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SongsPlease Please MeP.S. I Love You
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P.S. I Love You

1962 · Please Please Me

“Treasure these few words till we're together”

McCartney's love letter to then-girlfriend Dot Rhone, written as a postscript-style envoi over a lightly Latin cha-cha groove. Released as B-side of the band's debut UK single Love Me Do; later peaked at US #10 on its own 1964 single.
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Year1962
AlbumPlease Please Me
Track9 · Side 2
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedSeptember 11, 1962
ReleasedOctober 5, 1962 (Single)March 22, 1963 (Please Please Me)
Song familyLove song

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Text163 tags

Motif

TimeNostalgiaMoneyHomeLoveLetterCommunicationRelationshipAcronym

Influence

Buddy Holly influence

Title

Pronoun in titleLove in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageLimited vocabularyPositive tone

Narrative

First personConversationalSecond person

Rhyme type

Extrametrical rhymeIdentical rhymeFeminine rhymeInternal rhymeHalf rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Has outroStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has coda

Section links

Outro based on verseOutro based on chorusChorus variationCoda based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive wordConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

fewforeverremembersendtogetherall myas ibe incoming homeday ii'll alwaysi'll bein lovekeep alllove foreverthat i'llthe daytill thewe're togetheryou loveall my lovein love withlove to youmy love toyou you youin love with youyou know i want you

Cover-shared words

allalwayscomingdayhomekeepknowletterlovemyohtillwantwordswriteyeahyoui doi lovei wantknow iletter ohlove tolove youmy loveto youwant youwith youyou knowyou toyou youi love youi want youyou know ii want you to

Lyric shape

[ADV] again[VERB] thisand [NOUN]i'll [WORD]in [VERB]we're [ADJ][NOUN] the [NOUN][NOUN] we're [ADJ][VERB] [ADV] again[VERB] [WORD] my[VERB] this [NOUN][VERB] to you[VERB] with youas i [VERB]in [VERB] withthis [NOUN] [WORD][VERB] my [NOUN] to[WORD] [WORD] i [VERB][WORD] my [NOUN] [WORD]i [VERB] this [NOUN]in [VERB] with you[VERB] my [NOUN] to you[WORD] [WORD] i [VERB] youyou [VERB] i [VERB] you

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] i[NOUN] the[VERB] i[VERB] my[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] with[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] my[WORD] thesebe [VERB]i [VERB]my [NOUN]the [NOUN]this [NOUN]you [VERB][NOUN] i do[VERB] i [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] you to[WORD] [WORD] i[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] my [NOUN][WORD] these [WORD]i [VERB] youmy [NOUN] [WORD]the [NOUN] iyou [VERB] i[VERB] i [VERB] you[WORD] i [VERB] youi [VERB] you tothe [NOUN] i doyou [VERB] i [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

ABCBAAAAAABBAA

Line length

2-3Unique line length

Distinctive word

treasure
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Music130 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsAcoustic guitarBass guitarDrumsPercussionMaracasBongosOther percussion

Instrument group

GuitarsPercussion

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Music genre

PopMerseybeat

Influence

Shirelles influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocals

Melody

Appoggiatura

Tempo

Moderate

Key

D major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusUnique structure

Sections

Has outroStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has coda

Section traits

Chorus before verse

Section links

Outro based on verseOutro based on chorusChorus variationCoda based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to IVI to I

Harmony

Modal mixtureBorrowed chordPerfect cadenceParallel harmonyDeceptive cadenceBackdoor cadenceChromatic mediantPlagal cadence

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingChorus in IVVerse in ITonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

IonianAeolian

Chord type

majorminordom7

Scale degree

IiiIVV♭VIvi♭VIIVII7

Chord degree

I–VV–II–V–viI–IVIV–IV–I–IVIV–I–VV–I–IV–II–IV–I–Vii–IV–vivi–V♭VII–IVII–I–VI–V–I–IVI–iiIV–I–V–I♭VI–♭VIIV–♭VI♭VI–♭VII–Iii–I–VVII–IV–♭VI–♭VII–Iii–I–V–vi–V

Chord shape

C → D♭C → GC → FC → D → EC → G → Am → GC → G → AmC → F → B♭C → G → DC → F → B♭ → FC → F → C → GC → DmAm → GC → DAm → G → DC → G → C → FC → G → D → GC → D♭ → E♭C → F♯C → D♭ → A♭C → F♯7C7 → D♭Am → G → D → Em → DC → D♭ → E♭ → F

Chord literal

D → AA → DD → GG → DA → D → GBm → AC → DA → BmB♭ → CD → EmG → D → AD → G → D → AG → D → A → DEm → DA → D → G → DD → A → D → GD → A → BmB♭ → C → DG → C♯7G → C♯C♯ → D
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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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