Michelle
“Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble”
McCartney's bilingual love ballad for Rubber Soul, lead vocal by McCartney. Lennon contributed the bridge's 'I love you' hook, and the French phrase was supplied by Jan Vaughan, wife of Paul's school friend Ivan Vaughan. It won the 1967 Grammy for Song of the Year.
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Chromatic approach first appears on a Beatles record on 'Michelle' (1965).
Track7 · Side 1 · Side closer
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedNovember 3, 1965
ReleasedDecember 3, 1965
Song familyLove song, Early songTune dates to the late 1950s; lyrics completed 1965
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Recurring words
findhopingsomehowtellingtogetherunderstanda wayi findi'll getknow whatmake youme oohoh whatthat's allthe onlythink youto ito saywill knowyou iyou oohyou'll understandfind a wayget to youi'm telling youknow what ithat's all ithink you knowto make youto say oohwant to sayyou i wantyou mean toyou ooh oohyou will knowi'm telling you soknow what i meanwhat you mean towhat you mean to mei want you i want you
Cover-shared words
allgetgoknowlovemakememeanmyneednowohoohsayseethinkuntilwantwaywellwordsyouall iand iget toi doi knowi lovei meani needi thinki wanti willknow thatlove youneed tosay theto maketo meto youwant towant youwhat iwhat youwords iyou knowyou seeyou soyou willall i wantand i willi know thati love youi need toi want toi want you
Lyric shape
are [NOUN]only [NOUN]that's [WORD][VERB] to you[VERB] what i[WORD] i doi'll [VERB] tomy [WORD] [WORD]that's [WORD] ithe only [NOUN]will [VERB] theyou [VERB] [WORD]you will [VERB][VERB] to [WORD] [WORD][VERB] what i [VERB][VERB] you [VERB] [WORD][VERB] you will [VERB][WORD] i [VERB] toi [VERB] a [NOUN]i [VERB] you ii'll [VERB] to youi'm [VERB] you soto [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]to [VERB] you [VERB]to me [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] the only [NOUN] i[VERB] to [VERB] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] you [VERB][WORD] i [VERB] a [NOUN][WORD] i [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] you i [VERB]my [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]that's [WORD] i [VERB] towhat you [VERB] to mei [VERB] you i [VERB] you
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] i[NOUN] that[VERB] a[VERB] by[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] what[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] whata [NOUN]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i'm [VERB]me [WORD]my [WORD]that [WORD]to [VERB]to [WORD]will [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]you'll [VERB][NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to [WORD][VERB] to me[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you so[VERB] you will[WORD] i [VERB]a [NOUN] [WORD]i [VERB] ai [VERB] thati [VERB] toi [VERB] youi will [VERB]i'm [VERB] youme [WORD] [WORD]to [VERB] [WORD]to [VERB] youwhat i [VERB]what you [VERB]you [VERB] toyou [WORD] [WORD][VERB] a [NOUN] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] you[VERB] you [WORD] [WORD]a [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD]and i will [VERB]i [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] you [VERB]i [VERB] you [WORD]what you [VERB] toyou [VERB] to meyou [WORD] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] a [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] to [VERB] you
Distinctive word
bellebiendesensemblemichellemmm-mm-mmmotsquisontvont
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Chord shape
C → B → EmC → FC → BAm → C → FAm → CC → FmAdim → B♭C → BdimC7 → FC → Fm → B♭C → AAm → DAm → FAm → AmAm7 → DAm → D → BC → B → EC → B → Em → EmAm → Am → F → EC → F → B♭m → E♭C → Fm → Fm → FmAm → Am → Am → AmC → Fm → FmCmaj7 → B7 → EAm → Am(maj7) → Am7C → F → B♭mAm → Am → Am → Am → FAm → Am → Am → FAm → Am → AmAm → Am → FAm → F → EC → F → E
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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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