I'll Follow the Sun
“Tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun”
McCartney's teenage composition from the Forthlin Road days, revived for Beatles for Sale when the band needed material fast. A wistful acoustic ballad pointing toward the introspective songwriting that would define their next phase.
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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)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedOctober 18, 1964
ReleasedDecember 4, 1964
Song familyEarly songWritten c.1959
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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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