB] your [NOUN]i can't [WORD] onnot gonna [VERB] itwas i to [VERB]you [VERB] i can't [VERB]
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[NOUN] of[VERB] i[VERB] it[VERB] your[WORD] i[WORD] onat [NOUN]been [VERB]can't [VERB]don't [VERB]gonna [VERB]i [VERB]i [WORD]of [NOUN]that [NOUN]the [ADJ]to [VERB]you [VERB]your [NOUN][VERB] i can't[VERB] your [NOUN]can't [VERB] iti [VERB] youri [WORD] [VERB]i can't [VERB]i don't [VERB]that [NOUN] ofyou [VERB] i[VERB] i can't [VERB]that [NOUN] of [NOUN]
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weep
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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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