“Why am I so shy when I'm beside you?”
Lennon's brief, plaintive Help! album cut – a song he openly disliked, calling its rhyme 'abysmal.' Notable for George Harrison's tremolo-soaked lead guitar via the Vox AC30's built-in modulation circuit.
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Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJune 15, 1965
ReleasedAugust 6, 1965
Song familyFragile LennonAdmits shyness, struggle to love
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butterfliesfightnighttime
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