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Gii m cc ca khc ca The Beatles

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i vi ngi nghe Beatles , ngoi giai iu tuyt vi, ca t ca nhng bi
ht ca Beatles ng mt vai tr rt quan trng. ng sau mi bi ht ca

Beatles u l mt cu chuyn l th v ngun gc, k thut thu m v nhng th
lin quan khc. Bi vit ny s cung cp cho cc bn nhng iu cn thit v
cc bi ht ca Beatles c th thng thc chng mt cch trn vn hn
Trong khong thi gian tn ti kh ngn ngi. Beatles cho ra i 13 album
studio. Nhng album u ch hu ht u theo cng thc 7/3 (7 bi do nhm
sng tc v 3 bi cover li). Trong khun kh bi vit ny ch gii thiu v nhng
sng tc ca Beatles, cn nhng ca khc cover li s khng c cp n.
Ngun ti liu chnh ca ch ny tng hp t nhiu n phm khc nhau ca
Beatles, ch yu l hai cun A Hard Day's Write-The Stories Behind Every
Beatles Songs v Beatlesongs.
Ti s gii thiu cc ca khc theo thi gian pht hnh d theo di hn l theo
th t alphabet. mi ca khc bn s tm thy cc thng tin c bn nh ngi
sng tc, nhim v ca tng thnh vin khi thu m v v tr trn bng xp hng
nu c. Phn cn li l nhng g lin quan n ca khc nhng ngun cm
hng, ngha, v nhng th lin quan khc.
Mc lc ( cc album )
Please Please Me............................................................................................................................................ 2
With the Beatles............................................................................................................................................. 7
A Hard Days Night .................................................................................................................................... 14
Beatles For Sale ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Help! .................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Rubber Soul.................................................................................................................................................... 31
Revolver ........................................................................................................................................................... 38
Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band ............................................................................................. 48
Magical Mystery Tour ............................................................................................................................... 60
Yellow Submarine ....................................................................................................................................... 67
The Beatles (White Album) .................................................................................................................... 70
Let It Be ............................................................................................................................................................ 85
Abbey Road .................................................................................................................................................... 91
Please Please Me
y l album u tay ca Beatles nm 1963. c thu m ngy 11/2/1963, album c

hon thnh kh nhanh chng v n gin vi khong 13 gi thu m vi cc nhc c c
bn nht. Ti Anh, album c pht hnh ngy 22/3/1963 bi hng Rush ngay sau khi bi ht
ch ng nht bng xp hng. Album lt vo bng xp hng trong vng 1 tun sau khi pht
hnh v tr th 9 ( 7 tun) sau ln thng hng nht v tr li v tr u bng sut 29 tun.
Tuy nhin, M, sau khi hng Capitol t chi pht hnh album ny, mt cng ty khng my danh
ting l Vee Jay nhn pht hnh album vi ci tn Introducing the Beatles v loi b hai bi
Please Please Me v Ask Me Why.
Album c thu cc k n gin vi k thut thu m c bn nht. Cc ca khc hon ton
c thu live, khng chnh sa, khng remix hoc overdub. Mi bi ht ch c thu li ti
a l 4 ln v ng George Martin mun chuyn ti ci khng kh si ng v chn thc ca
nhng bui din ti Cavern Club vo a thu m. Ba album c Angus McBean chp ti tng
hnh dinh ca cng ty EMI Manchester Square, London. McBean cng l ngi chp tm hnh

ca t qui ti v tr ny su nm sau vi d nh dung n lm ba a cho album Get Back. Tuy
nhin album ny khng c thc hin v tm hnh sau c s dng lm ba cho album
hp tuyn the Beatles 1967-1970. Paul McCartney l ngi thit k ba a vi ci tn Off the
Beatle Track. Thit k ca Paul c s dng nhng ci tn th i thnh Please Please Me.
Ta gc Off the Beatle Track c George Martin s dng cho album ho tu cover li cc bi
ht ca Beatles sau ny. Mt iu th v na v album ny l khi thu m, cc thnh vin ca
Beatles yu cu ng George cung cp cho mnh mt l ko ho gi ging v hai bao thuc
l hiu Peter Stuveysant ht. Hai th ny tr thnh vt khng th thiu ca Beatles
trong cc bui thu m sau ny.
I Saw Her Standing There

(McCartney 8/Lennon 2)
UK Chart: - US chart 14
McCartney: bass, ht chnh
Lennon: rhythm guitar, ht b
Harrison: lead guitar
Starr: drums.
Ca khc ny c Paul vit khong thng 9 nm 1962 vi ta l Seventeen v hai cu u
She was just seventeen, never been a beauty queen. Nhng khi Paul a cho John gp ,
John sa cu never been a beauty queen thnh you know what I mean v theo John, n c
v sexy hn. Sau ny, cu you know what I mean c kh nhiu cc nhm nhc khc s
dng trong cc bi ht ca mnh.
Paul vit ca khc ny tng cho Iris Caldwell, em gi ca ca s Rory Storm ca nhm Rory Storm
and the Hurricanes. Paul v Iris tng hn h vi nhau khong hai nm khi Iris mi 17 tui v l
mt v cng chuyn nghip ti cc club Liverpool. Mi tnh ca Paul v Iris tan v khi nhm
Beatles sang Hamburg lp nghip nhng Paul vn gi mi quan h vi Rory Storm. Paul tng
c nh cho nhm RS and the Hurricanes chi bi ny nhng ng bu Brian Epstein khng
cho php v theo ng y l mt bi hay ca Beatles. c s dng m u album, ca khc
c bt u nh mt bi ht live vi ting m nhp 1..23..4 ca Paul. I Saw You Standing
There nhanh chng tr thnh mt ca khc khng th thiu trong cc bui trnh din ca Beatles
v n c sc ht kh mnh lit i vi cc khan gi n tr (v ai cng ngh rng bi ht dnh cho
mnh). Paul tha nhn rng mnh copy li cc cu bass ca bi Im Talking About You ca
Chuck Berry nm 1961 cho bi ht ny.
Misery
(Lennon 6/McCartney 4)
McCartney: bass/ ht chnh
Lennon: rhythm guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums
George Martin: piano
y l sng tc chnh ca John vi s gip sc ca Paul v hai tay Hollies Allan Clarke v
Graham Nash. N nh du r s khc bit gia cc ca khc ca John v ca Paul. Cc ca
khc ca Paul lun c ni dung vui ti v tch cc v tnh yu, cn ca khc ca John trong thi
k u lun nghi ng v tiu cc. Lc u ca khc c d nh bn cho n ca s Helen Shapiro
nhng ng bu ca ca s ny khng s dng n v cho n nm 1963, cc ca s Anh vn xem
vic cover li cc ca khc ca M l mode thi thng. Beatles mc d chng t c ti

nng sng tc ca mnh qua Love Me Do v Please Please Me nhng vn cha c cng nhn
mt cch rng ri vi t cch nhc s sng tc. Nm 1964, ca s da en ngi Anh Kelly Lynch
mua li Misery v bin n thnh mt bi hit nho nh theo phong cch gospel.
Ask Me Why
(Lennon 7/ McCartney 3)
McCartney: bass, ht b
Harrison: lead guitar, b
Starr: drums.
y l mt trong nhng sng tc u tin ca cp Lennon/McCartney c thu m nm
1962. Nhm Beatles nh s dng n lm single u tay nhng George Martin cho rng bi ht
khng cht lng nn ch pht hnh n mt B ca single Please Please Me. Bn gc thu
m ca khc ny c gii thiu trong chng trnh Teenagers Turn ca i BBC thng 6 nm
1962, cn bn pht hnh trong album Please Please Me l bn thu li nm 1963.
Please Please Me
(Lennon 10)
UK Chart: 1/ US chart: McCartney: bass, ht b
Lennon: rhythm guitar, ht chnh, harmonica
Harrison: lead guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
c pht hnh di dng a n th hai ca Beatles, bi ht ng hng nht Anh trong
hai tun nhng khng c tn trong bng xp hng M v b nhiu hang a M t chi pht
hnh. Mc d c k tn Lennon/McCartney, y l ca khc hon ton ca John. L mt ngi
thch chi ch, John li dng tnh a ngha ca t please vit ca khc ny sau khi nghe
bi Please ca Bing Crosby pht hnh nm 1932. Lc u bi ht c chi di dng ballad
theo phong cch ca Roy Orbison nhng ng George Martin mun nhm thu m n vi tc
nhanh km vi ting kn harmonica. Bn thu m u tin vo thng 9 nm 1962 ca nhm l
bn vi tc chm khng c s dng. Sau thnh cng ca Love Me Do, Beatles mun
pht hnh Please Please Me di dng single nhng ng George Martin khng thch. ng
mun nhm thu ca khc How Do You Do It? vit bi mt nhc s chuyn nghip lm single
th hai. Nhng John v Paul nht tr vi nhau nhm ch pht hnh nhng single do chnh mnh
sng tc. Cui cng ng George Martin nh phi nhng b vi mt iu kin, bi Please
Please Me phi c thu vi tc nhanh v Beatles phi thu m lun bi ht How Do You Do
It? phng nu Please Please Me khng vo c bn xp hng th nhm s pht hnh ca
khc kia g gt. Tuy nhin khi Please Please Me ng nht bn xp hng, Beatles khng
cn n How Do You Do It?. Bi ht ny c mt nhm nhc Liverpool khc l Gerry and the
Pacemakers thu m v pht hnh, version ca nhm ny t hng nht trn bng xp hng.
Love Me Do
UK Chart: 27, 17/ US Chart: 1 (1964)

Harrison: rhythm guitar, ht b
Starr: tambourine
Andy White: drums.
Paul vit bi ht ny nm 17 tui v John ng gp phn harmonica intro theo phong cch
ca Delbert McClinton trong ca khc Hey! Baby! John rt n tng vi cch chi harmonica
ca McClinton nn khi gp ng ny nm 1962 ti Hamburg, John nn n McClinton ch mnh
cch chi harmonica vi cy kn John xoy c trong mt hiu bn nhc c. Ngoi Love Me
Do, Lennon cn chi harmonica trong mt s ca khc khc ca Beatles nh Please Please
Me, Thank You Girl, From Me To You, I Should Have Known Better v Im a Loser.
C hai phin bn ca Love Me Do, phin bn u tin c thu ngy 4/9/1962 vi Ringo
Starr chi trng. Tuy nhin ng Martin khng thch phin bn ny lm v ng ngh phn trng vn
cha tt. Mt tun sau, nhm thu li bi ny vi Andy White chi trng v Ringo g tambourine.
Bui thu m Love Me Do l mt trong nhng bui thu m ti t nht ca Beatles. Thit b phng
thu rt km, ng George Martin li t ra kh chu v ng khng thch li bi ht ny khin John v
Paul kh cng thng. Cn George Harrison n phng thu vi con mt bm tm do b cc fan ca
Pete Best tn cng sau khi tay trng ny b sa thi. Khng ch c mnh ng George Martin khng
a Love Me Do, d Mimi ca John cng chng thch g n. B ni thng vi John rng: Nu
anh ngh rng cc anh c th lm nn chuyn vi nhng ca khc kiu ny th hy suy ngh li!
Tuy nhin, i vi mt s ngh s sau ny nh Sting, y l ca khc gip h la chn m nhc
lm con ng i cho mnh. Khi bi ny c pht hnh thnh a single u tin ca Beatles,
ng Epstein b tin ra mua 1000 bn ca khc c tng s gi pht sng trn i.
P.S I Love You

UK chart: -/ US chart: 10 (1964)
Lennon: acoustic rhythm guitar, ht chnh
Starr: Maracas
Andy White: drums.
y l ca khc Paul vit cho c bn gi ca mnh l Dorothy Dot Rhone nm 1962. Khi
nhm Beatles sang Hamburg biu din, Cynthia Powell v Dot Rhone c sang c thm
ngi yu ca mnh. Ti Hamburg, Cynthia chung vi Astrid Kirchner cn Dot chung vi
Paul. Paul vit ca khc ny di dng mt l th gi cho Dot sau khi c cng Cynthia tr v
Anh. Tuy nhin mi tnh ca hai ngi chm dt ch vi ngy sau khi nhm Beatles k hp ng
vi ng Epstein. Dot khi thy Cynthia kt hn vi John nn gic Paul kt hn vi mnh. Tuy nhin
l mt ngi y tham vng, Paul ngh rng kt hn lc ny l qu sm nn anh ch ng chia
tay. Dot suy sp tinh thn sau khi b Paul b ri. Cng nh Love Me Do ca khc ny c hai
phin bn, mt phin bn do Ringo chi trng v phin bn cn li do Andy White chi trng.
iu ny cho thy lc u ng George Martin khng tin tng vo ti nng ca Ringo cho lm.
Do You Want to Know a Secret?

(Lennon 10)
UK Chart: -/ US chart: 2 (1964)
Lennon: rhythm, ht b

Harrison: lead guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums.
John vit bi ht ny tng Cynthia trong ngy ci ca hai ngi. Li ca bi ht theo
John ly cm hng t bi Wishing Well trong b phim hot hnh Bch Tuyt v By Ch Ln,
bi ht m b Julia thng ru John ng lc b. V phn nhc, George Harrison cho rng ca khc
ny chu nh hng t bi hit I Really Love You ca nhm RnB the Stereos nm 1961. Mc d
John vit ca khc ny, anh li cho George ht chnh. Ngoi ra, nhm Billy J. Kramer and the
Dakotas, mt nhm nhc Beat khc do ng Epstein qun l cng cover li bi ny. Bn cover ca
nhm Dakotas t hng nht Anh. iu ny khng nh ti vit nhc ca cp
Lennon/McCartney c th vit nhng hit song cho cc nhm nhc khc.
Theres a Place
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: rhythm guitar, harmonica, ht chnh
Starr: drums.
John vit bi ny theo phong cch nhc blues v soul ca hang Motown. Bi ht phn nh
tnh hng ni ca John, i lp vi v si ni bn ngoi. Sau nhng bui din mt nhoi v
nhng bui tic tng, John mong mun c mt ni yn tnh giu mnh hon ton tch bit vi
th gii bn ngoi. Mc d y l ca khc hon ton ca John, Paul nhn rng ta ca ca khc
l gi ca mnh ly tng t bi ht chnh ca b phim Westside Story (1957) l Theres a
Place For Us)
With the Beatles
Sau thnh cng ca album u tay, Beatles c 5 thng cho mt album th hai ca
mnh. c pht hnh ngy 22/11/1963, album With the Beatles leo thng ln hng nht bn
xp hng v tr li 21 tun lin tip. M, album c pht hnh di ci tn Meet the
Beatles vo u nm 1964. Ngay tun u pht hnh, Meet the Beatles bn hn 750,000 a
v n gia thng 3, con s ny ln ti 3,56 triu, mt con s m khng c nhm nhc hoc
ca s no ca Anh dm m ti trn t M.
With the Beatles c thu m trong khong thi gian t thng 8 n thng 10 nm 1963 xen k
vi nhng bui din, nhng chng trnh truyn hnh v nhng bui thu m cho i BBC. Hai tay
sng tc chnh Paul v John phi tp lm quen vi vic sng tc cp tc bt c ni no p
ng nhu cu ngy cng tng ca ngi hm m. Hu ht cc bi ht ca album With the Beatles
ra i trong thi gian rnh ri t i ca nhm khi khng phi lu din hoc tham gia vo cc
chng trnh. i vi nhiu ngi, l mt vic lm qu ti v ngun cm hng sng tc c
th b vt cn. Nhng i vi Paul v John, y li l th thch gip h cnh tranh vi nhau v
ti nng. John v Paul bt u vit nhng ca khc ring l m khng cn s tr gip ca nhau
mc d c hai vn thng nht vic k tn chung. Cng trong album ny, George Harrison c
c hi chng t ti nng vit nhc ca mnh qua ca khc Dont Bother Me.
V mt thu m, album mi c u t k lng v trau chut hn Please Please Me. K
thut thu m hin i nht lc by gi l k thut thu chng ting (double-tracking) c s dng
trong mt s ca khc. Trong qu trnh thc hin album ny, John v Paul bt u lm quen vi
vic ho m v sn xut vi s tr gip ca George Martin. Nh m nhng tng thu m
tng nh in r ca Beatles c chuyn ti mt cch trn vn.

Ba a ca album chp na mt bn thnh vin mc o polo kiu c l trn nn sng ti tng
phn c chp bi Robert Freeman, mt ngi bn ca John v Cynthia, ly cm hng t tm
hnh Astrid Kirchner chp John khi nhm cn Hamburg. Tm nh ba a ny gip Freeman
tr thnh nhip nh chnh ca nhm Beatles trong thi gian nhm lu din ti M.
With the Beatles c nh gi l album tin phong ca tro lu British Invasion. N c nh
hng rt ln i vi cc nhm nhc cng thi. Maurice Gibb ca Bee Gees tha nhn rng
mnh b s b n ca ba a hp hn v ng hc chi bass theo tt c cc ca khc trong
album ny.
From Me To You
UK Chart 1/US Chart
Starr: drums
y l single th ba ca Beatles. John v Paul vit ca khc ny khi i tour cng vi Helen
Shapiro t York n Shrewsbury nh mt li tn tnh c ca s ny cng vi ca khc Thank You
Girl. S cnh tranh gia hai ti nng th hin qua vic thch nhau, mi ngi vit mt cu
xen k cho n khi bi ht hon thnh. Tuy nhin Helen Shapiro c v khng n tng vi ca
khc ny lm khi John v Paul ht th cho c nghe. Cm thy xu h, c hai nh loi From Me
to You ra khi danh sch nhng bi ht mi cho ti khi ng James McCartney, cha ca Paul
khng nh y l mt ca khc hay. Ta ca bi ht c ly cm hng t chuyn mc From
You To Us ca tp ch New Musical Express v phn ht b whooh!! cui on ip khc bt
chc Twist and Shout, ca khc ca nhm Isley Brothers m nhm Beatles chi li. Helen
Shapiro k li rng khi ht n on ny, c John ln Paul u c ht sc chng t rng mnh
c th ht cao hn ngi kia khoe m vi ngi p, mt s cnh trnh kh tr con v d
thng.
Thank You Girl

UK Chart: -/ US Chart: 35.
Starr: drums.
c vit cng mt lc vi From Me to You vi ci ta Thank You Little Girl, bi ht
ny dc John v Paul d nh pht hnh mt A ca single mi v From Me to You mt B v
c hai cho rng Thank You Girl hay hn From Me to You. Nhng ng George Martin thy
c tim nng ca From Me to You nn thuyt phc nhm s dng ca khc ny mt A v
Thank You Girl mt B. Sau ny c Paul v John u ch Thank You Girl l mt trong nhng
ca khc ti nht m h tng vit.
She Loves You

UK Chart 1/ US Chart 1 (1964)

Starr: drums
y l single th t ca Beatles trong nm 1963 v l single th ba ca nhm t hng
nht Anh. Thnh tch ny a nhm ln v tr toppermost of the poppermost m John vn
ao c. Single ny bn c trn 1,3 triu bng ch trong nm 1963. N tr thnh single bn
chy nht Anh cho n nm 1978 khi Paul McCartney v nhm Wings ph k lc bng single
Mull of Kyntire. Ly cm hng t ca khc Forget Him ca Bobby Rydell, Paul ngh John
vit ca khc ny vi t cch mt ngi ngoi cuc khuyn bn mnh hy lm ho vi c bn gi
ca mnh. T trc n nay, cc ca khc ca Beatles u vit vi tc gi l trung tm ca cu
chuyn tnh, khng c ngi th ba. She Loves You l bi u tin, tc gi khng trc tip lin
quan n cuc tnh. iu ny chng t Paul v John c kh nng thot khi li mn trong vic
sng tc ca khc v s tinh t v mt cm xc, c th nhn vn t nhiu gc khc nhau.
Lc u, Paul vit She loves you, yes, yes, yes! nhng b John ch l thiu thn thin nn
i thnh yeah, yeah, yeah! Ba ch n gin Yeah, yeah, yeah y tr thnh cu ni ca
ming ca gii tr trong hai nm 1963-1964 v c trch dn trong hu ht cc bi bo vit v
Beatles trong thi gian .
Ill Get You

Lennon: 5/ McCartney: 5
Starr: drums
y l mt trong nhng ca khc yu thch ca Paul trong thi u ca Beatles, d li ca
ca khc ny phn ln l do John vit. Sau ny, nhng nh ph bnh thng so snh hai cu u
ca Ill Get You: Imagine Im in love with you, its easy cause I know vi hai cu u ca bi
Imagine : Imagine theres no heaven, its easy if you try chng t John lun l mt k mng
m ngay t khi cn rt tr. Mt iu ng ch na trong ca khc ny l vic chuyn t ngt t
hp m D trng sang hp m Am on Its not like me to pretend, mt s ph cch rt him
khi oc s dng trong nhc pop thi by gi. Paul v John tha nhn rng cm hng ca vic
thay i hp m t ngt c ly t ca khc All My Trials ca Joan Baez.
It Wont Be Long
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: rhythm, ht chnh
Harrison: lead, ht b
Starr: drums
John vit ca khc ny nh mt li bc bch ni s s c n ca mnh khi khng c
nhng ngi thn bn cnh. Bi ht khng ch n thun l li ca chng trai ku gi ngi
yu ca mnh tr v vi mnh m n cn th hin s khao kht c sng chung vi cha m
mnh trong mt gia nh, c m khng bao gi c thc hin ca John. N ging nh ca khc
Mother ca John sau ny. Trong bi ny, John th hin ti chi ch ca mnh vi be long v
ng t belong, iu m George Harrison mn li trong bi Blue Jay Way nm 1967.
y cng l ca khc u tin ca Beatles s dng k thut thu chng m.
All Ive Got to Do

(Lennon 10)
Harrison :lead
Starr:drums
John vit bi ny theo phong cch ca Smokey Robinson, ca s da en m John v Paul rt
hm m. Trong album With the Beatles, nhm cng cover li You Really Got a Hold on Me
ca Robinson.
All My Loving
(McCartney 10)
Lennon:rhythm, ht b
Starr:drums.
Paul vit ca khc ny dnh tng cho ngi yu mi quen Jane Asher, lc ny l mt din
vin truyn hnh ni ting ca i BBC. Phn li ca bi ht ny c vit trc, Paul vit phn
nhc trn ng i tour vi Beatles. Mc d khng si ni nh cc ca khc trc, All My
Loving th hin s tinh t trong vic phi b v phn guitar phc tp hn. John lun t ra ganh t
vi Paul v theo anh y l mt ca khc hay v ng ra phi do mnh vit. Khi pht biu cm ngh
v All My Loving, John na a na tht bo rng: Tht ng tic khi n li l tc phm ca
Paul v n l mt ca khc hay. Nhng phn guitar ti chi trong bi ny mi ng ch .
Little Child
McCartney: bass, piano, ht chnh
Lennon: rhythm, harmonica, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Mt bi ht d nghe d thuc nhng khng tht s xut sc. Mt tc phm m John v Paul
cng gp cng bng nhau.
Dont Bother Me
(George Harrison 10)
McCartney: bass, claves
Lennon: rhythm guitar, tambourine
Harrison lead guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums, bongos, loose-skin Arabian bongo.
Ca khc u tay ca George c Beatles thu m. c vit vo thng 8 nm 1963 khi
nhm Beatles din ti rp Gaumont Bournemouth su m lin tip. George ng bnh do lm
vic qu sc. Trong thi gian anh nm dng bnh ti khch sn Palace Court, anh b Bill Harry,
ngi sng lp to bo Mersey Beat quy ry lin tc. Harry ch rng George khng vit c
ca khc no c li nh John v Paul ngoi bn ho tu guitar Cry For a Shadow m George
vit vi John trc . George vit Dont Bother Me nh cu tr li dnh cho Bill Harry, cn
10

bn thn ng th nhn rng mnh khng thch ca khc ny lm. i vi George, bi ny ging
nh mt bi tp v nh hn l mt ca khc tht s.
Hold Me Tight
(McCartney 8/ Lennon 2)
Lennon:rhythm, ht b
Starr: drums
Nhm Beatles thu mt phin bn ca ca khc ny vo u nm 1963 vi d nh a vo
mt B ca single From Me to You nhng khng s dng. Phin bn trong album With the
Beatles c thu ngy 12/9/63 vi s nh hng ca nhm n da en the Shirelles. y cng
l ca khc u tin cp n tnh dc mt cch kh thng thn ch khng p m nh nhng
bi ht khc (making love to only you, so hold me tight). Tuy nhin c Paul v John u khng
thch bi ny v thng trnh nhc n n trong cc cuc phng vn.
I Wanna Be Your Man

McCartney: bass, ht b.
Lennon: rhythm guitar, organ hiu Hammond, ht b
Starr: drum, maracas, ht chnh
Paul v John vit ca khc ny cho nhm Rolling Stones trong mt bui tp ca nhm
Stones phng thu Studio 51. Nhm Stones lc ny ch mi chp chng vo ngh nn cn
mt ca khc ca mt nhm c tn tui vi hi vng bin n thnh mt single thnh cng. Bi ht
c vit trong vng 20 pht vi phn li lp i lp li da trn mt on riff m Paul vit trc
y. C Paul v John u xem y l mt ca khc ng vt i v vy c hai khng ngi ngn
cho nhm Stones thu m trc. V chng t rng y l mt bi ht khng c gi tr, John v
Paul cho Ringo ht chnh. Phin bn ca Beatles khng c pht hnh thnh a single,
nhng phin bn ca nhm Stones li l mt thnh cng khi t hng 12 vo thng 10 nm
1963, khin nhm tr thnh i th ng gm ca Beatles trong nhng nm sau .
Not a Second Time

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic rhythm guitar, ht chnh, ht b.
Starr: drums
John vit bi ny theo phong cch ca Smokey Robinson v nhm Miracles. y l ca khc
u tin ca nhm Beatles khng c thu m vi tt c cc thnh vin. y cng l ca khc
u tin ca Beatles gy c s ch cho mt t bo khng chuyn v m nhc. William
Mann ca t Times (London) vit c mt bi ph bnh v ca khc ny, so snh n vi bi
Songs of the Earth ca Gustav Mahler. Trong bi vit ca mnh, Mann c nhc n thut ng
Aeolian cadences bo rng John s dng k thut ny rt t nhin trong ca khc ca mnh.
Nhng John hon ton m tt v ci gi l Aeolian cadences. Khi tr li phng vn tp ch
Playboy nm 1980, John bo: n ging nh tn mt loi chim l. Khng nhng i vi John m
nhng nh ph bnh m nhc cng b tay vi thut ng ny. Khng ai dm chc rng William
Mann s dng thut ng ny ni v ci g.
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I Wanna Hold You Hand

UK Chart: 1/US Chart 1.
Starr: drums
y l single u tin ca Beatles t hng nht M m u cho cn cung Beatles
trong nm 1964. Trc "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", cc single ca Beatles pht hnh ti M u
do hng a khng my tn tui m nhn, do hu nh chng c ci no t c th hng
cao mc d lun ng nht Anh. Capitol sau nhiu ln t chi pht hnh cc a single ca
Beatles cui cng cng ng pht hnh "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" v ng Epstein bo m
rng, ca khc ny hp vi "khu v ca ngi M". Pht hnh vo thng ging nm 1964, "I
Wanna Hold Your Hand" vo thng top 40, leo ln v tr u bng v tr li sut 7 tun. Sau
n tip tc li top 40 thm 14 tun na cc v tr khc nhau. Capitol lp tc k hp ng nhn
lm cng ty pht hnh chnh thc ca Beatles ti M v b ra trn 50,000 bng qung co
cho Beatles. i vi cc ca s v nhm nhc Anh, y l iu cha bao gi xy ra. Ngi sao
sng nht ca Anh trn t M lc by gi l Cliff Richards phi cht vt lm mi c c mt
bi hit nho nh l "Living Doll" trong top 40 ca Billboard. T sau "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" trt
t bng xp hng b o ngc. Ngi M bt u m mn cc nhm nhc Anh quc cho
n gia thp nin 60, ngi Anh gn nh chim lnh th trng rock and roll M.
John v Paul vit ca khc ny nh ca Jane Asher trn cy n piano ca Jane theo cch vit
quen thuc ca hai ngi, mi ngi vit mt cu ri thch ngi kia vit cu tip theo.
Chng kin s ra i ca ca khc gp phn lm thay i lch s ca nhc rock l hai chng trai
may mn Gordon Waller v Peter Asher. Peter Asher chnh l anh trai ca Jane Asher. Hai nhn
vt ny sau ny di s gip ca John v Paul tr thnh nhm song ca Peter and Gordon
kh thnh cng trong thp nin 60 vi "A World Without Love" mt sng tc ca Paul.
Tr li vi bi "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", khi bi ht t hng nht M, nhm Beatles ang
lu din ti Paris v chun b thu m ti phng thu EMI ca Php. Mt bui tic ln n mng
thnh cng khng ng ca "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" din ra ti khch sn George V, Paris
vi t qui, ng Epstein v ng George Martin.
Sau thnh cng vt bc ca "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" i din ca hng EMI ti c yu
cu nhm thu phin bn ting c "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand". Bn thu m ting c ny
c thc hin ngy 29/1/64 ti studio Pate Marconi, Paris.
V ca khc ni ting ny, c nhiu giai thoi kh th v. Nm 1969, nh mt n lc cui cng
nhm ngn chn s tan r ca Beatles, t qui c nh thu m li mt trong nhng ca khc
hit ban u vi phong cch mi. C Paul v John cng xut thu m li "I Wanna Hold Your
Hand."
Mt giai thoi khc cng th v khng km l nh th ca phong tro Beatnik ni ting Allen
Ginsberg, ngi c nh hng ln i vi John v Bob Dylan, khi nghe ca khc ny trong mt
hp m New York ri ch ngi v nhy theo, iu m trc gi ng khng bao gi lm ni
cng cng.
Khi Beatles n lu din ti M, h c dp gp g Bob Dylan. Dylan rt bt ng khi cc tay
Beatles th nhn rng mnh cha tng th ht cn sa. Ha ra l do ng vua nhc folk nghe
nhm cu " I Can't Hide" thnh "I Get High"
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This Boy
(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
John vit bi ny theo phong cch Smokey Robinson.y l ca khc u tin ca t qui ht
b ba. John lun t ho v ca khc ny ca mnh v phn giai iu v phn phi b kh lt lo.
Tuy nhin, v phn li, John lun t chi ni r ly cm hng u, mc cho nhiu ngi on
gi on non rng John vit bi ny v mt mi tnh tan v ca mnh. Trong b phim "A Hard
Day's Night" phn ho tu ca khc ny c t tn l "Ringo's Theme" vi cnh Ringo i dc
b sng mt mnh trc bui din ca Beatles.
I Call Your Name

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass
Harrison: lead
Starr:drums
John thng bo rng mnh vit ca khc ny nm 17 tui khi cn trong nhm Quarry
Men. Tuy nhin theo Rod Davis, mt cu thnh vin ca Quarry Men, John vi vn ling guitar t
i lc khng sng tc c ca khc no cho n khi gp Paul. Rod Davis k li rng ng v
John thng c chp li nhng ca khc rock and roll thnh hnh t radio xung cng tp vi
nhm ca mnh. Nu khng nghe kp, John lun l ngi ch ra phn li mi v nhn l sng
tc ca mnh. John vit li ton b li ca ca khc "Streamline Train" v i tn thnh "Long
Black Train" cng nh sa li ca bi "Come Go With Me" ca nhm Del Viking. V vy theo
Davis, nu "I Call Your Name" qu thc c sng tc khi John 17 tui, phn nhc chc chn l
nhc ca mt ca khc no . Tuy nhin theo nhiu nh nghin cu Beatles, I Call Your Name
c l c vit trong khong nm 63-64 v on solo guitar gia bi chu nh hng ca th loi
Jamaican ska, th loi kh ph bin Anh u thp nin 60. Sau ny phn ca t " I never weep
at night/ I call your name" c so snh vi phn ca t "In the middle of the night/ i call your
name" ca ca khc Oh Yoko nm 1971 trong album Imagine. Nm 1990, Ringo thu li ca khc
ny cho chng trnh tng nim 10 nm ngy mt ca John ti Liverpool
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A Hard Days Night
Vi thnh cng ca I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Beatles c ban cho mt c n m

trc y cha tng c mt nhm nhc no Anh (v cng rt him M) c c.
l vic cho ra i mt album ton nhng ca khc do nhm sng tc. Nu nh hai album
u tin, c khong 2-3 bi ca Beatles th nhm phi chi li mt bi ca cc nhm nhc v ca
s M thnh hnh. A Hards Day Night gm 13 ca khc ton ca Beatles. Mt iu ng ch
hn l album ny nh du vai tr th lnh ca John Lennon i vi nhm. Trong 13 ca khc ca
album, 10 bi l tc phm ca John. Mi quan h gia Paul v John cho n lc ny John vn l
k c do tui tc ln hn, nn i lc Paul phi nhng b.
Nm 1964 l mt nm c bit bn rn i vi Beatles. Sau tour lu din mt nhoi M, nhm
tr v Anh quay b phim A Hard Days Night ri li tip tc i tour th gii. Hu qu l Ringo
b ngt xu trong mt bui thu m ngy 3/6 ri b thay th bi Jimmy Nichol trong mt s
tour din ca Beatles. Ci ta A Hard Days Night phn no phn nh c thc trng ca
nhm Beatles lc .
Anh, album c pht hnh ngy 26/6/1964 v lp tc leo ln ngi u bng trong vng 14
tun l. n thng 10, album bn c 2 triu bng, mt con s khng l lc by gi. Trong
khi M, hang United Artist nhn pht hnh album ny sau khi ct i 5 bi, ch gi li 7 bi
trong phim v ca khc Ill Cry Instead. Bn bi cn li trong album l bn bi nhc khng li do
George Martin sn xut. iu ny cho thy, mc d b Beatles hon ton chinh phc, cc hang
a M vn tip tc ct manh ct mn cc album gc ca Beatles theo ca mnh.
Nhn chung, A Hard Days Night tuy vn cn ng khung trong khung kh guitar, bass v trng,
nhng phn giai iu v ca t c nhng tin b vt bc, trong c th d dng thy c
bc chuyn hng t nhng ca khc rock and roll n thun sang nhng ca khc uyn chuyn
v tinh t hn nh And I Love Her hoc If I Fell. Cng trong album ny, George Harrison gii
thiu vi th gii m thanh c trng ca cy guitar 12 dy m hang Rickenbacker ng ring
theo n t hng ca George. Ting n Rickenbacker 12 dy ca George c nh hng
ln n cc nhm folk rock ca M nh the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Lovin Spoonful. Sau khi A
Hard Days Night ra i, hu nh cc nhm nhc u a cy guitar 12 dy vo phn m thanh
ca mnh.
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A Hard Days Night

(Lennon 10)
UK Chart 1/ US Chart 1
Harrison :lead guitar (Rickenbacker 12 dy)
Starr: drums
Ngay sau khi b phim A Hard Days Night c hon tt, cc nh lm phim v nhm
Beatles vn cha ngh ra oc mt ci tn thch hp cho b phim. Mt s ci ta nh On
the Move, Lets Go hay Beatlemania u b bc v qu tm thng. Dick Lester, o din ca
b phim trn ng v nh chung xe vi John v Ringo hi Ringo rng anh cm thy th no,
Ringo p: y l m ca mt ngy lm vic vt v! (Its been a hard days night). Cu ni v
tnh y ca Ringo lm cho ng Dick Lester thch th. ng hi John c th vit mt ca khc vi ci
ta A Hard Days Night c khng? John ng v ngy hm sau mang n phng thu
bn nhp ca A Hard Days Night vit trn mt sau ca tm thip sinh nht ca Julian Lennon.
Nhm hon thnh, tp v thu m ca khc ngay trong ngy hm .
Theo Maureen Cleave, n k gi t Evening Standard, ngi c c cch vit bi v Beatles
cho bo, li gc ca bi ht c on nh sau: But when I get home to you, I found my tiredness
is through, and I feel alright. Lc ny, Maureen Cleave rt c John u i, c th ni c l mt
trong nhng nhn tnh ca John trong nhng nm 64-66. V th John a phn li cho
Maureen xem th. C cho rng cu I feel my tiredness is through khng hay v ngh John
sa li. John sa li thnh I found the things that you do, they make me feel alright.
Maureen Cleave cng chnh l ngi ng cuc phng vn ni ting hn c cha cu th nm
66.
Cm t a hard days night cn c tm thy trong truyn ngn Sad Michael ca John trong
cun In His Own Write, trong John vit : Hed had a hard days night that day, for Michael
was a Cocky Watchtower.
I Should Have Known Better

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass
Lennon: acoustic guitar, harmonica, ht chnh
Harrison: lead guitar (12 dy)
Starr: drums
y l mt trong nhng ca khc kh him hoi ca John vi mt happy ending m khng
c n cha ci g cay ng hoc bt mn. Trong b phim A Hard Days Night, t qui va
ht ca khc ny va chi bi toa sau xe la ni nht gia sc v gia cm. Trn thc t, cnh
ny c quay trong mt chic xe van ti trng quay Twickenham, ch khng phi trn xe la.
If I Fell
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, ht chnh
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Starr: drums
John lun t ho v bi ht ny ca mnh nh mt bn ballad hay. Sau ny, anh s dng li
vng hp m ca bi If I Fell vit In My Life. Trong mt cuc phng vn, John p m tit l
rng bi ht ny l mt bn t truyn ca mnh. Nhiu ngi cho rng, n phn nh s rng nt
trong hn nhn gia John v Cynthia v ngi th ba xen vo khng ai khc hn l Maureen
Cleave. Trn thc t, li bi ht c John vit trn tm thip Valentine m Maureen gi cho
John ngy l tnh nhn nm khi nhm Beatles ang Miami. John vit : I hope that she
will cry/ when she hears we are two nhng ri sa li l Anh that she will cry, when she learns
we are two cho tn nhn t ra l i vi ngi nghe. Bn tho li bi ht ny c mua vi
gi 7800 bng Anh trong cuc u gi k vt ca John nm 1988 ti nh bn u gi Sotherbys,
London.
Im Happy Just to Dance with You

(Lennon 10)
Harrison: lead, ht chnh
Starr: drums, Arabian bongo.
Trong thi gian lm phim, George c sng tc vi ca khc nhng u b John v Paul bc
b. iu ny khin George kh bt mn. Cm thy oc s bt mn , John v Paul nht tr s
vit mt ca khc George ht trong phim cho hn c vic lm. S chn p ca hai ng
ln trong nhm lm cho George lun cm thy m c v ti nng ca mnh khng c cng
nhn mt cch y . Trong cun t truyn I Me Mine, George by t s bc tc ca mnh
trong nhng nm thng Beatles. John cng thy chm t i v George khng cng nhn s
nh hng ca John i vi vic sng tc ca mnh.
And I Love Her

(McCartney 6,5/ Lennon 3,5)
US Chart 12
McCartney: acoustic guitar, ht chnh
Lennon: acoustic guitar
Harrison: acoustic lead guitar
Starr: bongos
p mt cch n gin nhng cng tht quyn r, And I Love Her l mt trong nhng bi
ht ni ting nht ca Beatles, bn cnh Yesterday v Let It Be. T khi ra i n nm 1972,
bi ny c cover li 372 ln. y l ln u tin Paul c can m vit mt ca khc theo
ng thch ca mnh m khng phi l rock and roll. And I Love Her cng l ca khc u tin
m Beatles thu m hon ton bng nhc c acoustic. Theo Paul, giai iu du dng ca bi ht
phn no chu nh hng ca khc Till There Was You m nhm thu m trc . Mc d
Paul bo rng mnh vit ca khc ny khng dnh cho mt ngi p c th no, nhiu ngi vn
tin y l ca khc Paul vit xoa du cn ghen ca Jane Asher v trc khong 1 thng,
Jane than phin vi bo ch M rng: Paul l mt ngi ch k. Anh c tnh yu ca ti
nhng vn mun nhng c gi tr tui khc. Anh ta khng bit rng ch c tnh yu ca ti mi l
tht, cn i vi cc fan n, n thun ch l s hm m nht thi!
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Tell Me Why
(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
John vit bi ht ny theo phong cch ca cc nhm n da en nh Shirelles v Supreme
v b phim cn mt bi si ni. V mt ni dung, ch quen thuc ca John ti yu em, ti b
em phn bi v la di li c s dng. Tht ra chng c c no phn bi John c, ch c
John l k a gin vi tnh yu. Sau mi ln n vng John cm thy c li vi Cynthia v thay
v ng ra nhn li, anh li vit mt ca khc li cho ngi con gi v bin mnh thnh nn
nhn thay v th phm. John cng nhn mnh l mt k ti trong thi gian sng vi Cynthia, v
mi ln nh th, anh li kim chuyn hnh h Cynthia nhm che giu ti li ca mnh. Mi
n nm 1971, c s khuyn khch ca Arthur Janov, ngi iu tr cho John bng phng
php Primal Scream, John mi dm vit nhng ca khc bc bch ht nhng ni nim ca
mnh.
Cant Buy Me Love

Lennon: rhythm guitar
Harrison: lead guitar (12 dy)
Starr: drums
Bi ht c vit khch sn George V, Paris ngay sau m nhm c tin I Wanna
Hold Your Hand t hng nht M trn cy n piano trong i snh. John c lc bo
mnh cng Paul vit ca khc ny c lc th bo l tc phm hon ton ca Paul. Paul vit bi
ny nh cu tr li cho bi Money ca Gordy v Bradford, mt ca khc c Beatles thu m
trc y. Lc u nhm nh thu m vi phn li trc nhng ng George Martin a ra kin
nhm nn bt u bi ht bng phn ip khc v ng cho rng nh th s hiu qu hn. Trong
phim, bi ht ny c lng vo cnh quay t qui sau khi chy long vng trong hnh lang ti
thot ra ngoi bng li thot him v cng vui a ngoi tri. Dick Lester nh li rng y l cnh
t nhin nht ca nhm Beatles trong phim, c l v h lu khng c thoi mi vui a nh
th.
Nm 1966, mt t bo M khi phng vn Paul v bi ht ny hi rng liu c phi bi ny m
ch v mi dm khng. Paul bc mnh bo rng h suy din qa mc cn thit.
Any Time At All

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, piano
Starr: drums
John khng nh gi cao bi ny mc d y l tc phm ca anh vit. Theo John, y ch
l mt bn copy ca It Wont Be Long v John s dng cng mt chui hp m cho c phn
ip khc v phn li c hai bi ht. Bn tho bi ht ny c mua vi gi 6000 bng Anh ti
ch u gi Sotherbys nm 1988.
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Ill Cry Instead

(Lennon 10)
Lennon :rhythm, ht chnh, tambourine
Starr:drums
Mt bi ht na rt John. John e do rng sau khi khc i, anh s break the hearts
(of girls) around the world tr th. Bi ht cng phn no ni ln tm trng cng thng ca
John trn nh cao ca danh vng (I got a chip on my shoulder thats bigger than my feet). Lc
u bi ht ny c d nh s dng cho cnh nhm Beatles chy ra ca thot him nhng
sau b loi ra khi phim v thay bng bi Cant Buy Me Love. Khi b phim c ti pht hnh
nm 1986, bi ht ny c s dng trong phn gii thiu u phim, trc khi chuyn sang bi
A Hard Days Night
Things We Said Today

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: acoustic, tambourine, ht b
Starr: drums
Paul vit bi ny khi i ngh mt Bahamas vi Jane Asher v v chng Ringo trn chic
du thuyn mang tn Happy Day. Bi ht phn nh kh chn tht mi quan h ca Paul v Jane
lc by gi. y l mt trong s t bi ht ca Paul c John khen l hay.
When I Get Home

(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
c John miu t nh mt bi ht chu nh hng phong cch ca Wilson Pickett v
Marvin Gaye hang Motown, ca khc ny c phn li tng t nh A Hard Days Night. So vi
cc Beatles khc, sau mi tour din, John ch thch v nh nm xem tivi ch khng thch la c
y . iu ny c phn nh qua mt s ca khc ca John. C l lc no John cng mong
c sng yn n trong mt mi m gia nh do s thiu thn tnh cm t nh.
You Cant Do That

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: lead guitar, ht chnh
Harrison: rhythm guitar (12 dy), ht b
Starr: drums, cowbell, bongos
Ln u tin John th chi lead trong ca khc ca Beatles khai trng cy
Rickenbacker mi cu Model 1996. y cng l ca khc u tin George thu m bng cy n
12 dy. Mc d khng thch phn lead guitar ca mnh lm, John vn vt vt bo rng d c cho
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George chi solo th cng chng hay hn c l bao. Trong bi ht ny, John cng khai e do
ngi yu ca mnh rng s b ri c nu cn bt gp c gi ni chuyn vi ngi con trai khc
them mt ln na. John lun ni ting vi cc cn ghen bong gi nhng rt khng khip v
Cynthia lun l ngi gnh chu hu qu. Ch cn thy Cynthia ni chuyn kh thn mt vi mt
chng trai no (trong c c Stuart Sutcliff) l John sn sang dung v lc vi c. Phn video
ca bi ht oc quay trong tour din u tin ca Beatles M vi d nh a vo b phim A
Hard Days Night nhng sau b loi ra v khng bit phi nht vo u cho thch hp.
Ill Be Back
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, acoustic guitar, ht b
Harrison: acoustic guitar,
Starr: drums
Lc u bi ht ny chi theo nhp nhng John i sang nhp 4/4 cho d ht. Phn ip
khc c John vit da trn chui hp m ca bi Runaway do Del Shannon trnh by nm
1961. So vi You Cant Do That, ca khc ny c v nh li xin li troc thi ghen tung qu
ng ca mnh, nhng John vn li cho ngi yu lm tan nt tri tim mnh ch khng thnh
khn nhn li. Anh quay tr li vi t cch ngi tha th ch khng phi l k c tha th.
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Beatles For Sale
Sau thnh cng vt bc ca A Hard Days Night, Beatles c 2 thng sng tc v

thu m album tip theo. Vi mt qu thi gian eo hp nh th th John v Paul du c ti thnh
cng khng th sng tc ton b album oc. Trong s 14 ca khc ca album, ch c 8 bi l ca
John v Paul, 6 bi cn li l nhng ca khc rock and roll m nhm hay chi khi cn Hamburg
v Liverpool. So vi A Hard Days Night, Beatles For Sale nh du mt s trng thnh v mt
ho m phi kh v s a dng v ch trong sng tc. Nhm bt u thc c tm nh
hng ca mnh nn vit nhng ca khc mang nhiu tnh t s hn l n thun theo cng thc
boy meets girl, mt cng thc m hu nh cc nhm nhc pop thi by gi u rp khung
theo. nh hng ca Bob Dylan c th thy r trong album ny nht l trong cc ca khc ca
John v ca t v cch ht. John Lennon lun thn tng Bob Dylan, nht l sau khi gp c
Bob trong chuyn lu din M.
nh ba album c Robert Freeman chp bn chng trai t qui mt mi v b ph. N

phn no lt t c nhng g ng sau nh ho quang ca Beatlemania. Pht hnh ngy
4/12/1964, album nhanh chng ln thng ngi u bng thay th A Hard Days Night v tr li 9
tun l. M, album oc pht hnh di ci tn Beatles 65 gm 8 bi do nhm sng tc v
mt bi ly t album trc. Trong tun u tin, album ny bn c trn 1 triu bng.
Dng nh tt c nhng g c lin quan ti Beatles u c th bin thnh vng c.
I Feel Fine
(Lennon 10)
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Lennon: rhythm, lead, ht chnh
Starr: drums
c pht hnh di dng single thng 11/64 (ngy 23 M v 27 Anh), y l a n
u tin ca Beatles c pht hnh trc M. Nu nh cch y cha y mt nm, cc
hang a ln M lun t chi pht hnh a ca Beatles v khng tin tng vo mc thnh
cng ca nhm nhc Anh ny trn t M th n cui nm 1964, h li chu chc mong c k
hp ng pht hnh a cho Beat.
John vit on riff ca ca khc ny da trn ca khc Watch Your Step ca Bobby Parker nm
1961. Theo li ca Ringo th anh c gip John hon tt phn li ca bi ht, tuy nhin khi ng k
quyn tc gi, bi ny vn c ng k vi ci tn Lennon/McCartney ch khng phi l
Lennon/Starkey. Mt iu na thng hay b ng nhn v I Feel Fine l ting feedback ca cy
guitar nghe u bi khng phi ca George m l ca John. John ta cy n Gibson ca
mnh vo loa sau khi tp v v tnh to hi m. Thay v loi b n nh nhng ln thu m trc,
John ngh ng George Martin gi li v th l bi ht c m u bng ting feedback nh
mt k thut thu m mi. Sau ny Jimi Hendrix v Pete Townshend ca the Who khai thc trit
ting feedback khi chi guitar live.
Shes A Woman
(McCarney 9/ Lennon 1)
US Chart 4
Lennon: rhythm guitar
Starr: drums,maracas.
Paul sng tc bi ny ngy 8/10/1964 ti khu St Johns Wood v thu m cng ngy hm
y. y l n lc ca Paul bt chc Lucille ca Little Richard v cng l bi u tin ca
Beatles m ch n vic s dng ma tu (turn me on when I get lonely). c pht hnh M
di dng single, bi ht ny lc u khng c n nhn nng nhit cho lm v nhiu ngi
cho rng Paul ht lc tone.
Eight Days a Week

US chart 1
Harrison: lead
Starr: drums
Sau thnh cng ca A Hard Days Night, ng Epstein mun Beatles lm them mt b phim
na, Eight Days a Week c vit nh l bi ht chnh cho b phim tip theo. Tuy nhin khi
nhm quyt nh s dng Help! lm ca khc ch cho b phim mi th Eight Days a Week b
loi. Theo John th ta bi ht ly t cu than phin ca Ringo v tnh trng lm vic qu ti. Cn
Paul th cho rng l cu ni ca ti x ring ca mnh. Ringo khng c kin. John lun ch
bi ht ny l mt bi ht d. Anh bo rng: y l n lc ca Paul vit mt ca khc nghe c
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lm ch d cho b phim sp ti, nhng may m ti sng tc Help! v th l n b cho ra ra.
Nhiu ngi cho rng Eight Days a Week l ca khc u tin s dng k thut fade-in (ht nh
dn khi kt thc) trong thu m.
No Reply
(Lennon 10)
Harrison: lead, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Mt bi ht na rt John, ghen tung v au kh. John ni rng bi ny c vit di s
nh hng ca ca khc Silhouettes ca nhm Rays nm 1957 v chuyn mt chng trai khi
n nh ngi yu th thy bong ca c gi v mt chng trai khc ht ln tng. Cu I Saw the
Light ly t bi ht cng tn nm 1948 ca ca s nhc ng qu Hanks William. Tuy nhin bi
ht ca William l bi ht mang tnh cht tn gio, the light trong bi c ngha l nh sng cu
ri, cn trong ca khc ca John, anh nhn ln phng c gi, thy nh n nhng c bo rng
khng c nh. Khi nghe bi ht ny, Dick James, mt nh bin tp m nhc ng thi l bn
thn ca George Martin bo John rng : Cui cng th cu cng vit c mt ca khc c
ct truyn hon chnh!
Im a Loser
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, harmonica, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Trong mt bui gp g vi nh bo Knneth Allsop trong tic chiu i ca i BBC thng
3 nm 1964, Allsop khuyn John ng vit theo li mn ca nhc pop thi by gi m
nn vit theo ng nhng g mnh ngh. Li khuyn ny c nh hng rt ln i vi John v
c th ni i vi c m nhc sau ny v sau khi John vit Im a Loser nh mt li tm s, nhc
pop mi tht s c chiu su v chiu rng v mt ni dung. Mt nh hng na i vi Im a
Loser l phong cch Bob Dylan. John v Paul sau khi gp Bob v nghe album the Freewheelin
Bob Dylan tm mua bng c cc album ca Bob v nghe t u n cui trong sut hai
tun lin. Cht ging nha nha v li chi harmonica ca John trong bi ny cng l do nh
hng ca Bob Dylan m ra. Ln u tin Lennon cng nhn rng mnh l mt g ti, khng nh
v b ngoi bnh bao trn sn khu.
Babys in Black
McCartney : bass, ht b
Starr: drums, tambourine
Bt u t u nm 1964, John v Paul t khi vit chung vi nhau v mi ngi u hnh
thnh mt t duy m nhc ring. C hai u khng cm thy thoi mi lm vic chung vi
nhau nh trc v h lun s ci ti ca mnh b ci ti ca ngi kia chn p. Babys in Black l
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mt ca khc him hoi c John v Paul vit cng vi nhau. Tuy nhin nh hng ca John vn
r nt hn Paul trong bi ny.
Ill Follow the Sun

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, ht b
Harrison: ht b
Starr: bongos
c vit nm 1959 sau ci cht ca Buddy Holly nh mt li tri n m Paul dnh cho
thn tng ca mnh. Buddy Holly v nhm Crickets ca ng c nh hng rt ln i vi
Beatles v khng nh cc ca s khc, Buddy Holly thnh cng khng nh b ngoi bnh bao m
do ti sng tc ca khc. Chnh i knh cn ca Buddy Holly khin John t tin hn v c thi
gian anh lun mc cm khi phi eo knh. Bi ht cn phn nh trit l v tnh yu ca Paul. Khc
vi John, Paul khng cho mnh l nn nhn m lun nm quyn ch ng trong tnh th. V mt
ni dung, Ill Follow the Sun gn ging vi ca khc Free Bird ca nhm Lynnyrd Skynnyrd sau
ny.
Every Little Thing

Starr: drums, tympani
Paul vit bi ny tng cho Jane Asher, ri thay y li l bi Jane rt ght v theo c, Paul
mun c hi sinh s nghip ring lm mt ngi ni tr bnh thng. Trn thc t, Paul
cha bao gi ng h s nghip in nh ca Jane v cng l iu khin hai ngi tan v.
Lc u bi ny c d nh pht hnh di dng a single nhng sau b loi v theo George
Martin, n qu n gin v mt ni dung. Theo cun B-List, Harrison khng tham gia thu m bi
ny v John l ngi chi solo guitar thay George.
I Dont Want to Spoil the Party

(Lennon 10)
John vit bi ny ngy 24/8/1964 trong chuyn thm Los Angeles ngn hn ca Beatles.
Trong hai ngy Los Angeles, nhm Beatles mt nhoi vi nhng bui hp bo vi hn 200
phng vin v bui din Hollywood Bowl, v th m cui cng Los, John t chi tham gia
bui tic chiu i nh ca Burt Lancaster. Paul, George v Ringo u n tham d bui tic
ni trn. Bi ht th hin s mt mi v chn chng mun xa lnh nhng ch ng ngi ca
John sau mi bui din.
What Youre Doing

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Starr: drums
n lt Paul l ngi than th v ngi yu ca mnh theo cch ca John. Bi ht phn
no tit l nhng rng nt trong mi quan h ca Paul v Jane Asher. c thu m ngy
24/9/64, bi ht b b qun n tn gn mt thng sau mi oc hon tt v a vo album. Tim
Riley, tc gi ca cun Tell Me Why ca ngi bi ny nh l mt t ph v mt thu m ca nhc
pop.
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Help!
Sau thnh cng ca A Hard Days Night, b phim th hai ca Beatles c thc hin
vo nm u nm 1965 l mt b phim mu, mt iu kh xa x thi . B phim c quay
t thng 2 n thng 5 nm 1965 nhiu a im khc nhau nh London, vng ni Alps o
v o quc Bahamas vng bin Caribean. Trong b phim ny, Ringo tr thnh nhn vt
chnh, nn nhn bt c d ca mt gio phi t o n v chic nhn anh eo l chic
nhn hin t. Tham gia b phim cn c n din vin Eleanor Bron v mt s din vin chuyn
nghip khc. Tuy nhin khi b phim ra i, nhm Beatles u t ra tht vng v n. Paul cho
rng nhm Beatles trong b phim ny ging nh nhng din vin qun chng hn l nhng nhn
vt chnh. John gi n l rc ri v vai tr ca nhm Beatles trong b phim ging nh nhng
con nghu trong mt b phim v loi ch. Tuy nhin album Help! li l mt album hay ca
Beatles.
So vi cc album trc, Help! C khuynh hng thing v folk rock v nng tnh t s
hn. John ng gp hai ca khc quan trng l Help! v You Gotta Hide You Love Away v
Paul vi mt Yesterday bt h. George Harrison cng c dp tr ti sng tc vi I Need You
v You Like Me Too Much. Cng trong album ny, Paul th sc vi v tr lead guitar qua Ticket
to Ride v Another Girl cn George ln u tin lm quen vi m thanh quyn r k o ca cy
n sitar 21 dy ca n . Mt iu quan trng na xy ra vi nhm Beatles trong thi gian
ny l vic thnh lp cng ty Northern Song Ltd., chu trch nhim gi bn quyn cc ca khc
ca nhm. L do John v Paul cho Northern Song Ltd. gi bn quyn l v trong thp nin 6070, ngh s Anh phi np thu rt nng n 85% tin bn quyn. Vic lp ra mt cng ty gi
bn quyn l mt hnh thc trn thu ca nhm Beatles. Nhng cng v vic ny m sau khi
nhm Beatles tan r, John v Paul khng c quyn kim sot vic pht hnh cc bi ht ca
mnh thi Beatles.
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Help! c pht hnh Anh ngy 6/8/1965 v ln ngi qun qun trong sut 11 tun.
M album c pht hnh ngy 13/8/65 vi 7 bi trong phim, mt B ca a l 6 bn ho tu
c s dng lm nhc phim. Cn nhng bi cn li c pht hnh trong album Yesterday
and Today. Nhm Beatles rt bt mn vi tnh trng album ca h M b xo nu mt cch v
ti v mc d n mang li cho nhm nhiu tin hn.
Yes It Is
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic, ht chnh
Starr: drums
John khng thch ca khc ny. Anh gi n l mt bn sao tht bi ca This Boy v cho rng
mnh sng tc bi ny ch p ng th hiu ca thnh gi lc by gi.
Im Down
Lennon: Hammond organ, ht b
Starr: drums, bongos
y l n lc ca Paul bt chc Lucille ca Little Richard. Trong nhm Beatles, Paul l
fan trung thnh nht ca Little Richard v chu nh hng rt ln ca ngh s rock and roll n
anh ny. Nm 1962, nhm Beatles c dp c gp g vi Little Richard khi ng trnh din ti
Hamburg,. Trong tour din cui cng M, Beatles thng chi Im Down kt thc bui din
ca mnh.
Help!
(Lennon 10)
John lun coi bi ht ny l mt trong nhng ca khc tm c nht ca mnh. y l ln
u tin, John b i ci v ngoi kiu ngo khinh khnh ca mnh ct ln li ku cu. Bi ht
c vit ti nh ring ca John Kentwood trong giai on m John gi l giai on Elvis bo
ph ca mnh. c m trn nh cao ca th gii cui cng t c, tui 25, John c tt
c trong tay, tin ti, danh vng, gia nh nhng anh cng phi tr ci gi ca vic tr thnh ngi
sao. Nhng chuyn lu din v hp bo ko di khin John mt mi. Anh bt u s dng cht
kch thch v tng cn do tic tng v . Maureen Cleave, nh bo kim nhn tnh ca John
gip John hon tt phn li ca ca khc ny. iu duy nht John khng bng long vi Help! l
anh phi chi bi ny theo nhp nhanh theo kiu She Loves You tho mn th hiu ca cc
fan trong khi John mun chi n theo phong cch ca Bob Dylan.
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The Night Before

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: piano in, ht b
Starr: drums
Paul khng nh g nhiu v bi ht ny, ch nh l n c vit cho b phim theo yu cu ca
o din. Phn ngoi cnh ca bi ht ny c quay ti cnh ng Salibury trong mt ngy rt
ct da vi t qui trong b qun phc b bao vy bi xe tng ca i phng.
Youve Got to Hide Your Love Away

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: acoustic guitar
Harrison: acoustic guitar,
Starr: tambourine
Session musician: so
John vit bi ny theo phong cch Bob Dylan nhm m ch n nhng mi quan h ng
tnh ca ng bu Brian Epstein. Trong nhm Beatles, John lun l ngi tai qui nht. Anh,
ng tnh luyn i c coi l phm php cho ti nm 1967 v th cc mi quan h ca ng
Epstein oc gi rt kn nhng John l ngi lun tm cch bi mc ra. Cng c ngi cho rng
John vit v nhng mi tnh vng trm ca mnh. Gi thuyt no cng c ci l ca n nhng gi
thuyt v Brian Epstein c John p m tha nhn. y l bi ht u tin nhm Beatles s
dng nhc s phng thu thu m phn nhc c m mnh khng chi c. N cng l bi ht
u tin b ht sai li nhng khng sa. John vit feeling two foot tall nhng khi ht li ht
thnh two foot small. Paul pht hin ra iu ny nhng bo John c th v nghe sng to
hn. Trong nm 65, mt nhm nhc folk c tn l Silkie thu m li bi ny vi s tr gip ca
John, Paul v George. Paul v George chi guitar cho bn cover cn John sn xut bi ny di
dng a n. Phin bn ca nhm Silkie lt vo top 40 Billboard v tr 29.
I Need You
(Harrison 10)
Lennon: acoustic, ht b
Harrison, lead, ht chnh
Starr: drums.
Ln u tin pedal wah-wah c s dng thu m trong lich s nhc rock. Ting wahwah sau ny tr thnh th m thanh v cng thnh hnh trong thp nin 60 v 70 vi th loi
psychedelic v disco. Nhiu quyn sch v Beatles cho rng George vit bi ny cho Pattie khi
nhm quay phim Bahamas. Trn thc t iu ny khng th xy ra v cnh quay bi ht ny
trn cnh ng Salibury cng vi The Night Before c quay trc khi nhm n Bahamas.
Bi ny cng vi You Like Me Too Much l hai bi duy nht m George khng nhc n trong
cun t truyn I Me Mine xut bn nm 1980 ca mnh.
Another Girl
(McCartney 10)
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McCartney: bass, ht chnh, lead guitar (phn outro)
Starr: drums
Paul vit bi ht ny trong k ngh 10 ngy Tunisia ti to nh ni ting Sebastians Villa,
ni dng chn ca nhiu danh nhn nh nh vn Hemmingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, th tng
Anh Churchill v vua Edward II. Bi ht phn no tit l s rng nt trong mi quan h gia Paul
v Jane Asher. Trc cng chng, hai ngi vn tay trong tay nhng trn thc t, Paul bt u
h hn vi nhng c gi khc. Pht biu v ca khc ny, John ni : K t gi tr i, mi ca khc
ca Beatles u cha ng mt s tht, c th vui c th bun. Chng ti s ch vit vi nhng
cm xc c nhn chn tht. Chng ti chn ngy vic sng tc theo n t hang ri. Phn
video ca bi ny c quay Bahamas trn hn o Balmoral vi cnh John chi trng v
Ringo th m guitar ca John.
Youre Gonna Lose that Girl

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, ht b
Nu trong She Loves Youcch hai nm, John ng ra lm ngi ho gii gia mt
cp tnh nhn, bo chng trai hy xin li ngi yu ca mnh th trong Youre Gonna Lose That
Girl, John cng khai tuyn b rng mnh s tn c nng nu chng trai kia khng liu m gn gi
cho tt. George thu m bi ny bng cy guitar Fender Stratocaster mu xanh nc bin mi t
t M. Cy n ny sau c sn li theo phong cch psychedelic v t tn l Rocky.
Ticket to Ride
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, lead guitar, ht b
Lennon: rhythm guitar, tambourine, ht chnh
Starr:drums
John gi bi ny l mt trong nhng ca khc heavy metal c thu m do nhp trng
mnh v ting guitar bin dng pht ra t cy n Epiphone Casino ca Paul. Ni dung bi
ht vn l ch quen thuc ca John: b ngi yu phn bi. Tuy nhin, theo Don Short, mt k
gi m nhc ngi tng quen vi Beatles nhng ngy cn Hamburg, cm t ticket to ride
trong ting long ca ngi c m ch giy chng nhn khng c bnh truyn nhim v bnh
hoa liu ca gi mi dm. c, mi dm oc hp php ho v cc c gi bn hoa phi i
khm bc s nh k. Nu c chng minh l khng c bnh, cc c s c cp cho mt
ticket to ride, mt giy chng nhn ca bc s tip tc hnh ngh. Don Short cho rng, mc
d John khng m ch n vn , nhng cm t ticket to ride chc chn ly cm hng t
nhng ngy sng trong khu n Hamburg.
Its Only Love

(Lennon 10)
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McCartney: bass
Lennon: acoustic guitar, tambourine, ht chnh
Starr: drums
John ght cay ght ng bi ny v ca t ca n so rng v gi to. Trong bi ny John
ca sng lm ngh m t li cm gic hi hp trong ln h hn u tin. Bi ny sau c
George Martin dung thu m cho dn nhc giao hng vi ci ta Its a Nice Hat, ta u
tin ca bi ht.
You Like Me Too Much

(Harrison 10)
McCartney: piano, ht b
Lennon: acoustic guitar, piano in
George Martin: piano (chi cng vi Paul trn mt chic piano)
George vit bi ny v mi tnh ca mnh v Pattie Boyd, tuy nhin trong I Me Mine, George
khng bnh lun g v ca khc ny. John th gi y l mt ca khc vt khng ng thu m.
Lc u n oc d nh a vo b phim Help! nhng sau o din Dick Lester chn I
Need You thay th.
Tell Me What You See

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass. Piano in, ht chnh
Lennon: washboard guitar (khng bit l loi nhc c g, tm khng thy thong tin trn net), ht
chnh
Harrison: lead guitar, tambourine
Starr: drums, claves (song lang)
Paul nh gi v bi ny nh mt bi tp v nh hn l mt bi ht thc s. Chnh v
vy, khi n b loi ra khi b phim Help! anh khng phn nn g.
Ive Just Seen a Face

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar,
Harrison: acoustic electric guitar
Starr: drums, maracas
C Ginnie ca Paul thch giai iu ca bi ht ny nn Paul gi n vi ci tn thn mt l

Auntie Gins theme C Gin ca Paul l em t ca ng James McCartney v l ngi c
Paul rt yu qu. Trong bi Let Them In ca Paul vi nhm Wings sau ny, tn ca ngi c
ny cng c nhc n. Bi ny c George Martin thu m cho dn nhc giao hng vi ci
tn Auntie Gins Theme
Yesterday
(McCartney 10)
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US Chart 1 ( Anh bi ny n nm 1976 mi c pht hnh dng a n)
Nhc m do dn nhc dy bn ngi thc hin.
y l bi ht u tin ca Beatles c thu ring l khng c s hp tc ca cc thnh
vin khc. Tuy nhin khi din live, bi ht c phi li John, George v Ringo cng c th
tham gia. Paul khi chi bass, khi chi guitar g bi ht ny khi din live.
Ca khc ni ting nht ca Beatles, n mc nhng ngi khng bit Beatles l ai cng
phi bit ca khc ny. i vi fan ca Beatles, c l cu chuyn Paul thc dy vi giai iu ca
bi ht trong u v bt u ngi xung cy n piano vit bi ht ny vi ta Scrambled
Egg qu quen thuc. Thc ra xung quanh bi ht ny c kh nhiu giai thoi. Mt trong
nhng giai thoi v Yesterday Paul sau khi vit xong phn nhc b ra mt thng tri hi
nhng ngi trong ngh rng c ai nghe bi ny bao gi cha v theo Paul, bi ht ny
quen thuc vi anh ti mc, anh ngh rng mnh nghe n u ri v nh li ch khng phi
t sng tc. Sau khi chc chn l mnh khng o nhc ca ai, Paul mi bt u sng tc li.
Phi mt them mt thng na li bi ht mi hon thnh khi Paul v Jane Asher ang ngh mt
Lisbon, B o Nha. Trong thi gian ng phim Help! Paul thng ngi hng gi bn cy
piano trong phng thu v ngm nga Scrambled eggs, oh youve got such lovely legs khin cho
o din Dick Lester pht bc. ng bo Paul nu khng vit tip c th b i ch c ngm
nga kiu ny, ng s cho mang cy piano ra khi trng quay.
Mc d lun c nh gi l mt ca khc c ca t p, khng ai c th chc chn rng
bi ht ny ni v ci g. Bi ht mang mt nt p m h v tru tng, man mc ni bun
hoi c ch khng c th nh cc bi ht trc ca Beatles. N nh du bc pht trin v
mt t duy trong sng tc ca Beatles v chnh v iu ny, Yesterday m ng cho Beatles
tn cng th trng m nhc ca ngi nghe nhc nghim tc (Adult Contemporary Music).
Mt giai thoi t c ngi bit n v ca khc ny c lin quan ti tnh th dai ca
Paul. Iris Carweld, bn gi c ca Paul, ngi c xem l ngun cm hng ca I Saw Her
Standing There nh li rng c v Paul chia tay nhau thng 3 nm 1963 v Paul khng cho c
nui ch. Sau ny Paul hi hn v gi in thoi cho Iris lm lnh. Tuy nhin, b Violet, m
ca Iris tr li in thoi bo rng con gi mnh khng mun tip tc quen vi mt ngi khng
c linh hn nh Paul. Ngy 1/8/1965, b Violet nhn oc mt c in thoi, ngi u dy
bn kia khng ai khc hn l Paul McCartney. Bng ging c thng, Paul ni: hy m i ln
m nghe Yesterday ri xem b cn c th bo ti l ngi khng c linh hn na
khng?
Mt chuyn kh th v na v Yesterday l nm 2003, mt nh bo Liverpool tn Spencer Leigh
pht hin ra rng phn li ca bi ht ny kh ging vi li ca bi Answer Me ca Nat King
Cole nm 1953, trong c on: Yesterday I believed that love was here to stay/ Wont you tell
me that Ive gone astray Vn phng i din ca Paul bc b li suy on ny, bo rng hai bi
chng c g lin quan vi nhau c.
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Rubber Soul
Nhiu nh ph bnh m nhc xem Rubber Soul nh mt trong nhng album hay nht v
chin nht v mt ti nng ca Beatles nht l khi nhm phi lm vic vi mt thi kho
biu v cng khc nghit cho ra i album vo dp Ging Sinh nm 1965. Bt u thu
m ngy 12/10/65, John v Paul ch c khong 4 bi ht trong khi i hi ln ny l phi c trn
10 bi v khng c cover li nhng bi hit khc. Trong thi gian 4 tun, hai tay sng tc chnh
phi va thu m va sng tc kp thi hn, v cng do v gp rt nh th nn George
Harrison mi c c hi ng gp 2 bi trong tng s 12 bi ca album. Trong thi gian thu m
album ny, mu thun gia John v George vi Paul ngy cng cng thng. L do chnh l Paul
tr nn lng hnh nm quyn lnh o. Anh thng bt nhm b ra hang gi sa theo ng
ca mnh. Rt nhiu ln Paul thu li phn solo guitar ca George v khng va . Bn cnh
cy bass, Paul lun mang theo cy guitar sn sang tranh phn thu ca John v George. iu
ny lm George cm thy b xc phm nng n. John cng rt bt mn v i lc Paul thay ng
George Martin ch o vic mix v sp xp ca khc theo ca mnh. Vi thit b thu m hin i
nht thi by gi l my thu m bn line, cc thnh vin ca Beatles c th thu ring r phn ca
mnh ri mix li vi nhau. Phn ln cc track ca John v George u c Paul t tin sa
theo mnh. Ci ta Rubber Soul cng l do Paul t. oc pht hnh nm thng 12 nm
1965, album ln thng hng nht bng xp hng Ging Sinh c Anh ln M. y l album u
tin ca Beatles c pht hnh vi m thanh mono v stereo.
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Day Tripper
UK chart 1/ US chart 5
Lennon: rhythm, tambourine, ht chnh
Starr: drums
John vit bi ny di p lc ca vic th trng ln cn kht mt single mi ca Beatles
vo ma Ging Sinh. Theo John, cch anh xy dng bi ht ny cng ging nh bi I Feel
Fine vi on riff guitar lm nn. V ni dung, Day Tripper p m v chuyn nhm Beatles
dung cht kch thch LSD v m ch v tnh dc. Cu Shes a big teaser" lc u c vit l
Shes prick teaser nhng khi thu m phi i li trnh scandal v nhng vn tnh dc i
vi thi by gi vn l mt iu cm k trong cc ca khc.
We Can Work It Out

US Chart 1
Lennon: acoustic guitar, harmonium, ht b
Harrison: tambourine
Starr: drums
Nhiu ngi cho rng bi ht ny ni v nhng xung t gia Paul v John trong nhm
Beatles, nhng tht ra, bi ht ny ni v mi quan h gia Paul v Jane Asher. Khi nhm
Beatles chun b thu m album Rubber Soul, Jane Asher quyt nh tham gia cng ty in nh
Bristol Old Vic Company v theo cng ty ny n min ty ca nc Anh quay phim. iu ny
khin Paul suy sp v anh khng mun Jane tip tc s nghip din vin. Nhng l mt c gi c
c tnh mnh, Jane quyt nh theo ui con ng chn hn l np sau ci bong ca Paul
ri c bit n nh ngi tnh ca mt tay Beatles. Trong bi ht ny, Paul mc d xung
nc nn n nhng vn khng nhng b. Anh mun Jane t mnh vo v tr ca Paul nhn
ra nhng vic c lm l sai tri. on ip khc gia Life is very short, and theres no time for
fussing and fighting my friend l ca John. Pht biu v ca khc ny, John ni : Paul lun t ra
lc quan ngay khi cng thng nht cn ti th d mt kin nhn, cuc i i vi ti lc no cng
qu ngn on ny lc u c chi theo nhp 4/4 nhng George ngh chuyn sang
nghe c v gp gp hn.
Drive My Car
Lennon: tambourine, ht chnh
Starr:drums
Paul gp kh khn trong khi vit ca khc ny v kh khn c John gii quyt. Lc
u, Paul vit I can give you diamond rings, I can give you everything nhng John ch l khng
sng to. Anh gi sao khng vit mt ci g c th v r rang hn nh l drive my car
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chng hn. Bi ht phn no phn nh mi quan h gia Paul v Jane v tham vng wanna be
a star ca Jane. y cng l ca khc u tin Beatles chi slide guitar phn solo.
Norwegian Wood
Harrison: sitar
Starr: tambourine
Trong thi gian sng chung vi Cynthia, John c v s mi quan h ngoi lung vi
hang trm ngi p khc nhau v Cynthia mc d bit r v nhng mi quan h vn
phi gi ng cho yn chuyn. John vit Norwegian Wood khi i trt tuyt Thu S vi v
nm 1965 nh mt li th ti vi Cynthia v vic lng nhng ca mnh. Tuy nhin ngi con gi
trong bi ht ny vn l mt n s. C ngi cho l Maureen Cleave, k gi v nhn tnh ca
John. Ngi th qu quyt rng l n din vin Eleanor Bron, ngi cng ng phim Help!
vi Beatles. Cn c ngi th cho rng nng th trong bi ht ny l n ca s nhc folk ni ting
Joan Baez ca M, ngi tng l bn ng hnh ca Bob Dylan. John kh lu c khi tha
rng mnh l ngi b d d ch khng phi l k d d (I once had a girl or should I say, she
once had me) v kt qu l mnh b b ri (when I awoke I was alone this bird has flown). T mt
k ng trch John bin mnh thnh nn nhn. Lc u John gi bi ht ny l This Bird Has
Flown v kt thc ch chng trai b b ri. Nhng Paul ngh vit them on anh chng in
tit t nhng vt dng bng g Na Uy trong nh ca c gi h gin ( so I lit the fire, isnt it
good, Norwegian wood) D nhin tr a tinh qui ny lp tc c John hng ng. Ci tn
Norwegian wood l sn phm ca Paul v ni tht trong phng khch ca Peter Asher c lm
ton bng th g ny. Tuy nhin theo Peter Shotton, mt ngi bn thn ca nhm Beatles, vic
t bn gh si m l mt thi quen ca John lc cn hc ti trng M Thut Liverpool.
Cn h ca John tr nh n mc nu c ngi n chi th khch hoc ch phi ng trong bn
tm.Vic ny cng c nhc n trong bi ht.Bi ht cng cn c bit n nhiu vi ting
sitar ca George Harrison, ln u tin mt th nhc c phng ng c a vo thu m
trong nhc pop phng Ty. Lc u George nh b cuc v chi sitar qu kh, nhng John
thch thc George khin anh quyt tm chi bng c sau nhiu gi thu khng thnh cng.
Sau ny li ca Norwegian Wood c a vo tuyn tp th Anh Quc nh mt bi th hay
ng i.
You Wont See Me

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: tambourine, ht b
Starr: drums
Mal Evans: Hammond organ
Bi ny l mt bi ht na ca Paul ni v vic mu thun vi Jane Asher. Trong thi gian
Jane Asher ng v kch Great Expectation ti Theatre Royal, Bristol, Paul thng gi in cho
c nhng Jane khng tip in thoi. Nhiu ln nh th khin chng Paul lc quan tr nn cu
gin v do rng khi c v th s khng cn gp anh na. Bi ht chu nh hng ca Its the
Same Old Song ca nhm the Four Tops, mt nhm soul Motown.
Nowhere Man
(Lennon 10)
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Starr:drums
Vi ch tng t nh Help! y l t s kh chn thnh ca John Lennon v bn

thn mnh. Mc d c tt c nhng khng c g lm tho mn oc John, anh vn l mt
nowhere man sng trong nowhere land vi nhng k hoch chng i ti u. John th nhn
vi ngi vit tiu s ca mnh l Hunter Davies rng khi vit Nowhere Man, anh mun bung
xui tt c v qu mt mi sau 5 gi nh vt vi cc tng sng tc khng thnh cng. y l
bi ht u tin ca Beatles khng ni v tnh yu.
Think For Yourself

(Harrison 10)
McCartney: fuzz bass, ht b
Harrison: ht chnh, lead guitar
Sng tc ca George kh hn hc v nhng li ni di. George khng nh rng mnh vit bi
ht ny cho ai, nhng chc chn khng phi cho c v mi nh hn Pattie Boyd v lc y tnh
cm ca hai ngi cn rt mnh lit. iu th v v ca khc ny l Paul th dung b phn
fuzz distortion ca guitar cho cy bass Rickenbacker ca mnh to m thanh rt c bit
u mt on.
The Word
George Marin: harmonium
Khi Beatles vit bi ny, phong tro hippie bt u tr thnh mt hin tng ca thp nin
60. Mi ngi bt u ni v tnh yu, v ho bnh v v ma tu. The Word c xem nh l
thong ip u tin ca Beatles vi th gii hippie. N cn oc xem nh bc chuyn tip gia
nhng bn tnh ca kiu c nh She Loves You vi nhng bi ht mang tnh ku gi v mt tnh
yu theo ngha rng kiu All You Need Is Love.
Michelle
Harrison: acoustic guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
Nhc ca bi ny c Paul vit t nhng nm Beatles cn Liverpool m cm hng
chnh c l nhng bui tic theo kiu Php ca Austin Michell, thy gio m thut ca
John t chc. u nhng nm 60, Liverpool chu nh hng kh su sc bi vn ho Php.
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Sinh vin m thut Liverpool n mc theo kiu Php, i beret, ru theo kiu Php v cm
baton. i khi h li ht mt s bi ht mang m hng Php vi ging gi Php. Paul vit
Michelle nh mt bi ht nhi kiu Php thi . Tuy nhin, John thch giai iu bi ny v
ngh Paul vit li mt cch nghim tc. Phn ting Php ca bi ht c Jan Vaughan, v ca
Ivan Vaughan, lc by gi l mt gio vin dy ting Php vit. (Ivan l ngi gii thiu Paul vi
John nm 1957). on gia I love you c John vit vi ch love ngn di bt chc theo
bi I Put a Spell on You ca Nina Simone. Ring Paul rt t ho vi phn m guitar thng c
o theo phong cch Chet Atkins trong bi Trambone nm 1961 v hp m kh F7#9 hc
c t Jim Gretty, mt ch hiu n Liverpool.
What Goes On
(Lennon 6/McCartney 2/Starr 2)
Starr: drums, ht chnh
c vit t nm 1963 v l 1 trong 4 bi c Beatles chi cho ng George Martin khi
gp mt. Tuy nhin ng Martin khng thch bi ny nn n b b qun ti nm 1965. Paul v
Ringo li n ra them tht cht t phn ip khc v cho Ringo ht chnh. Khi c hi v
ng gp ca mnh cho ca khc ny, Ringo bo ti them vo c khong 5 ch!
Girl
(Lennon 10)
Harrison: ht b
Starr: drums
John m v mt c gi thng minh, sc so, nhng cng kh lnh lung v tn nhn. l
mu ngi m John mong mun khi anh chn ngy c v ngoan ngon nh v hang t cc
c gi hm m ch bit dng hin v iu kin. C l v vy m sau ny John mi m mn Yoko
Ono v c kh ging vi c gi trong ca khc ny. y c l l ca khc c John ni n nhiu
nht trong cc cuc phng vn thi hu Beatles. Trong bi ht, John chm bim gio iu C
c gio v vic khuyn tn phi chu nhn nhn v au kh trong cuc sng c hng
thanh bnh trn thin ng (that the man must break his back to earn his day of leisure, does she
still believe it when hes dead). Ch 4 thng sau bi ht ny ra i, John li tip tc chc gin tn
thin cha gio vi cuc phng vn Beatles ni ting hn Cha Cu th. Phn guitar chi
m phng theo ting n bouzouki ca dn nhc Hi Lp chu nh hng t li chi ca Marcello
Minerbi trong bi Zobras Dance. Cn phn ht nn tit tit tit tit nhi theo bi Youre So Good
to Me ca Beach Boys
Im Looking Through You

(McCartney 10)
Starr: drums, Hammond organ
Mc d y l ca khc ca Paul, n c v kh cay ng v c ci g rt ging nhng ca
khc ca John. Vn b m nh bi vic ra i ca Jane Asher, Paul bt u tn tnh nhng c gi
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khc th ch nhng anh nhn ra mnh vn cn yu Jane rt nhiu. Paul tit l vi Hunter
Davies rng anh bit mnh l ngi ch k nhng khng th tha nhn iu v s mt mt v
th anh phi tm cch tha rng Jane l ngi thay i trt bt gnh nng trong long.
In My Life
(Lennon 6,5/ McCartney 3,5)
Lennon: ht chnh
Starr: drums
John vit li bi ny di dng mt bi th nm 1964 mang y tnh hoi nim v t s.
Trong thi gian cn Beatles, John t khi no chu l con ngi tht giu tnh cm ca mnh.
Anh lun tm cch che giu n bng ci v bn ngoi ni lon kh gn trnh b xem nh u
m, yu ui. In My Life l mt dip him hoi John bc l nhng tnh cm tht ca mnh. Mc
d i khp th gii, John vn yu mn qu hng Liverpool ca mnh. Anh lun gi nhng k vt
thi th u v trong nm 1974, John vit th nh d Mimi tm cho anh chic c vt ng phc
ca trng Quarry Bank gi sang New York cho John. Bi ht ny c nhiu im tng ng
v mt cm xc vi bi th The Old Familiar Faces ca nh th lng mn th k 18 ca Anh l
Charles Lamb. Phn solo piano theo phong cch baroque l ng gp ca George Martin tn
them v p ca bi ht. N c thu m vi nhp chm sau chi ngc li vi tc nhanh
gp i to hiu ng t bit. John rt thch ng gp ny ca George Martin, anh gi l
mt tc phm ngh thut tht s Bn tho ca bi ht ny c Elliot Minz, ngi m Yoko
mn thng k ti sn ca John sau khi anh b m st, tm c trong mt cun s to, trong
John lu gi nhiu bn tho ca cc ca khc. George rt thch ca khc ny, anh ht li n
trong bui din nm 1974 ca mnh vi cu In my life, I love you more c i thnh I love
God more khin cc fan ca Lennon khng va .
Wait
Starr: drums
Paul vit bi ht ny khi quay b phim Help! Bahamas, tuy nhin bi ht ny khng c
a vo b phim hay album Help!. Nu album Rubber Soul m khng thiu mt bi, chc c l
n cng s b ri vo qun lng. C John v Paul u khng thch bi ny v n qu tm thng.
y cng l bi ht t c bit n nht ca Beatles.
If I Needed Someone
(Harrison 10)
Starr: drums
George Martin: harmonium
George vit bi ny dnh cho Pattie Boyd trong thi k trng mt ca i trai ti gi sc
ny. Khi nhn vin chu trch nhim v bo ch ca Beatles l Derek Taylor chun b sang Los
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Angeles lm vic vi nhm the Byrds, George nh nhn li vi nhm Byrds rng If I
Needed Someone chu nh hng t hai ca khc The Bells of Rhymney v She Dont Care
About Time ca nhm Byrds.
Run For Your Life

(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
George Martin: tambourine
John ly cu m u Id rther see you dead little girl than to be with another man t
bi hit nm 1955 ca Elvis Presley Baby, Lets Play House. Tuy nhin, trong bi Lets Play
House cu ny c ngha kh tru mn th hin cm xc su m ca chng trai i vi c gi.
Nhng khi qua ming John, n tr nn mt li e da kh ng s. John cng nhn rng mnh l
mt ngi c c (wicked guy) vi tnh ghen bm sinh ( I was born with a jealous mind) v nu
ngi con gi m anh yu anh bt gp vi ngi con trai khc th l s kt thc (thats the
end). Sau ny John lun bo y l mt trong nhng ca khc d nht m anh tng vit do p
lc ca vic phi cho ra i cc bi ht mi lin tc.
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Revolver
Sau nhng chuyn lu din mt nhoi v nhng giao ko sn xut cc album theo kiu
vt kit sc p ng cn kht ca th trng, Beatles cui cng cng c c vi
thng ngh ngi nm 1966 trc khi cho ra i album c nh gi l hay nht trong lch
s nhc rock Revolver. Album nh du s thng hoa ton din v mt m nhc ca
Beatles. Ca t ca cc bi ht tr nn su sc v phn nh nhiu kha cnh ca cuc sng hn
ch khng ch l nhng bn tnh ca si ni nhng n iu. Trong khi John thing v nhng cm
xc c nhn nh trong Im Only Sleeping hay She Said, She Said v nhng cm gic siu
thc, kt qu ca nhng ln th LSD nh trong Tomorrow Never Knows th Paul bt u quan
tm n cuc sng nhng ngi chung quanh vi nhng Eleanor Rigby v Paperback Writer
y cm thong. George trong album ny thc s chng t c ti nng ca mnh bng ca khc
ma mai Taxman nhm v ch thu kho nng n Anh v ca khc mang m mu sc n
Love You To. V mt k thut m thanh, nhm vt qua s gii hn ca cng thc guitar
v trng a vo m nhc nhng th m thanh cha tng c gii thiu trong nhc pop
nh tabla, sitar, v dn kn ng. Vi s gip ca ng George Martin cng vi s pht trin
ca k tht thu m, Beatles bt u th nghim v to ra nhng hiu ng m thanh kh cch
mng nh hiu ng backward trong Rain hay hiu ng ting tu ngm trong Yellow
Submarine. Mc d mang y tnh th nghim, Relvover vn m bo c sc hp dn ca
n vi nhng bi ballad chun mc nh Here, There, and Everywhere hay For No One.
Relvover t du chm ht cho thi k u nm vi nhng ca khc d nghe kiu She Loves
You hay I Wanna Hold Your Hand v m u k nguyn hippie ca nhm Beatles vi cc sng
tc c gi tr cao c v mt lng v cht.
Ba a ca album ny cng l c mt cu chuyn th v. Theo Pete Shotton, bn thn ca
John th anh cng vi John v Paul ny ra nh lm ba a bng cch ct nhng tm nh
Beatles chp t cc t bo ri dn n li vi nhau trn mt tm ba cng. Sau , Klaus
Voorman c giao nhim v v cc hnh ca t qui theo phong cch siu thc ni cc nh
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dn li vi nhau. Lc u nhm nh gi album l Abracadabra nhng b nh v c
album mang tn nh vy xut hin trn th trng. Nhng ci tn nh Beatles on Safari ( tng
ca Paul sau nhng chuyn du lch Nam Phi), Freewheeling Beatles (nh hng ca Bob
Dylan), Magical Circles ( tng ca John t nhng ln ph LSD) v Bubble and Squeak u b
loi cui cng ci tn Revolver c chn lm tn ca album.
Album c pht hnh vi ngy trc khi Beatles bt u tour din cui cng ca mnh.
Khng c bi ht no trong album c nhm chi li trong chuyn lu din, n gin v vi
guitar v trng, nhm khng th no th hin li cc k thut phc tp khi thu m. cng l mt
trong nhng l do Beatles ngng luu din hn.
Anh, album c pht hnh ngy 5/8/66 v ng nht bng xp hng trong vng 7 tun
lin tip. Trong khi M, Revolver c pht hnh ngy 8/8 vi ba bi ca John Im Only
Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing v Doctor Robert b ct ra v ghp vo album Yesterday
and Today. y cng l ln cui cng album ca Beatles M b ct xn vi mc ch thng
mi nh vy. Album M ln hang nht vo ngy 9/10 v tr li su tun.
Mc d b kh nhiu cng sc vo album, nhm Beatles c v kh hoi nghi v s thnh
cng ca n. Khi ang lu din c, Paul mua album v nghe n cng vi John v
George. Sau khi nghe xong, Paul bng dng c nh thu hi li tt c cc album pht hnh
v theo anh, album ny khng ging vi nhng g nhm tng lm trc y. Mi ngi phi
vt v thuyt phc Paul rng mi vic u n v album c gii ph bnh ln ngi hm m
n nhn kh nng nhit, Paul mi b nh dng pht hnh n.
Paperback Writer
McCartney: Rickenbacker bas, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Paul ly cm hng sng tc bi ny trong thi gian gip mt ngi bn sp xp li hiu
sch Indica Bookstore. t mnh vo v tr ca mt nh vn vit tiu thuyt, Paul vit bi ht
ny di dng mt l th thuyt phc nh xut bn cho ra i tiu thuyt ca mnh. Cng c gi
thuyt cho rng Paul vit bi ny khi mt ngi thn trong gia nh khuyn khch anh vit mt hit
single khng phi v tnh yu. Trong lc gii lao sau mt t thu m ti phng thu, nhn thy
Ringo say m c cun tiu thuyt b ti mi mua, Paul quyt nh vit bi ht v Paperback
Writer. Ln u tin, ting guitar bass c s dng lm ting lead vi m lng kh ln v
d. to ra hiu ng ny, k s phng thu Ken Townshend t loa bass i din vi loa
chnh li dng tn s rung ng ca loa chnh khuch m ting bass. Mc d to c hiu
ng mi, Ken Towshend b ban gim c ca studio Abbey Road qu trch do khng tun
theo nguyn tc b tr m thanh. V hiu qu to ra bi ting bass ca Paul, John ni a rng:
Paul nh bt chc ti s dng hiu ng ca guitar trong Day Tripper cho bass. Paperback
Writer l con ca Day Tripper. Mt iu th v v bi ht ny na l bi ht ng dao ca Php
Frere Jacques c s dng lm nn. C gi thuyt cho rng Beatles s dng mt dn
ng ca tr em ht phn ny, trong khi cc gi thuyt khc cho rng l ging ca John,
Paul, v George.
Rain
(Lennon 10)
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Lennon rhythm, ht chnh
John vit bi ny khng nh trit l nng hay ma l chuyn t nhin ca tri t, cn
thch hay khng l chuyn ca con ngi. Qua , John cng mun m ch n s ring
t ca mnh b bi mc trn cc phng tin truyn thng ngi i m x bn tn. John thu
nhp bn ny ri mang v nh nghe li. Trong lc ang ph cn sa, John v xp cun bng
gc theo chiu ngc li v th l bi ht c chi ngc. Cm thy th v vi pht kin mi
ny, John yu cu ng George Martin chen mt on bng chi ngc vo bi ht. ng
Martin ct cu when the rain comes, they run and hide their head v ni n vo bng thu m
chnh thc theo chiu ngc li. T , k thut s dng backward loops thu m c nhm
khai thc trit trong cc album sau. Mt sng kin na c s dng trong bi ht ny l sau
khi thu m bi Tomorrow Never Knows, ng Martin cm thy nu thu phn nhc m vi tc
tht nhanh sau chi li vi tc chm s hay hn l thu bng tc bnh thng. ng
ngh nhm chi phn nhc m ca bi Rain nhanh gp i, sau h xung tc cn thit.
Trc y, ng s dng k thut ny vi chiu ngc li, chi on solo piano ca bi In My
Life vi tc chm ri tng n ln cho ng nhp ca bi.
Taxman
(Harrison 9/ Lennon 1)
McCartney: bass, ht b, lead guitar
Starr: drums
Vi Taxman, George Harrison l ngi u tin ln ting vi ch thu nh vo ngh
s rt nng Anh. C mi mt bng Anh, ngh s phi np thu n 96 xu. Do khng phi l
sng tc chnh nh John v Paul, George v Ringo mt i khon thu nhp ng k t tin bn
quyn ca khc. Do vy mc d trn nh cao ca danh ting, trn thc t, thu nhp ca George
v Ringo thp hn nhiu so vi John v Paul. iu ny khin cho George rt chi li v tin bc.
Anh cm thy mnh b bc lt cng sc lao ng qua vic ng thu. Trong bi ht George mai
ma: Nu anh i ra ng ngi ta s nh thu con ng anh i, nu anh ngi trn gh, ch
ngi ca anh cng b nh thu, ngay c nhit cng b nh thu. Th tng Anh Edward
Heath v Harold Wilson c nhc n trong bi ht v tr thnh nhng chnh tr gia u tin
xut hin trong cc bi ht ca Beatles. Sau ny Lennon rt bc tc khi trong cun t truyn I
Me Mine, George l i khng nhc ti s ng gp ca John vi Taxman.
Eleanor Rigby
McCartney: ht chnh
Lennon: ht b
Harrison: ht b
Phn nhc m c chi bi dn nhc dy gm 4 violins, 4 violas v 2 cellos
Paul vit phn nhc bi ny theo kiu Yesterday, c ngha l c nhc trc cn phn li
phi sau mt thi gian mi c vit. Ci tn Eleanor Rigby c kt hp t tn ca Eleanor
Bron, n din vin cng ng phim Help! vi Beatles v ca hang ru mang tn Rigby &
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Events m Paul tnh c thy c trong mt ln do ph vi Jane Asher. Lc u, tn nhn vt
chnh trong bi ht l Miss Daisy Hawkins, nhng Paul cm thy ci tn ny khng c t
nhin cho lm. V th anh i li thnh Eleanor Rigby cho t nhin hn. Mt iu trng hp kh l
th l vo thp k 80, ngi ta tm thy ti ngha trang St Peter ca ht Woolton, Liverpool ni
John v Paul ln u tin gp nhau c mt ngi m mang tn Eleanor Rigby c chon nm
1939. C l Paul tng bit n ngi m ny lc cn Liverpool nhng khng nh v cu
chuyn h cu v Eleanor Rigby trong bi ht mt cch v thc c lin quan n ngi m ca
Eleanor Rigby ngi tht ti Liverpool.
V tc quyn, y l mt ca khc gy nhiu tranh ci. John bo rng Paul ch vit li u, cn
phn li cn li, k c phn ip khc l do mnh vit. iu ny lm Paul rt tc gin v theo anh,
John ch ng gp c vi t trong bi ny. Tuy nhin theo Pte Shotton, ngi chng kin s
ra i ca bi ny th tt c cc tay Beatles u c ng gp nht nh, c th l George gp
cu: Ah, look at all the lonely people! Ringo ngh cu: Father McKenzie, darning his sock in
the night . Ci tn Father McKenzie l do Shtton ngh Paul tm trong danh b in thoi
thay th Father McCartney, cn ng gp ca John th khng r rang lm. John ch on cui l
ci lng nhng khng c kin no xy dng c th. Sau ny, li ca ca khc c cc
trng i hc Anh v M s dng ging dy trong chng trnh vn hc hin i Anh.
Im Only Sleeping
(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
Ca khc ny c sng tc trong thi gian nhm Beatles ngng lu din hn. Cc thnh
vin c thi gian m tp trung thu m v hng th cuc sng bnh yn m trong thi gian
nh cao ca cn Beatlemania h khng c hng th. Lc ny John va mua c mt
cn bit th rt p Kenwood v anh gn nh dnh trn thi gian ca mnh y. Bn tho
ca "I''''m Only Sleeping" c John vit trn b th ca s Bu chnh gi n nhc nh v mn
tin 12 pound v 3 shiling John cn n thu bao in thoi vi ci ta u tin l " I''''m
Sleeping" v hai cu m u: "Try to sleep again, got to get to sleep".
Khong thi gian thu m 1966 l khong thi gian John bt u chn cuc sng ca mt
Beatles. Anh thng rt lui tm s yn tnh cho Paul dn dn tin ln nm ly quyn lnh
o nhm. Trong cuc phng vn cho t bo Everning Standard (bi phng vn gy scandal khi
John pht biu Beatles ni ting hn c Jesus v C c gio), ngi phng vn Maureen
Cleave gi John l "ngi li nht nc Anh". Chng nhng khng pht lng, John cn
khng nh rng mnh rt li: " Ngoi vic xem TV, ni chuyn, vit ca khc v...lm tnh, ti ch
nm sut ngy, chng lm g c." Ln ny n lt George Harrison th nghim vi k thut
backward bng cch yu cu ng Martin chi ngc on solo ca mnh to nn hiu ng u
oi, mt mi.
Love You To
(Harrison 10)
Harrison: vocal, guitar, sitar
Anil Bhagwat: tabla
George t ho khoe ti chi sitar v phong cch m nhc n huyn b trong bi ht
ny, kt qu ca thi gian tm s hc o vi ngh s sitar tr danh Ravi Shankar, Ci tn Love
You to c chn mt cch ngu nhin v George khng tm c ci tn no thch hp t cho
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n. Anh gi n l Granny Smiths theo tn mt ging to trc khi i thnh Love You to.
Khng c tay Beatles no tham gia thu ca khc ny vi George.
Here, There and Everywhere

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: ht b
Starr: drums
Mt trong nhng bi ht p nht v ca t ln giai iu ca Beatles ni chung v ca Paul
ni ring. Paul vit bi ny bn h bi ca nh John Kentwood. Paul n khi John cn ng,
trong lc ch i, anh vit ca khc ny vi s nh hng ca ca khc God Only Knows ca
Beach Boys v ging ca ca Marianne Faithful trong u. Sau ny, John tr li phng vn gi
bi ny l mt trong nhng bi ht mnh yu thch nht.
Yellow Submarine
US Chart 2
McCartney: acoustic guitar, ht b
Lennon: acoustic guitar; ht b
Harrison: tambourine, ht b
Dn nhc m: kn ng
Tham gia ht ph ho gm: Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Pattie
Harrison v cc nhn vin phng thu.
Tri vi suy ngh ca nhiu ngi, y l a con tinh thn ca Paul ch khng phi ca
John. Khi lm album Revolver, nhm Beatles v tnh ph v qui lut bt thnh vn ca cc ca
khc l: di khng qu ba pht, giai iu v ca t d thuc v nht thit phi vit v tnh yu trai
gi. Tuy nhin, ti nng sng tc ca John v Paul khng chp nhn b qui lut b buc, t
sau Revolver, cp sng tc ny vit v bt c nhng g h thch. Yellow Submarine l mt bi
ht nh th, mt bi ht cho thiu nhi, gi nh n nhng k nim v tr tng tng phong ph
ca tr th. Ri thay, bi ht ra i khi nhm Beatles dnh lu n ma tu nn bi ht b lin
tng n nhng cm gic siu thc m ma tu mang li. C ngi cn on gi on non rng
Yellow Submarine l ting long ch loi thuc kch thch Nembutan hnh con nhng mu vng
m Paul hay s dng. V y l bi ht theo kiu vui l chnh nn Ringo c phn cng ht
chnh. Mt iu kh th v l to ra hiu ng nh tu ngm i di nc, John v George
dung ng ht thi bong bong vo li nc v sc tay vo mt b nc. Cn ting ngi ni qua
h thng lin lc trn tu ngm c Jhn v Paul ni qua mt ci li giy.
She Said, She Said

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass,
Starr: drums
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Nm 1965, nhm Beatles trong chuyn lu din Los Angeles thu mt ngi bit th
to s 2580 Benedict Canyon ngh ngi v d nhin l ht ht. Nhiu ngi ni ting
trong gii vn ngh s M c mi n ni y cng vi Beatles trong c v chng ca din
vin Peter Fonda v Jane Fonda. Theo li k ca Don Short, phng vin t Daily Mirror th tt c
mi ngi c mt ngy hm u ph LSD, ngoi tr Paul. Khi George ni vi Peter Fonda v
cm gic gn cht khi ln u tin th LSD, Pete bt u li nhi v k nim ca mnh nm 10
tui khi v t bn vo bng. Pete hng ch k tip rng tim mnh ngng p th no, b mt
bao nhiu mu v tri qua gii phu ra sao chng t vi mi ngi rng mnh mi l ngi
hiu c cm gic cn k ci cht. John v tnh i ngang qua v nghe c cu chuyn. Di
tc dng ca LSD, John cm thy bc dc v c v ging nh b Pete dy khn. John gin d
ni vi Peter Fonda rng: Youre making me feel like Ive never been born/ Who put all this shit
in your head? Cn gin v l m nh John sut c tun l cho n khi anh quyt nh vit n
thnh bi ht. Lc u John t ta bi ht l He Said. He Said vi li l th bo v trc tip
nhm vo Peter Fonda: I said, who put all this crap in your head? I know what its like to be
mad. And its making me feel like my trousers are torn Nhng sau ny khi ngh li, trnh
phin phc v kin tng c th xy ra, John i thnh She Said, She Said vi li l nh nhng
hn. Pete Fonda sau khi nghe bi ny bit ngay John m ch mnh nhng khng lm ln chuyn
cng nh ni cho nhng ngi khc bit.
Good Day Sunshine

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, lead vocal
Lennon:ht b
Harrison: ht b
Starr:drums
George Martin: piano.
Paul vit bi ht ny ti nh ring ca John trong mt ngy nng p him hoi ca nc
Anh vi s nh hng ca ca khc Daydream ca nhm folk rock M Lovin Spoonful.
Nhm Spoonful kt thn vi nhm Beatles trong tour din ca Beatles ti M nm 1965. Sau bui
din Shea Stadium, John Sebastian ra sau sn khu chc mng nhm Beatles. iu kh
th v l John Sebastian c ngoi hnh kh ging John Lennon nn hai tay John thng gi a
nhau l anh em song sinh.
And Your Bird Can Sing

(Lennon 10)
T nm 1965 tr i, Paul dnh nhiu thi gian m rng kin thc ca mnh nhanh
chng ho nhp vo gii tiu t sn London, trong khi John, George, v Ringo vn hi
long vi xut thn working class ca mnh. Paul khng b l mt c hi no n tham d
nhng v kch c in, opera hay tham gia vo cc bui trin lm ngh thut dnh cho gii
thng lu cng nh du lich vng quanh th gii. John cm thy nga mt trc thi trng
gi ca Paul nn vit bi ny chm chc. Trong bi ht, John vit You said youve seen
seven wonders, and your bird can sing, but you cant see me m ch vic Paul ngy cng t
cch li mnh vi cc tay Beatles khc. Tuy nhin Paul ph nhn bi ht ny ni v mnh. Sau
ny, khi tr li phng vn bo Playboy, John gi bi ht ny l mt bi ht t nht ca mnh.
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For No One
(McCartney 10)
Alan Civil: French horn
Paul vit bi ny trong k ngh trt tuyt vi Jane Asher ti Thu S vi ta Why did I
die? Tt c cng vic sng tc v thu m ch din ra trong mt ngy, sau Paul gi bi ht v
them phn trng v kn vo. Mi n nm 1984, Paul mi chi li bi ht ny trong b phim
Give My Regards to Broad Street. Bi ht phn nh tm trng bt an ca Paul trong mi quan
h ca Jane Asher v khng nh Cynthia v Pattie, Jane khng chu lm ci bong ca Paul m
nht nh theo ui s nghip din vin ca mnh. iu ny khin Paul cm thy kh m gi
c mi quan h gia hai ngi.
Doctor Robert
Lennon: harmonium, maracas, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Nhn vt bc s Robert trong bi ht ny lc u c nhiu ngi cho rng l Charles
Robert, ph t ca ho s lp d Andy Warhol, ngi chuyn lo v vic ht ht cho ng ny.
Tuy nhin, sau ny mi ngi mi pht hin ra Charles Roberts l mt nhn vt tng tng
khng c thc. K thc, ng bc s Robert trong bi ht ca John l bc s ngi c mang tn
Robert Freymann, ngi chuyn cung cp cht amphetamine cho gii ngh s nh mt th
thuc an thn. Cho n nm 1967, cht amphetamine vn c cho l hp php ti M.
I Want to Tell You

(Harrison 10)
Starr: drums
George vit bi ny nh gii to nhng kh khn khng th ni bng li. Trn thc t,
c l lun l ngi trm lng nht v b chn p bi ci bong ca hai ng khng l Lennon v
McCartney, George lun cm thy rng ting ni ca mnh khng c trng lng. Lc vit bi ht
ny, George khng ngh rng n s c a vo album nn ch gi n bng ci tn Laxtons
Superb theo tn mt ging to, sau gi l I Dont Know. Ci ta I Want to Tell You l do
ng Martin xut.
Got to Get You Into My Life

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: tambourine
Starr: drums
George Martin: organ
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Eddy Thorton, Ian Hamer, Les Colon: trumpet
Alan Branscombe, Peter Comb :tenor sax
Paul vit bi ny theo phong cch Motown ca nhm Supreme. y cng l bi ht u tin
nhm Beatles thu m vi dn kn ng. John thch ca khc ny v theo anh y l mt bi c ca
t p. Tuy nhin John cho rng Paul vit bi ht ny v ma tu di dng mt bn tnh ca. Ca
t another kind of mind m ch n vic s dng ma tu. Nm 1967, Paul th nhn trn
truyn hnh v vc s dng cht kch thch khin nhiu fan tc gin v tht vng.
Tomorrow Never Knows

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass,
Harrison: tambourine, sitar
Starr: drums
y l ca khc in nht ca Beatles cho ti thi im ny. Mc d l track cui cng ca
album, y li l ca khc c vit u tin v thu m u tin. Cm hng ca bi ht ny c
ly t cun sch Psychedelic Experience ca Timothy Leary vit nm 1964, dch li t cun kinh
Book of the Dead ca Pht gio Ty Tng. The Psychedelic Experience l cch gii thch thin
v o gic do ma tu em li ca cun Book of the Dead. John thch cun sch ny v lp tc
vit ca khc The Void da vo nhng trit l trong sch. Ta Tomorrow Never Knows l
tng ca Ringo. Khi thu m ca khc ny, mi Beatles c giao nhim v to ra nhng m
thanh ngu nhin trn nhng bng gc ri mang nhng bng ny n giao cho Paul sp xp
chng vi nhau trn chic my thu m hiu Grundig. Paul cho cc bng gc ny chy vi tc
nhanh qua mt u ty ca bt ch v li dng s ma st gt bt i nhng tp m. V
phn ht, John mun ging ht ca mnh phi nghe nh ting tng kinh ca cc nh s Ty
Tng vng t trn ni cao xung. George Martin dung loa xoay Leslie to ra hiu ng m
John i hi.
Penny Lane
McCartney: bass, Arco String bass, Mellotrone, ht chnh
Lennon: piano, ht b
Harrison: conga drum. Firebell
Starr; drums
David Mason: piccolo trumpet
Philip Jones: trumpet
Theo Paul, Penny Lane l tn ca mt bng binh ca thnh ph Liverpool ni c mt tim
ht tc m lc nh John, Paul v George tng c ngi ch tim ngi gc
Bioletti ct tc cho. Tuy nhin trn thc t, Liverpool ch c con ng mang tn Penny Lane
v mt khu vc mua sm vi ci tn khng chnh thc l Penny Lane. Nhng th nh bng binh,
ngn hang, tim ht tc v trm cu ho u khng nm trn con ng mang tn Penny Lane
m nm ri rc trong khu vc Penny Lane, ch yu trn ng Allerton. Penny Lane l ca khc
gi nh nhng k nim thi th u ca Paul McCartney ti Liverpool. Paul c cm hng sng tc
ca khc ny sau khi c bi th Fern Hill, mt bi th vi nhng hi c tui th ca nh th M
Dylan Thomas. Penny t m nhc n hnh tng mang mt nt Anh rt c trng. y l ln
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u tin mt a phng ca Anh vi phong cnh c m t trong nhc rock thay v nhng
Chicago hay Kansas city hay New Orleans ca M. iu ny chng t rng, nhc rock Anh
bt u c v tr cnh tranh trn th trng quc t ngang nga vi nhc rock M ch khng ch
ng v tr th hai na. iu nghch l l mc d bi ht ng hng nht M, Anh n ch
xp hng th 2. y l a n u tin ca Beatles t Please Please Me khng lt vo hng
nht bng xp hng Anh. Trong bi ht, Paul s dng hai cm t ting long kh tc ca thnh
ph Liverpool l finger pie v the fireman keeps his fire engine clean.
Do s ni ting ca bi ht, khu Penny Lane Liverpool tr thnh khu du lch ht
khch vo bc nht. Tm bin tn ng Penny Lane c b ai g mt lm k nim.
Chnh quyn thnh ph phi thay vo y mt tm bin mi gn vo tng xa tm vi ca cc
du khch trnh b mt cp. Tim ht tc xa tr thnh mt beauty salon vi hnh ca
nhm Beatles dn ca ra vo. Bng binh xe bus c sa cha v bin thnh qun ru
mang tn Sgt Peppers Bistro. Mt tim ru na mang tn Penny Lane thu ht khch du lch vi
li bi ht c vit trn ca s.
c pht hnh di dng a n cng vi ca khc cng ni ting khng km
"Strawberry Fields Forever" ca Lennon , "Penny Lane" khin k trt yu hnh nh
"comple, u nm" v nhng ca khc n gin nh "She Loves You" hay "Love Me Do", b shock
nng. Vic Beatles tuyn b ngng lu din vnh vin khin h cm thy ht hng. Gi y
vi nhng ca khc phc tp v y tnh trit l cng vi hnh nh nhng chng trai Beatles ru
ria rm rp li cng khin cho cc c cc cu thiu nin thy rng mnh b phn bi. Tuy nhin
i vi nhng ngi hm m thc s v gii ph bnh, a n ny c hoan nghnh nh mt
bc trng thnh thc s v mt ni dung ln ngh thut ca nhm Beatles. Thot khi c
ci v bc hin lnh d thng nhng y tnh thng mi v nhng cuc lu din dng nh
bt tn, t qui Beatles c sng to theo ng ti nng thin ph ca mnh. "Penny Lane/
SFF" m u cho cuc cch mng th nghim trong m nhc vi tt c cc tng in r nht
ca nhng nm cui thp nin 60 vi th loi psychedelic v progressive/art rock.
Strawberry Fields Forever

(Lennon 10)
US Chart 8
McCartney: bass, bongos, piano, Mellotron,
Lennon: lead guitar, harpsichord, ht chnh
Harrison: lead guitar, tympani
Starr: drums
Mal Evans: tambourine
Philip Jones: alto trumpet
Session musicians: 2 cellos, 2 horns
Sau khi ngng i tour, cc tay Beatles dnh mt khong thi gian ngn ngh ngi v
"gii c". John bay sang Ty Ban Nha tham gia vo b phim "How I Won the War" trong
vng su tun l. Ti y, anh sng tc "Strawberry Fields Forever", ca khc c xem nh
l ct mc ca th loi psychedelic rock v l mt trong nhng ca khc hay nht ca Beatles.
Strawberry Field trn thc t l tri m ci ca t chc tn gio t thin Salvation Army trn
ng Beaconsfield, Woolton, cch ngi nh ca d Mimi ch khong 5 pht i b.Thu nh,
John v cc bn nh Pete Shotton v Ivan Vaughan hay n chi a.
V mt ni dung, "SFF" l nhng hi tng v nhng k nim thi th u ca John
Lennon an xen vi trit l cuc sng theo kiu rt "John". Anh cm thy p lc nng n
trong ci v bc ca mt ngi ni ting trong mt th gii y nghi k v hiu lm. John cm
thy mnh khng c sng tht nh chnh bn thn mnh mun sng ri m c c cng
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vi ngi mnh yu i v nhng cnh ng du, mt min t hoang ng c tch nhng li l
mt min t khng c nhng lo toan b bn. Ca t v m nhc ca "SFF" th hin c
chn v mt t tng ca John Lennon, m mn cho nhng sng tc mang tm vc thin ti
khc.
Khi tr v Anh, John trnh by ca khc ny vi nh sn xut George Martin v cc con b
khc bng guitar thng. Ngay lp tc, mi ngi u nhn ra y l mt ca khc thc s tuyt
vi. Vi John Lennon chi guitar thng v ht chnh, Paul McCartney chi mellotron, George
Harrison chi slide guitar v Ringo chi trng, nhm hon thnh phin bn u tin ca "SFF"
ngay trong chiu hm y v mi ngi u cm thy mn nguyn trc thnh qu ca mnh.
Nhng khi cha kp a ca khc ra pht hnh, John bt cht li i v anh cm thy cha va
lng vi bn thu m ny. Anh mun ht phn ip khc trc khi vo li chnh. Anh mang ngh
ca mnh ni vi Paul v k l thay chnh McCartney cng trn tr vi "SFF". Anh b ra hng
tun nh vt vi nhc c Mellotron to ra khc intro hon ho cho bi ht.Th l phin bn
th hai hon ho hn c thu m ngy 28/11/1966 di s ch o ngh thut ca George
Martin vi phn intro bng ting so gi ca nhc c Mellotron v phn ip khc m u bi
ht. Nhng ch trong vng mt tun, Lennon li tm George Martin xin thu m li ca khc. L
mt nhc s vit nhc theo cm tnh cha tng c o to mt cch chnh qui, John Lennon
c nhiu tng c o nhng anh khng bit din t th no bng giy trng mc en c
th bin tng thnh hin thc. Rt may cho John v cho c nhm Beatles v George Martin
khng nhng l mt nh sn xut giu kinh nghim, c o to bi bn m cn l mt ngi
bit lng nghe v ng h nhng tng mi. Chnh ng l ngi bin nhiu tng tng
chng nh in r ca John, Paul v George thnh nhng bn thu m chun mc cho cc ngh
s n em noi theo. Ln ny tng thu m ca John lm cho mi ngi kh kinh ngc. Anh
mun s dng dn nhc kh dy v kn ng thu m tng dy cho ca khc. c
Martin chp thun d dng, George Harrison c nc "m nheo" i a nhc c
swordmandel ca n vo ca khc. Vic thu m ca khc ngy cng tr nn phc tp v tn
km hn.
Phin bn hon chnh th ba ca "SFF" hon thnh vo ngy 21/12/1966 vi y guitar,
Mellotron, dn nhc dy, kn ng, so v swordmandel, gn mt thng sau khi ca khc
c John gii thiu vi mi ngi. Ln u tin trong lch s nhc rock, mt ca khc c
thu m lu v c nhiu thay i n nh vy c bit n.
Nhng ri c phin bn ny cng khng lm vui lng chng Lennon kh tnh. Anh ni vi
George Martin rng mnh va thch c phin bn "sch s" ln phin bn mi v ngh George
tm cch ni hai phin bn li vi nhau. George gii thch rng hai phin bn c thu m vi hai
tone nhc khc nhau v tc cng khc nhau nn vic ni chng li l mt vic khng n
gin. Khng chu thua, John nn n George tm cch nng tc ca phin bn 1 v gim tc
ca phin bn 2 xung cho n khi chng cng tc v i v cng mt tone. Thay v bc mnh
v b yu sch qu nhiu, George Martin mt ln na chp nhn yu cu ca John. V l bn
thu m m cc fan hm m c thng thc, mt ca khc c thu m phc tp nht tnh
ti thi im .
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Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Nm 1967 l mt nm quan trng trong lch s ca m nhc ng i. N nh du s

ton cu ho ca ch ngha hippie v ci c gi l ma h ca tnh yu. M, khi cc
nhm acid rock nh Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead bt u cho ra i nhng album
mang tnh th nghim vi nh hng ca ma tu ngy cng r rt th Anh, Beatles l nhm
u tin khi mo cho loi m nhc y tnh sng to. Nu nh Revolver nh du s bt ph
ca nhm mc ban u th Sgt. Pepper nm 1967 lm thay i hon ton cch nhn nhn ca
mi ngi v khi nim album. Cho n nhng nm gia thp nin 60, thnh cng ca mt ban
nhc cn da vo s ph bin ca a single. Thng thng, nu mt nhm nhc c a single
bn chy v c tn trn bng xp hng th hang a s gp nht khong mi bi ht v thng
v pht no cho nhm nhc thu m ri dn c m h ln y vo mt album. V mt
single n khch cho ti thi im phi tho mn ba yu cu nht nh : khng c di qu
ba pht, c ni dung v tnh yu v quan trng l phi d thuc. Nu so snh cng thc ca mt
single n khch lc y vi cc bi ht kiu UPH, DT hin nay ca ta th qu tht khng khc
nhau bao xa. Nhng Beatles l mt nhm hon ton khng chu kh nng sng to tuyt vi
ca mnh b tri buc bng nhng qui nh mang y tnh thng mi nh vy. Vi single Penny
Lane/ Strawberry Fields Forever nhm lm cc fan hm m c sng st thm ch quay lng.
Nhng b li, Beatles m rng tm nh hng ca mnh n nhng i tng trc y ch
xem nhm nh l mt nhm nhc pop bnh thng. Khi Sgt Pepper ra i, bng nhin mi bi
ht trong album u c gi tr ngang nhau, v cc bi ht trong a single khng xut hin trong
album nh mt chiu thc cu khch. iu c ngha l ngi nghe nhc mua album
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thng thc nhng ca khc hon ton mi ch khng phi mua album v a n trch t album
ra t oc thnh cng. Vi 105 gi thu m cng vi nhng iu kin thu m hin i nht,
nhm c c hi vn ti nhng gii hn thin ti v in r nht ca sng to.
Nhiu ngi vn cho rng Sgt. Pepper l concept album u tin ca nhc rock, tht ra
iu ny khng chnh xc lm. SP cha bao gi l mt concept album theo ng ngha ca t
ny mc d n c d nh lm theo hng y. Gia cc bi ht trong album khng c mi
lin kt nh cc bi ht trong mt concept album thc s ngoi tr ca khc ch Sgt.
Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band v phn reprise ca n. Tuy nhin, c mt iu khng th chi
ci c l mi ca khc trong album u c mt v p nht nh v c u t kh k lng
v mt ni dung ln ngh thut. Trong sut c album, khng c bi ht no ch n thun ni v
tnh yu trai gi bnh thng. Mt iu quan trng hn na l SP khuyn khch cc nhm nhc
v ngh s Anh vit v ht v nhng g xung quanh mnh, v cuc sng ca nhng ngi Anh
ch khng phi ht li hoc bt chc theo ngi M. C th ni khng ngoa rng, t sau SP,
British pop mi thc s c sinh ra vi nhng nhm nhc Anh nh Kinks, Bee Gees, Traffic,
nhng nhm nhc theo gt Beatles a vn ho Anh vo m nhc ca mnh.
V mt hnh nh, nhm Beatles thay i hnh tng ca mnh bng cch tc di v
ria mp t khi lm album Revolver, tuy nhin, h vn cha thc s dm gii thiu hnh
nh mi ca mnh vi cng chng cho n khi single Penny Lane/ Strawberry Fields
Forever. iu ny gii thch ti sao Beatles li chn gii php ct dn nhng hnh nh ca
nhm trn bo t nhng nm trc lm ba cho album Revolver. S thay i v mt ngh
thut cng nh hnh nh bn ngoi i vi Beatles l mt thng li ln, nhng i vi ng Brian
Epstein, l mt trong nhng bt li. Vi vai tr l mt ngi qun l, li nhun chnh m ng
Epstein thu c l t nhng show din live ca nhm. Vic Beatles quyt nh ngng lu din
vnh vin l mt n kh nng ging vo vai tr dn dt v quan trng hn l chn cm ca ng
Epstein. Gi y, cc con b trt b lun ci v bn ngoi my ru nhn nhi, o qun bnh
bao khoc vo ci lp v gi dn hn l hon ton i ngc li qui lut ca th trng. ng
Brian c th khng quan tm n s pht trin v mt m nhc ca nhm v iu khng c li
g cho ng mt khi Beatles thay i hnh tng v ngng lu din. Ngc li, nhm Beatles
cng khng cn quan tm n ci gi l li nhun th trng ca thi k u nm vi nhng
chuyn lu din v hp bo bt tn. iu quan trng nht i vi Beatles trong thi im l
chng t c nng lc sng to tht s ca mnh. T b vai tr nhng ngi sao nhc pop, t
qui bt u gnh vc s mng nng n hn, s mng ca nhng nh tin tri, nhng ngi lnh
o v vn ho (hay ng hn l ca phong tro phn vn ho) ca gii tr trong thp nin 60.
Vi tm vc v i ca album, tt nhin ba a cng l mt chuyn ng phi bn n.
tng v ba a ca SP l do Paul xng vi ngha l mi ngi tp hp xung
quanh tm im l t qui trong hnh tng mi Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
V d nhin, mi ngi y khng phi l bt c ai m l nhng ngi ni ting, trong c
c nhm Beatles c. Ba a th hin tham vng ca nhm Beatles vt ln tt c nhng nh
cao v mt vn ho, chnh tr, ngh thut ca thi i. Mi thnh vin ca Beatles c hi
kin v vic chn la nhng gng mt mun a ln ba a. George mun s dng nhng
hnh nh cc thy tu n , Ringo th khng hng th lm vi chuyn ny nn vic chn la
cho John v Paul m nhim.
Trong s nhng gng mt m John chn c cha Jesus, thnh Gandhi ca n v nh
c ti Hitler. Vi scandal Beatles ni ting hn cha Jesus nm trc, hang EMI khng
di g m a hnh nh cha Jesus ln ba a mt ln na. Hnh ca Hitler cng b loi do
khng mun chc gin ngi Do Thi m gn nht l ng Brian Epstein. Cui cng c hnh ca
Gandhi cng b loi vo gi cht thay vo l hnh ca n din vin Diana Dors v hang s lm
pht long cng ng ngi n. Ngi kh nht trong vn ny khng ai khc hn l ng
Epstein. L i din ca nhm v mt php l, ng Epstein phi lin h vi hu ht nhng ngi
c mt trn ba a xin php h cho s dng hnh nh ca mnh trong vng thi gian mt tun.
Nhiu ngi t ra d chu nhng cng c nhiu ngi sao khng cm thy thoi mi trong vic s
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dng hnh nh ca mnh trn a ca Beatles. Shirley Temple i phi cho nghe album trc khi
cho php s dng hnh ca mnh cn Marlon Brando th lc u cc lc phn i. Cho n ngy
chp ba a vn c hn mt na s nhn vt cha c xin php. Do qu cng thng v s b
tha kin, trong chuyn bay t New York v London, ng Epstein nh in v cho tr l ca
mnh rng nu ng c mnh h no do tai nn my bay th album phi c pht hnh vi ba
giy mu nu n gin trnh phin phc v mt php lut.
Pete Blake, ngi chu trch nhim thit k ba a phi mt hai tun sp xp cc nhn
vt cho hp l. Nhm Beatles xut hin vi b qun phc kiu Victorian sc s v thay v cm
nhng cy guitar quen thuc, nhm li m nhng cy kn nh mt ban qun nhc. Mt trng
Ludwig vi logo Beatles ni ting c thay th bng mt trng k tn Sgt. Peppers Lonely
Hearts Club Band. Cc nhn vt ng cng hang vi Beatles l tng sp c mn t bo
tang Madam Tussaud, cn li tt c u c lm bng ba cng.
Khng ch dng , bn trong a l cun booklet vi tn ca tt c cc nhn vt ngoi
ba a c nh s th t cn thn theo trnh t sp xp, mt postcard, hai cu vai v
hun chng cng vi ria mp ca Sgt. Pepper v mt bc hnh ni ca nhm Beatles c
th ct ra, (nhng th ny khng c trong booklet ca a CD). V quan trng hn ht l ln u
tin trong lch s nhc pop, tt c li ca cc ca khc c in trong booklet km theo album.
Nh vy vi khu hiu a splendid time is guaranteed for all, v mt album c u t
cn thn n tng chi tit nh nht, SP ngay t khi cha pht hnh m bo mt thnh
cng rc r. Tht vy, khi c pht hnh ngy 1/6/67 Anh, album leo thng ln hng
nht bng xp hng v bn c 250.000 bn ngay trong tun u tin. M, thng li ca
album cn kinh khng hn. Ngay t lc trc pht hnh, album c t hang trc 1 triu
bng v trong vng ba thng u tin, doanh s bn ra vt con s 2,5 triu bng. Album
ng nht Billboard sut 15 tun lin tip. Tuy nhin, tnh cm ca tng con b i vi album
ny hon ton tri ngc nhau. Bt u t album ny, Paul bt ph ln ginh v tr u tu,
tng ca album cng l ca Paul, phn ln cc sng tc trong album cng l ca Paul nn vic
Paul hon ton tho mn vi a con tinh thn ca mnh cng l iu d hiu. John, mc d
khng c nhiu t din nh Paul vn coi thi gian nhm lm album ny l thi gian hnh phc
nht trong i mnh. Trong khi George v Ringo cm thy mnh b phn bit i x nht l
Ringo. Anh c cm gic mnh ch l mt k nh thu v phn ln cc ca khc c thu m vi
dn nhc giao hng hoc dn kn ng. Cho n nay, SP vn l album t c yu thch nht
ca Ringo thi k Beatles.
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (and reprise)

(McCartney 10)
Lennon: lead guitar, ht b
Starr:drums
Session musicians: kn ng
Phn reprise:
Lennon: lead guitar, maracas, ht chnh
Harrison: lead guitar,ht chnh
Starr: drums
Paul c tng v mt ban nhc Beatles tr hnh di mt ci tn v hnh nh khc khi
bay t Nairobi v London. L mt Beatles, cc thnh vin ca nhm mt i ci quyn t do c
nhn khi i li. Mi ln i du lch, cc thnh vin ca nhm thng phi mang tc v ru gi
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mi ngi khng n s hin din ca mnh. Theo cch ngh ca Paul, bng cch ci trang
thnh mt ban nhc khc, nhm Beatles c th t gii phng mnh ra khi s rang buc v mt
sng to. Ci tn Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band l do tay roadie Mal Evans ngh ra. C
hai gi thuyt cho ci tn Sgt. Pepper, gi thuyt th nht l ng trung s Pepper ny thc ra l
do t Salt and Pepper c tri ra. Gi thuyt th hai l Mal Evans ngh n loi nc gii kht c
gas mang tn Dr. Pepper kh ph bin M. Bi ht c thu m vi ting reo h ca khn gi
nh l mt bui din tht s v phn reprise cui album. C l y l cch b p ca Beatles
cho cc fan khi nhm quyt inh ngng lu din. Ca khc th hin s kt hp gia nhc rock
vng West Coast California vi guitar in v trng v phn nhc truyn thng ca Anh c th
hin qua phn giang tu bng kn ng. Nh vy, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band l mt
ban nhc va c in va hin i, kt hp gia nhng gi tr hin thi vi nhng gi tr truyn
thng.
With a Little Help From My Friends

Lennon: ht b
Harrison: tambourine
Nh bo Hunter Davies l ngi may mn c chng kin qu trnh Paul v John sng
tc ca khc ny cho Billy Shears m ngoi i chnh l Ringo Starr. V l ca khc vit cho
Ringo nn phn giai iu kh n gin. Tuy nhin i vi phn li, c Paul v John u rt vt
v hon tt. Theo Davies, nhng lc b cn ngun cm hng, c hai li chi li mt s bi
rock and roll c xem c khai thc g c t y khng. Cui cng John gi vit bi ht ny
di dng mt cu hi xen ln vi mt cu tr li. V John v b t tay trong lc sng tc ca
khc ny nn c hai gi n l Bad Finger Boogie trc khi i thnh With a Little Help From
My Friend ngy hm sau. Ci tn Badfinger sau ny tr thnh tn ca nhm nhc the Iveys ca
Pete Ham do Beatles bo tr.
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

McCartney: bass, Hammond organ, ht b
Lennon: lead vocal, lead guitar
Harrison: sitar, ht b
Starr: drums
Cu chuyn v bi ht ny c John sng tc ly cm hng t bc tranh v Lucy in the
sky with diamonds ca cu con trai Julian th ai cng bit. C b Lucy trn thc t c tn l
Lucy ODonnell, bn hc thi mu gio ca Julian. Hin ti, Lucy l mt c gio dy tr khuyt tt
London. iu th v l mi n nm 13 tui, Lucy mi bit oc rng mnh nh hng cho
mt trong nhng ca khc ni ting nht ca nhc rock. Nhng hnh nh siu thc trong bi ht
c John ly t hai quyn sch thiu nhi ni ting ca nh vn Lewis Carroll l Alice in
Wonderland v Through the Looking Glass v chng trnh hi kch Goon Show, mt chng
trnh m John rt hm m. Theo John, Paul ng gp nhng cm t nh cellophane flowers v
newspaper taxi. iu m John khng ng l bi ht b cm pht song trn i BBC v cc ch
u ca ta c ghp li thnh LSD.
Getting Better
(McCartney 65/Lennon 35)
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McCartney: bass, ht chnh v ht b
Harrison: lead guitar, tamboura, ht b
Paul vit bi ht ny da trn nhng k nim vi tay trng Jimmy Nichol, ngi thay th
Ringo trong tour din th gii nm 1964. V cha quen vi cc ca khc ca Beatles, Nichol
phi tp gp rt c th chi nh Ringo. Sau mi ln tp nh th, khi mi ngi hi anh cm
thy th no, cu tr li thng xuyn ca Nichol l Its getting better. Trong mt ngy nng
p, Paul v ch ch cng Martha i do trn i Primrose, bng dng Paul nh li nhng cu
ni ca Jimmy Nicol v bt u c cm hng v mt bi ht mi. Chiu hm y, Paul mi John
n gip mnh hon tt bi ht. Bi ht th hin rt r rt hai c tnh i lp ca hai tay sng
tc chnh nhm Beatles. Trong khi Paul lun lc quan cho rng mi vic u c th tr nn tt
hn, John li chem vo mt cu lt kh ma mai l bi v n chng cn c th no t hn th
na. John cng cng nhn on I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart
from the things that she loves" l do mnh vit. Anh t nhn rng mnh l mt k v phu vi v,
mi khi khng bit th hin cm xc ca mnh th no, John li gi v ra vi Cynthia. Ngay c
vi Yoko thi k u, John cng dung nm m gii quyt vn .
Mt giai thoi kh l th khi thu m ca khc ny l John do nh hng ca LSD khng
dm cm micro thu m v s. Anh i c ra ngoi ht th khng kh mt cht. V bn
ngoi studio lun c hang trm fan hm m ng chu chc bt k ngy m, George Martin
ngh Mal Evans a John ln sn thng hng mt. John sut t ln c xung t nu khng c
Mal v anh khng nhn ra rng sn thng khng c phn lan can bo v. Ti hm y Paul
phi a John v nh v s John li xe mt mnh khng an ton. iu ng ni l khi v ti nh
John, Paul cng b John d chi LSD. l ln u tin Paul nm mi LSD.
Fixing a Hole
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, harpsichord, lead guitar, ht chnh
Lennon: maracas, ht b
Starr:drums
Bi ht ny cng l mt bi trong album SP b nghi l c dnh lu n ma tu v fixing a
joint l ting long ca dn nghin m ch vic ht cn sa. Tht ra bi ny ni v cng vic
sa cha li cn nh g m Paul mua Scotland lm ni th gin v trn cc fan hm m.
Do cn nh xung cp v khng c ngi , Paul quyt nh b thi gian ra sa cha li v
sn n in a colorful way nh trong bi ht. Hm thu m ca khc ny, mt k l mt xut hin
trc ca nh Paul v t gii thiu rng mnh l cha Jesus. Cm thy th v, Paul mi ng
Jesus ny n phng thu gii thiu vi mi ngi. Khi n phng thu, trc khi cc tay
Beatles khc c vinh d c gp mt Jesus, k mo danh lng lng nh bi chun khng
li du vt no.
Shes Leaving Home

McCartney: ht chnh v b
Lennon: ht chnh v b
Session musician: strings and harp.
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Thp nin 60, nht l giai on t nm 1967 n 1969 c mnh danh l giai on ni
lon ca gii tr. Thanh thiu nin ca giai on ny, di s nh hng ca cuc chin VN,
cc phong tro phn vn ho v d nhin l cht ma tuy, tm mi cch thot khi s qun l
ca cha m v nhng ngi ln tui c sng theo bn nng ca mnh. c s khuyn
khch ca Timothy Leary, mt nhn vt c nh hng kh ln i vi cc phong tro hippie,
ngy cng c nhiu thanh thiu nin b hc v t chi nhng cng vic bnh thng. San
Francisco tr thnh th ca dn hippie. Theo s liu ca FBI nm 1967, s lng thanh thiu
nin b nh i theo cc nhm hippie ln n con s k lc l 90,000.
Anh, mc tm ngi thn trn cc t bo y p tn tui ca cc c cu mi ln. Cu
chuyn v bi ht Shes Leaving Home l mt v d in hnh v mu tin nhn tm ngi
trn bo. C gi trong bi ht ngoi i c tn l Melanie Coe, 17 tui. Sinh ra trong mt gia
nh trung lu London, Melanie c b m cung cp y nhu cu v vt cht nhng lun
phi chu s qun thc nghim ngt v rt t tnh cm. Melanie nh li rng b m c sm cho c
nhng th m cc c gi khc phi ghen t nh nhn kim cng, o khoc long t tin nhng
cha bao gi hn c hoc chc c ng ngon. Mt ngy kia, Melanie b li tt c i theo
mt cu trai m c quen mt casino. C hai thu mt cn h nh vng Sussex v sng vi
nhau c khong hn 10 ngy th gia nh ca Melanie tm c ch lm ca ngi bn trai v
lm p lc buc c phi tr v nh. Nm 18 tui, Melanie li tm cch thot khi gia nh bng
cch kt hn vi mt ngi n ng ln tui hn mnh. Tuy nhin cuc hn nhn cng khng tn
ti lu. n nm 21, c dn n Hollywood vi hi vng tr thnh mt din vin in nh. Hin ti
Melanie ang sng Ty Ban Nha vi hai ngi con bng ngh bun bn nhng mu ca n
trang thp nin 50. Cng nh Lucy ODonnell ( xem phn Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds),
Melanie mi n nhng nm sau ny mi bit c mnh l cm hng ca ca khc ny khi xem
mt chng trnh phng vn Paul trn truyn hnh. Mt iu kh th v l Melanie Coe c
duyn gp g vi nhm Beatles t trc. Nm 14 tui, c ot gii nht cuc thi khiu v ca
i BBC v c chn lm ngi ma ph ho cho nhm Beatles trn show truyn hnh Ready!
Steady! Go! Mt tm nh him hoi thi chp Melanie ng bn cnh g sn khu xem nhm
Beatles biu din. C nh rng c dp ni chuyn vi George v Ringo sau bui din, cn
Paul v John trong k c ca c th khng c thn thin cho lm.
Khi thu m bi ht ny, Paul nh George Martin phi phn nhc nn gip mnh v ng
Martin c trnh v nhc c in v giao hng nhng v ang bn mt d n khc,
George Martin bo Paul hon li vi ngy. Paul lp tc lin h vi nhc s Mike Leander v
nh ng ny vit gip mnh phn nhc dy v harp ri thu m lun. Khi bit c chuyn ny,
ng Martin cm thy b xc phm gh gm v trc nay ng vn l ngi ph trch phi m v
sn xut cho nhm. Phi mt nhiu nm ng Martin mi c th tha th cho Paul v s qua mt
ny.
Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, lead guitar
Lennon: Hammon Organ, ht chnh
Harrison: harmonica
Starr:drums, harmonica
George Martin: Wurlizter organ, piano
Mal Evans: harmonium
Neil Aspinall: harmonium
Lennon mua c tm poster c nhng nm 40 ca th k 19 v gnh xic rong ca Pablo
Fanquer v John Henderson trong chuyn i quay ngoi cnh ca bi Strawberry Fields
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Kent. B hp dn bi li vn kh trau chut trong t qung co, John quyt nh s dng n
lm li cho bi ht mi ca mnh. Kt qu l gn nh ton b nhng dng qung co trn t
poster c John a vo bi ht. John ch sa a danh Rochdale thnh Bishopgate cho c vn
vi dont be late. Khi thu m bi ht, John ni vi ng George Martin rng mnh mun ngi thy
khng kh ca mt rp xic lu ng vi mi bt mt ca v kim tuyn bay trong khng kh. So
vi Paul, John c nhng i hi kh tru tng v mang nhiu tnh thch hn trong vic phi
m. Tuy nhin, iu khng lm cho ng Martin nn long hay pht . Mi yu cu a ra l mt
th thch v mt chuyn mn i vi ng. thc hin tng ny, ng Martin ngh phn
giang tu chuyn sang iu valse thay v chi vi nhp 4/4 nh trong bi ht. c voi i tin,
John li tip tc i s dng nhc c n hi nc (steam organ), loi nhc c t chi nh p
sut ca hi nc un nng thng dung cc hi ch lng trong th k 19. Do khng th lp
t n hi trong phng thu m, ng Martin phi chu long John bng cch tm mt on bng
thu m ting n hi, ct ra lm nhiu on, sau ni cc on li vi nhau ri chi vi tc
nhanh nhp cho khp vi phn giang tu.
Xin c ni mt cht v lai lch ca nhng nhn vt trong bi ht ni ting ny. Mr. Kite,
Pablo Fanque v nh Hendersons u l nhng nhn vt ni ting c tht. Mr. Kite tn tht l
William Kite, con trai ca ng ch gnh xic James Kite. L mt din vin xic, William Kite lp
nhm Kites Pavillion Circus nm 1810 v sau l gnh Wells Circus. Thi im t nm 184345, tc l thi im tm poster c in, William Kite biu din vi gnh xic ca Pablo Fanque.
Pablo Fanque, tn tht l William Darby, l mt din vin xic tp k sinh nm 1796 trong mt gia
nh gc Phi Norwich, Anh. T nm 1830, ng ny i tn thnh Pablo Fanque v lp gnh
xic ring. Anh, Pablo Fanque l ch gnh xic da en u tin.
Nh Hendersons bao gm John Henderson, ngh s u dy v nho ln cng vi v l Agnes,
cng l mt ngh s xic. Hai v chng lp gnh xic rong lu din khp Chu u trong thp k
40-50 ca th k 19. Cn ch nga Henry trong bi ht c tn l Zanthur, s hu ca nh
Hendersons.
Lc u John t ra khng thch bi ny v anh cho rng mnh khng t vit li. Nhng v
sau, khi tr li phng vn tp ch Playboy, John cho rng y l mt bi ht p v tinh khit nh
mt bc tranh v bng mu nc.
Within You, Without You

(Harrison 10)
Harrison: tamboura, vocal
Neil Aspinall: tamboura
Indian musicians: dilruba (mt loi n dng v ko), tamboura, tabla, sitar, swordmandel
Western musicians: 9 violins, three cellos
T sau khi lm quen vi cy n sitar v nh n s Maharishi Maheshi Yogi, George tr
nn m mn vi vn ho v m nhc n . T mt thnh vin tr nht v ham vui nht ca
Beatles, George tr nn thm trm, gi dn v y trit l. Bi Within You, Without You c
George vit sau mt bui n ti ti nh ca Klaus Voorman, lc ny ang chi bass cho nhm
Manfred Mann. George s dng cy n harmonium (mt dng n organ c bn p
ngn ting) ca Klaus vit bi ny vi cm hng l cuc i thoi trong bui n ti m ch
chnh l ci ti ca tng c nhn. Theo George, nu mi ngi c th t b c ci ti ca
mnh th t nhin cc bc tng v hnh ngn cch s b ph v v mi ngi c th xch li gn
nhau hn. Mt on ca bi ht ny nh hng li rn ca cha Jesus vi cc tn trong Kinh
Thnh rng khng nn dung linh hn mnh nh i bt c th g, cho d l c th gii.
Bi ht ny nng tm vc sng tc ca George ln ngang hang vi John v Paul v c ni dung
ln ngh thut. John phi cng nhn rng y l mt bi ht hay v l bi ht yu thch ca mnh.
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Cn Stephen Stills, ca s v nhc s ca nhm Crosby, Stills and Nash sau khi nghe bi ny
thu th khc ton b li bi ht ln bia trong vn nh mnh.
Mi khi nhm Beatles c mt tng thu m l, ngi kh nht khng ai khc hn l ng
George Martin. dn nhc dy phng Ty chi cho khp vi dn nhc c truyn n , ng
Martin phi tm cch chuyn nhng k thut chi nhc ca n tamboura, dilruba sang ngn ng
m nhc phng Ty cho violins v cellos chi theo. Pete Blake, ngi thit k ba a Sgt.
Pepper m t bui thu m ca khc ny nh mt bui ngi thin thc s vi George v cc
nhc s n ngi xp bng trn mt tm thm tri di t trong mi nhang trm nghi ngt.
Cc micro khi thu m u c giu i v cc nhc s dn gian ngi n cm thy khng c
thoi mi khi tip cn vi cc phng tin thu m hin i.
When Im Sixty-Four
McCartney: bass, piano, ht chnh v ht b
Harrison: ht b
Starr: drums
Session musicians: bass clarinet, 2 clarinets
Paul vit bi ny nm 15 tui, mt thi gian ngn sau khi gia nhp Quarry Men theo phong
cch cabaret ca nhng nm 20-30, nh mt mn qu dnh cho cha mnh ng James
McCartney ngi cng l mt nhc s. V ca khc ny Paul pht biu: Khi ti vit bi ny,
cha ti ch mi 56 tui, nhng Anh, tui v hu l 65, v th ti ly s 64 lm mc nh du
tui v gi. Do lc ny Paul hon ton khng bit rng mnh s tr nn giu c v ni ting nn
c m tui gi ca anh kh bnh dn: hai v chng gi sng vi nhau trong mt cn nh nh
bng tin dnh gim vi cc chu quanh qun bn chn. Trong khong thi gian 61-62, Paul
thng chi c tu bi ny trn piano thay i khng kh sau khi nhm mt nhoi vi
nhng bi rock and roll. Bi ht c vit vi dng mt bc th t tnh ca mt ngi n ng
vi mt ngi n b khng quen, nhng thay v nhng li ngt ngo tn tnh, ngi n ng li
t ngc cu hi vi ngi n b rng Em c cn yu anh v chm sc cho anh khng khi
anh tr nn gi c v dng? Paul thu m bi ny trong album Sgt.Pepper nm 67, ng dp ng
James 64 tui. Mt iu kh ma mai l nm nay khi Paul 64, ng li phi i mt vi v li d y
tai ting vi ngi v Heather Mills. ng l trn i khng ai hc c ch ng.
Lovely Rita.
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, lc v giy, ht chnh, ht b
Lennon: acoustic guitar, lc v giy, ht b
Harrison: acoustic guitar, lc v giy, ht b
Starr: drums
Martin: honky-tonk piano
cc nc tin tin nh Anh v M, khi u xe trn ng ph cng cng, ngi u xe
phi u trc nhng ng h gi l parking meter. Sauk hi u xe, ngi u n nt
ng h bt u tnh gi. Thng th sau mt khong thi gian nht nh, nu ngi u xe
khng quay v ly xe, ng h bt u tnh tin pht. Cng vic kim tra ng h u xe Anh
lc by gi c giao cho n l chnh. M, n cnh st cng lm cng vic ny nh khng
ph bin bng. Mt ngi bn M ca Paul khi n Anh cm thy rt ngc nhin khi phn ln
ngi lm cng vic ny l ph n. Paul cng cm thy th v khi nhng parking-meter women
Anh c ngi M gi l meter maid. Paul vit ca khc ny thi v ho ci ngh ch chm
chm vit giy pht m khng my ai c cm tnh ny. Trong mt ca Paul, cc c meter maid
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mc d n mc ging nh nh binh v kh thiu n tnh cng c th tr nn rt ng yu. V
nu b mt c nng d thng nh th ghi giy pht, Paul s dung s in thoi trn bin li pht
gi v tn tnh c nng. Trn thc t, Paul dung b mt ngy th v ting tm ca mnh
tn tnh mt c meter maid c ny xo tn anh khi s pht. Sau khi bi ht c pht hnh,
mt n cnh st vin vi ci tn Meta Davies t nhn rng mnh l ngi trong bi ht. Theo
cu chuyn ca Meta ny th nm 1967, c c ghi giy pht u xe ca Paul ngay lc Paul tr li
xe ca mnh. Th l chng Paul chy theo v gi ngn nn n c min ng pht. Tuy
nhin Paul ch nn n thot nn ch khng tn tnh g Meta Davies v b ny trn thc t hn
anh n 22 tui v c mt a con gi l fan ca Beatles. i li, Paul phi tng Meta ch k
mang v cho con gi mnh.
Lc thu m bi ny, Paul ny ra nh to ra ting lo xo nhi ting x bin lai pht
ca cc n cnh st vin bng cch dung nhng cy lc bng kim loi c xt trn giy.
Tony King, ngi ph t ca ng George Martin lc by gi pht biu rng: Nhm Beatles
c ng Martin nung chiu ht mc. Ch c h mi c th khin ng chp thun nhng yu
cu in r nht.
Good Morning, Good Morning

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: ht chnh, ht b
Starr:drums
Dn kn Sounds Incorporated: 3 saxophoness, 2 trombones, French horn
Trong khong thi gian 66-67, John hu nh giao ph vic iu khin Beatles cho Paul
m nhn. John t nhn mnh l k li nht nc Anh, sut ngy nm n nh, xem tivi,
ngoi vic n studio, John hu nh khng i u c. Him lm mi thy John ri nh i do lc
chng vng ti. Bi Good Morning, Good Morning phn nh kh ng n tm trng v sinh hot
ca John trong thi im ny. Ta ca bi ht c nh hng bi mc qung co bt ng
cc Kelloggs vi ting g gy v bi ht: Good morning, good morning, the best to you each
morning. Mc d ta bi ht l Good Morning ni dung ca bi ht kh u m v chn nn. Sau
ny John th nhn rng hnh bong ca Yoko bt u xut hin trong bi ny on Go to the
show, you hope she goes. The show y l nhng bui trin lm ca Yoko v l do duy nht
ca John n l hi vng c th gp Yoko . Bi ht ny c thu m vi nh hng ca
album Pet Sounds. John mun George Martin s dng nhng ting gia sc trong album to
hiu ng c bit vi iu kin, ting ca con vt sau phi ln t ting ca ting con vt trc.
V d nhin, yu cu khng ging ai ca John mt ln na c ng Martin chiu theo.
A Day In the Life

McCartney: piano, ht chnh
Lennon: acoustic guitar, lead guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums, piano
Mal Evans : piano
Dn nhc giao hng 41 ngi.
l mt bui sng thng 1 nm 1967 khi nhm Beatles ang bt tay vo thu m album
ni ting "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". John Lennon tnh dy, v vi ly t nht
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bo Daily Mail va c va chi n piano. Giai iu n mt cch bt cht kt hp mt cch
hi ho vi nhng mu tin tc trn bo. Lennon lm nhm ht :"I read the news today oh boy..."
Hai mu tin gy ch cho John trn t bo hm l ci cht do tai nn giao thng ca Tara
Browne, ngi tha k ca hng bia Guinness, ng thi cng l mt ngi bn thn ca nhm
Beatles. Tin th hai l v k hoch lp hn 4000 g trn nhng con ng vng Blackburn,
Lancashire. Th l mt cch t nhin, John a hai mu tin vo bi ht mi ca mnh. Phn
li cn li v cun phim trong qun i Anh thng trn l nhng k nim ca John khi ng b
phim "How I Won the War" nm 1966.
Ca khc mi c tm gi l "In the Life of..." c vit theo kiu "mt giai iu" (singleverse) tc l khng c phn ip khc hoc hp xng. Cm thy ca khc vn thiu thiu
mt ci g , John tm n Paul nh gip sc. Mt iu trng hp l Paul va c mt on ca
mt sng tc mi v nhng k nim thi cn thiu nin ti Liverpool. Th l hai bi ht cha hon
chnh c rp ni vi nhau bng mt on 24 khung nhc trng. to hiu ng c bit,
ph t ca nhm Beatles lc by gi l Mal Evans c phn cng m tng nhp t 1 n 24.
Ging m ca Evans c khuych i t t v tng echo dn ln. n nhp th 24, mt
chic ng h bo thc c ci sn s reng chung bo hiu chuyn sang phn nhc ca
Paul. Lc u ting chung bo thc c d nh loi khi bn thu m chnh thc, nhng v
phn ca khc ca Paul bt u vi "Woke up, got out of bed..." nn George Martin quyt nh gi
ting chung bo thc li nh mt s trng hp ng nghnh.
Khong trng 24 nhp gia hai on nhc vn l mt thch vi c nhm Beatles ln
George Martin v n vn khng th lm trn trch nhim l lm cho bi ht c lin
mch. Paul McCartney ngh s dng mt dn nhc giao hng 91 ngi chi mt on
nhc ni lin khong trng . Nhng i vi nhng nhc s giao hng c in, vic chi ngu
hng l mt iu cm k nn h t chi tham gia. Hn na vic chi cho mt dn nhc giao
hng chi mt on nhc ngn l mt iu phung ph khng th chp nhn. Khng b cuc,
Paul thuyt phc George Martin vit mt on ho m ngn 24 khung nhc v mn dn
nhc gm 40 nhc s thu m on . Kt qu l on "cc khoi m nhc" c sng tc
trong tt c cc nhc c chi t nt E thp nht dn ln n nt E cao nht m tai ngi c
th nghe thy v chi t nh n ln dn. Phn hp tu ny tip tc c s dng kt thc
ca khc vi ting piano ngn di n 45 giy. Ting piano ny l kt qu ca ba cy piano c
John, Paul ,Ringo, George (Martin) v Mal Evans chi cng mt lc.
kp sn xut "Sgt. Pepper" mt hn 36 gi thu m hon chnh ca khc " A Day in
the Life", mt thi gian k lc thu m mt ca khc. So vi album u "Please Please Me"
hon tt ch trong vng 10 ting ng h, " A Day in the Life" qu l mt k cng trong phng thu.
S tin b ra cng tn km khng t. Ring cho dn nhc 40 ngi, George Martin phi chi
gn 400 bng Anh, mt s tin khng nh thi . vy n mng, nhm quyt nh m mt
party ngay ti phng thu vi tt c cc nhc s tham gia thu m v mt s khch mi nh Mick
Jagger, Keith Richards, Marriane Faithfull....Bui tic ny c thu hnh lm video qung b cho
ca khc " A Day in the Life" vi cc nhc s nhc giao hng mi ngi eo mt chic mi gi
trn mi ca mnh.
Sau khi ca khc kt thc khong 10 giy, ngi nghe c th nghe cu "Never could see
any other one!" c lp i lp li nhiu ln. y l li k thut khi thu m, George Martin
ni nhm mt cun bng khc vo "A Day in the Life" nhng sau nhm quyt nh khng xo
n i. Nhm the Who trong album "Sells Out" pht hnh vi thng sau nhi li li k thut
ny bng cch pht i pht li cu "Track Records" cui a.Trong album "Sgt. Pepper" bi ht
ny ng vai tr ca mt bi ht encore, tc l bi ht thm sau khi ban nhc chnh thc kt
thc bui din. V th n c xp sau bi Sgt. Pepper''s reprise ngi nghe c cm gic
rng album l mt bui din live thc s.
A Day in the Life" c nh gi nh mt k cng trong lnh vc thu m do s phi hp
mt cch nhun nhuyn nhc pop v nhc c in theo phong cch ngh thut tin phong
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avant garde v trng phi ngh thut n tng. S thnh cng trong vic thu m ca khc
ny nng gi tr mt ca khc nhc pop t mt nhc phm mang tnh thng mi cao ln tm
mt tc phm ngh thut tht s.
Sau v khng b 911, cc i pht thanh M lp ra mt danh sch cc ca khc tm thi
ngng pht trnh chm vo vt thng lng ca gia nh nhng nn nhn trong c
"A Day in the Life". n nay, vn cn mt s ngi m tn khng nghe ca khc ny khi ang li
xe v h cho rng ca khc ny mang n im g.
All You Need Is Love

(Lennon 10)
UK Chart 1/ US chart 1
Lennon: harpsichord, ht b, ht chnh
Harrison: violin, guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
Dn nhc m: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 saxophones, 1 accordion, 4 violins v 2 cellos.
Tham gia ht b gm c: Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithful, Janes
Asher, Pattie Harrison. Keith Moon, Graham Nash, Eric Clapton, Brian Epstein v Mike McGear.
Thng 5/1967, Beatles c i BBC chn i din nc Anh tham gia vo chng
trnh ca nhc tp k a quc gia ln u tin c pht song trn ton th gii qua v tinh
nhn to mang tn Our World. Paul v John c phn cng vit mt ca khc vi ca t v giai
iu d nh d thuc nhng phi giu ngha mi ngi cng ht theo. Paul v John mi
ngi vit mt ca khc ring bit v All You Need Is Love ca John c chn v n phn nh
ng n khng kh ca nm 1967 vi phong tro u tranh v ho bnh ca cc nhm hippie.
bi ht mang tnh quc t ho cao, ng George Martin s dng mt phn nhc ca cc bi La
Marseillaise ca Php, In the Mood ca M, Brandeburg concerto ca c v Greensleeves ca
Anh trong phn intro v outro. Phn nhc nn ca bi ht c thu sn Abbey Road studio, khi
nhm Beatles c thu hnh biu din pht song, phn nhc nn c chi playback trong
khi nhm ht live theo. Khi c hi v cm hng sng tc bi ht ny, John ni: Ti thch vit
nhng bi ht t nhng khu hiu hoc bin nhng bi ht ca mnh thnh nhng khu hiu
chnh tr. Ti rt thch xem qung co trn truyn hnh v nhng nh qung co thng c nhng
khu hiu hay. L mt ngh s v ho bnh, ti mun s dng nhng bi ht ca mnh nh nhng
khu hiu qung co cho ho bnh. l l do sau ny John vit nhng ca khc mang tnh khu
hiu kiu Give Peace a Chance hay Power to the People kh thnh cng.
Baby Youre a Rich Man

US chart 34
McCartney, bass, piano, ht b
Lennon: clavioline, piano, ht chnh
Session musicians: vibes
Bi ht ny c vit theo dng A Day In the Life c ngha l n c hnh thnh t hai
bi ht khng hon chnh ca John v Paul ghp li vi nhau. Phn u ca John c gi
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l One of the beautiful people ca ngi nhng nhm hippie, cn phn ca Paul l Baby youre a
rich man nhm m ch ng bu Brian Epstein. Beautiful people l cm t ph bin trong thp
nin 60 ch nhng nhm hippie c su cho phng tro ho bnh, t do tnh dc v t do s
dng ma tu. Nhng thnh vin ca cc nhm ny thng dung t beautiful ni v nhng g
mnh thch. Phn ca Paul th li nhm vo ng Brian Epstein. Nh mt qui lut bt thnh vn,
bt c ni no mun mi nhm Beatles n din, ngoi tin cng tr cho nhm v ng Epstein
trong hp ng, ngi t chc cn phi trao cho ng Epstein them t $25000-50000 tin mt
trc mi bui din. S tin ny c gi cn thn trong mt bao giy mu nu. Khi bit c
v s tin ny, cc thnh vin Beatles cm thy mnh b bc lt, nht l Paul. Cn ring ng
Epstein, t khi Beatles ngng lu din, d nhin l ng b mt i mt khong thu nhp ng k t
nhng ti giy mu nu nh th. V th chuyn ci ti giy mu nu ng tin ca ng Epstein
c Paul a vo bi ht ca mnh trong on: You keep all your money in the big brown bag
inside the zoo, what a thing to do! Trong bng demo thu m ca khc ny, John cn cay c hn
khi c tnh ht cu : baby youre a rich man too thnh baby youre a rich fag Jew.
Ngy 7/8 nm 1967, George v Pattie khi n Haight Ashbury, San Francisco, th ph ca dn
hippie ht li ca khc ny di s c v ca hng trm beautiful people ang trong tnh
trng lng lng say thuc.
Hello, Goodbye
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, bongos, congas, piano, ht chnh v ht b
Lennon: lead guitar, organ, ht b
Harrison: lead guitar, tambourine, ht b
Starr: drums, maracas,
Session musicians: 2 violas
Alistair Taylor, tr l ca ng Epstein k v vic ra i ca ca khc ny nh sau: Paul
khoe vi ti cy n harmonium c chm tr kh tinh xo bng tay m anh mi mua
c. Sau Paul bt u ngi xung v chi mt giai iu v bt ti phi ht tip theo
nhng cu Paul ht vi bng nhng t tri ngha. Tuy nhin theo Alistair, bi ht Hello
Goodbye m Paul sng tc lc c giai iu hon ton khc vi giai iu ca bi ht c
ph bin. ng ni: John v Paul lun c sn nhng giai iu p trong u, cng nh nhng ci
kn thng Nm vy. Tuy nhin, mt s giai iu c chp cnh v ho bm bay i, s cn li
tr thnh nhng ci kn kh, hon ton khng c ai bit n. C l sau khi tm c ca t
cho bi ht, Paul li sng tc ra mt giai iu thch hp hn nn giai iu c b b ri. y l
mt bi John rt ght v theo John bi ny ti ngha v qu n gin. John ni : y l mt mu
rc khng hn khng km, ch c phn ng tc hey la, hey aloha on cui l cn nghe
c, cn tt c ch ng vt i
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Magical Mystery Tour
Nm 1967 l mt nm y bin c i vi nhm Beatles. Bn cnh vic thay i hnh

tng v s thnh cng vt bc v mt ngh thut ln v thng mi ca Sgt. Pepper,
Beatles cn lm quen vi mn thin v trit l phng ng qua s hng dn ca thin
s Maharishi Maheshi Yogi. Tuy nhin bc ngoc ln nht ca Beatles chnh l ci cht bt
ng ca Brian Epstein, ngi c cng dn dt v to nn danh ting cho nhm Beatles. Khi cn
ng Epstein, nhm ch vic sng tc, thu m v lu din. Nay ng Epstein mt i, cc thnh vin
phi ng trc s la chn mi hoc l chn mt ngi khc lm qun l hoc t ng ra qun
l. y l c hi tt Paul McCartney ng ra nm quyn lnh o. V quyt nh u tin ca
Paul l d n lm b phim Magical Mystery Tour mt b phim theo th loi avant-garde (ngh
thut tin phong). tng lm b phim v mt chuyn xe bus i n nhng vng t thn k ca
Paul c hnh thnh sau khi Paul xem b phim ti liu ca nhm hippie Merry Pranksters c
nh vn M Ken Kesey lnh o. Nhm ny t chc nhng chuyn i vng quanh nc M trn
mt chic xe bus sn v sc s c tn l Furthur quay li tt c nhng g mnh thy c t
nm 1964 ti 1969. Mt iu na to cm hng cho b phim ny l nhng chuyn mystery
tour rt ph bin trong gii lao ng Anh. Mystery tour l nhng chuyn picnic tp th ca
nhng ngi t tin. Thng th mt ngi ng ra t chc v thu tin t nhng ngi mun
tham gia. n hn, nhng ngi tham gia s cng leo ln mt chic xe bus i ti mt a
im m ch c ngi li xe v ngi t chc mi bit c. Vi tng , Paul mun lm mt
b phim khng cn kch bn v din vin. Tt c mi ngi trn chic xe bus s l din vin v
din bin tip theo ca b phim s c vit ngay trn chuyn xe bus .
Mc d cha bao gi vit kch bn, o din v sn xut phim, nhm rt can m
ng ra nhn ht tt c nhng vic kh khn y vi Paul v Ringo lm o din chnh.
John lc u khng thch d n ny lm v anh cho rng Paul lm b phim ny tho mn ci
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ti ca mnh v s tin u t 75000 bng Anh l mt s tin khng l. Tuy nhin l mt ngi
thch phiu lu, nht l v ngh thut, John nhanh chng tr nn thch th vi b phim ny. Tuy
nhin, khi b phim ra i, Beatles gp mt c shock ln khi hu ht tt c bo ch u ch trch
v ph bnh b phim khng thng tic. y l ln u tin t khi bt u ni ting, nhm b ph
bnh nhiu nh vy. Vi b phim khng u khng ui ng ngn, nhm chng t cho c th
gii bit trnh lm phim ca mnh ti u. g gt, nhm quyt nh cho ra i album
soundtrack cng tn. c pht hnh vi quyn booklet mu 24 trang cha nhng hnh nh
chp trong giai qu trnh lm phim, album ny tri li li t c thnh cng ng k. Anh,
album ng th 2 trn bng xp hng cn M, album ln thng hng nht v bn c hn
1,75 triu bng. Ngoi cc ca khc trong phim, album cn km them 5 ca khc c pht
hnh di dng single trc y l Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, All You Need Is
Love, Hello Goodbye v Baby Youre a Rich Man.
Magical Mystery Tour

McCartney: Bass, piano, ht chnh
Starr: drums, tambourine,
Session musicians: 3 trumpets
Paul c tng v b phim Magical Mystery Tour trn chuyn my bay t Denver v
London. Khi tr v phng thu vi ci ta Magical Mystery Tour, Paul bt u th hin vai tr
lnh o ca mnh qua vic bt Mal Evans i tm nhng poster qung co lm cm hng
sng tc. Sau hai ting ng h tm kim Mal tr v tay khng v khng tm c nhng mu
qung co m Paul mun. Th l Paul bt u bt cc thnh vin khc v c nhng k s thu m
ng gp bt c nhng cm t no mnh ngh ra vit bi ht v Mal Evans c nhim v ghi li
tt c nhng tng. Nhng cm t oc Paul chn bao gm trip of a lifetime , satisfaction
guaranteed reservation, invitation. Sau Paul mang ng h ln y v nh ghp li thnh
bi ht hon chnh. n khi thu m, Paul ng ra ch o v sp t vic thu phn nhc nn vi
cc nhc s phng thu trong khi John, George v Ringo ngi ngoi phng tp ch ti phin mnh.
Sau khi phn nhc m thu xong, Paul mi cho gi ba tay Beatles cn li vo v ch o tip
vic thu m th no cho va mnh.
The Fool on the Hill

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: piano, flute, ht chnh
Lennon: harmonica, maracas,
Harrison: lead guitar, harmonica
Starr: finger cymbals
Theo Alistair Taylor, Paul vit bi ny trong thi gian thu m Sgt. Pepper cng mt lc vi
With a Little Help From My Friends nhng mi n cui nm 67 mi a vo album
MMT. Ngoi cnh ca bi ht ny c quay Nice, Php. Trong khi nhm Beatles ang bn
rn lm phim London, Paul lng lng b sang Php quay cnh ny mt mnh. Do vi v,
Paul qun mang theo passport v tin mt. Do qu ni ting, nn Paul c hi quan cho ln
my bay vi iu kin h chiu phi c gi ti Php trong ngy. Khi n Php, Paul pht hin
mnh khng c tin mt trong ngi v ng knh thch hp dung quay ngoi cnh cng khng
mang theo nt. Paul phi in v gp cho tr l Peter Brown gi gp tin, h chiu v ng knh
sang Php quay. iu ny lm cho chuyn i b mt ca Paul b bt m, v d nhin lm pht
long cc Beatles khc. Chi ph cho cnh quay Paul trn i Nice ngn ht 4000 bng Anh. Tuy
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nhin, mc cho nhng phin toi k trn, bi ht ny l mt trong bi ht ca Paul c John a
thch.
Flying
(Lennon 2,5/ McCartney 2,5/ Harrison 2,5/ Starkey 2,5)
McCartney: guitar,
Lennon: Mellotron
Harrison: guitar,
Starr: drums, maracas.
Cn c bit n vi ci tn Aerial Tour Instrumental bi ny l bn ho tu duy nht
Beatles thu m trong thi gian k hp ng cho hang Parlophone v l bn ho tu th ba
m nhm sng tc. Hai bi u l Cry for a Shadow ca John v George v bi 12-bar
original vit nm 1965 nhng khng c thu m, n nm 1969, George t li cho bi ny v
gi n l For You Blue. y cng l bi duy nht tc quyn chia u cho c bn thnh vin.
Blue Jay Way

(Harrison 10)
Lennon: tambourine
Harrison: Hammond Organ, ht chnh v ht b
Starr: drums
Session musician: cello
George vit bi ny khi ang Hollywood cng vi Pattie, Neil Aspinall v Alex Mardas.
Khi n LA, George thu cn h trn ng Blue Jay, mt con ng nh bn hng i l ni
ting Sunset Boulevard . Derek Taylor, nhn vin lo vic bo ch ca Beatles cng n
Hollywood ch sau George vi ting. Khi ti ni, Derek gi in cho George hi ng n
ch ca George, George bo rng nu khng tm c th c hi cnh st. Ri thay, m y li
c sng m dy c v con ng Blue Jay l mt con ng cc k kh kim nn Derek
Taylor b lc sut vi ting ng h. Trong thi gian ch i, George sng tc bi Blue Jay
Way trn cy n Hammond organ c sn trong nh. Mc d ch n gin l mt bi ht vit v
vic ch i, nhng t khi nhm Beatles cho ra i album Sgt. Pepper, hu nh cc bi ht
ca nhm u b m x xem c cha nhng thong ip ngm no khng v d nhin bi ny
cng th. Cu please dont be long (xin ng n tr) c nhiu ngi hiu theo ngha
please dont belong ( to the society) v cu and my friends have lost their way c xem nh
mt li m ch v gii hippie, the lost generation. Trong phn phim minh ho bi ny, George n
mc nh mt ngi ht rong ngi di t vi cy n organ v bng phn trn mt t v dng
ch ti c hai v v mt con phi nui. Mt v l Pattie th r ri, cn c na l ai? Chng l li
l Simply Shady ca box Beat chng?
Your Mother Should Know

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, ht chnh v b
Lennon: organ, ht b
Harrison: tambourine, tabla, ht b
Starr: drums
Paul vit bi ny vo thng 5/67 theo phong cch ragtime v big band, th loi m ng Jim
McCartney thng chi lc cn tr lm vui long hai v chng ngi c Gin v dng
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Harry khi h n chi London v nh ca Paul. Trong b phim MMT, bi ny c dung
lm cnh kt vi nhm Beatles mc o ui tm trng t trn cu thang i xung. Trn o ca
John, George v Ringo u ci mt bong cm chng mu trong khi hoa ca Paul li mu
en. iu ny khin cho tin n v ci cht ca Paul cng c cng c.
I Am the Walrus
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: Mellotron, ht chnh
Starr:drums
Session musicians: 8 violins, 4 cellos, 3 horns
Dn ng ca thiu nhi : 6 nam ht on Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper v su n ht
on everybodys got one
Mt ngy nm 1967, John nhn c mt bc th do mt hc sinh trng Quarry Bank
gi bo rng cc hc sinh Quarry Bank c thy gio dy mn vn bt phn tch li
cc ca khc ca Beatles. iu ny khin John cm thy th v. Anh cng vi Pete Shotton cng
ngm nga li bi ng dao lc cn hc Quarry Bank Yellow Matter Custard/ green slop pie/
Mix together with a dead dogs eye/ slap it on a butty, ten foot thick/ then wash it down with a cup
of cold sick. l ngun cm hng John sng tc I am the Walrus. Giai iu ca bi ht
c kt hp t ba bi ht dang d ca John, mt bi da trn ting ci xe ca cnh st tun tra
vi cu mister city police pht ra t loa phng thanh ca xe cnh st. Bi th hai l on sitting
in an English garden vit v ngi vn ca John v bi cui cng l mt bi ht v ngha gm
nhng t v vn kiu elementary penguin, selmolina pilchard, texpert, clabalocker ghp li
vi nhau. Phn ip khc I am the eggman/ I am a walrus ly cm hng t bi th The
Walrus and the Carpenter ca nh vn vit truyn thiu nhi Lewis Carroll, tc gi ca Alice
trong x thn tin m John rt thch. Theo nhng ngi tng quen bit John, elementary
penguins singing Hare Krishnar m ch nh th ca tro lu Beat rt ni ting thi by gi l
Allen Ginsberg, ngi t tp mt m ng ngi qua ng v dy h cch tng kinh Hare
Krishna. Eggman l bit danh ca Eric Burdon, ca s chnh nhm Animals, ngi c mt thi
quen kh qui n l p nhng qu trng sng trn mnh cc c gi cng qua m vi anh ri
lim sch. Cn Selmolina Pilchard theo Marianne Faithful chnh l trung s Norman Pilcher,
ngi c cng truy qut cc bui t tp ht ht ca gii ngh s London. Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards ca nhm Stones v ngay c John v Yoko sau ny u l nn nhn ca nhng bui
cn ca trung s Pilcher. iu ng ni l trong thp nin 70, chnh ng ny li vo t ngi bc
lch v ti tang tr v s dng ma tu. Cng nh Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, bi ht ny l
mt bi ht hon ton v ngha gm nhng hnh nh siu thc ghp li vi nhau. John cho rng
nu Bob Dylan c ca ngi vi nhng ca khc kiu ny th ti sao mnh khng lm theo. Bi
ht ny mt c thng tri mi thu m xong v ng George Martin mun tm nhng nhc c c th
h tr mt cch hon ho nhp iu v dng chy ca nhng t ng mang tnh hnh tng ca
John.
Lady Madonna
(McCartney 10)
UK Chart 1/US chart 4
Lennon :ht b
Starr: drums
Ronnie Scott: saxophone
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Harry Klein: saxophone
Bill Povey: saxophone
Bill Jackman: saxophone
Paul vit ca khc ny da trn nn riff ca bn nhc ho tu Bad Penny Blues nm 1956
ca tay kn trumpet nhc jazz Humprey Lyttelton. Ca khc ny nh du s tr li vi th
loi rock and roll truyn thng ca Beatles sau hai nm th nghim vi th loi psychedelic. Mc
d l vay mn nn nhc ca Humprey Lyttelton, ng ny khng h cm thy phin long, tri li
cn cm thy vinh d v c Beatles s dng nhc ca mnh. nh ca Paul lc u khi vit
bi ht ny l ca ngi c m ng trinh Maria, nhng sau , anh cm thy y l mt bi
ht ca ngi ph n ni chung. Khi chn bi ht pht hnh a n nm 68, nhm d nh
s dng bi Across the universe nhng n gi cht li pht hnh Lady Madonna v gi bi
kia li n tn nm 1970 mi pht hnh.
The Inner Light

(Harrison 10)
US Chart 96
McCartney: ht b
Lennon: ht b
Harrison: ht chnh
Session musicians: all instruments
Ngy 29/9/1967, John v George c David Frost chn lm khch mi cho chng trnh
talk show mang tn the Frost Report ca mnh. Bui ni chuyn ch yu xoay quanh cc vn
trit hc v thin nh phng ng, da trn bui phng vn thin s Maharishi Maheshi
Yogi trc . Trong s ngi tham d chng trnh c Juan Mascaro, mt gio s ting
Sanskrit i hc Cambridge tham d. Kh n tng v s hiu bit v trit hc phng ng
ca George, mt thng sau, ng ny gi cho George quyn sch mang tn Lamps of Fire, mt
quyn sch gm nhng bi ging v trit l phng ng m ng su tp v bin dch. Juan nh
George vit nhc cho phn li dch ca mt on trch t b o c kinh ca Trung Quc c
ta l The Inner Light. George s dng gn nh ton b li ca bi th cho ca khc ca
mnh, ch thay i cht t cho hp vi nhc. Ca khc c nhng nhc s dn tc n chi
phn nhc nn cng nh nhng ca khc trc y ca George. c s dng cho mt B ca
single Lady Madonna, y l ca khc u tin ca George c chn lm single v cng l ca
khc duy nht ca Beatles c v tr thp nht trn bng xp hng.
Hey Jude
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, hat chinh
Lennon: acoustic guitar, hat be
Harrison: lead guitar, hat be
Nm 1968, khi John v Yoko cng khai ho mi quan h ca mnh, chuyn li d gia John
v Cynthia l iu tt yu. Trong s cc Beatles, Paul l ngi quan tm n s phn v tng
lai ca cu b Julian Lennon nht. Mt hm, trn ng n thm Julian v Cynthia, Paul c
tng vit mt bi ht an i Julian. Bi ht lc u c gi l Hey Jules nhng Paul i li
thnh Hey Jude theo tn mt nhn vt trong v nhc kch Oklahoma! y l single thnh cng
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nht ca Beatles v cng di nht t trc n nay vi di 7 pht 11 giy. Ngay t sau khi
pht hnh, Hey Jude ln thng hng nht ca hu ht tt c cc bng xp hng trn cc nc
trn th gii v n cui nm 1968, single ny c bn trn 5 triu bng. Khi vit ca khc ny,
Paul khng hi long lm vi cu The movement you need is on your shoulder v nh tm cu
khc thay th, nhng John cho rng cu y li l cu hay nht trong bi. C hai tho thun
nu Paul gi cu y trong bi ht th John s nhng b Hey Jude nm mt A single cn
Revolution ca mnh nm mt B. Phin bn u tin ca ca khc di ch khong hn 4 pht
do phn hp xng cui bi khng c thu m. Hm sau, nhm thu li phin bn hon chnh
vi phn hp xng v dn nhc giao hng 40 ngi.
Trong tun l pht hnh Hey Jude nhm Beatles ng ca ca hang bn qun o Apple
do thua l. m trc khi pht hnh album, Paul ln vo ca hng Apple dung sn trng
sn cc ca s v vit ch Hey Jude! tht to nh mt cch qung b cho single mi. Ri thay,
ngy hm sau, cng ng ngi Do Thi London khi nhn thy dng ch Hey Jude ngh
rng y l mt khu hiu chng Do Thi (Juden l cch gi khng my lch s ch ngi Do
Thi). Trc khi nhm Beatles n gii quyt th tm knh ca s c dng ch kia b ai
dung nm v.
Revolution
(Lennon 10)
US chart 12
McCartney: bass, organ
Lennon: lead guitar, hat chinh
Starr: drums
Nicky Hopkins: piano
Ma xun nm 1968 c gi l ma xun cch mng vi cc phong tro u tranh
chng cuc chin Vit Nam ln n nh im. Thng 3/1968, hang nghn sinh vin London
tun hnh biu tnh trc s qun M i chm dt chin tranh. Php, cc cuc ni dy ca
sinh vin ngy cng pht trin mc cho s n p ca cnh st. Trc kh th si sc , John
bt u vit ca khc mang tnh chnh tr u tin ca mnh khi n v hon thnh n khi tr
v Anh. Khi John a ra nh s dng Revolution lm mt A a single mi, c George v
Paul u phn i kch lit v bi ht chng nhng khng thnh cng v mt thng mi m cn
ng chm ti nhiu vn t nh. Sau mt thi gian ci v, John nhng b pht hnh bi ny
mt B ca Hey Jude v chi vi tc nhanh, trong khi George v Paul cng ng
phin bn chm s xut hin trong album k tip. Thng ip ca John trong ca khc ny kh
n gin: Mun lm cch mng th nn thay i cch suy ngh c hu trc, cn bo lc khng
gii quyt c g Tuy nhin trong bi ht, John cng bc l s phn vn ca mnh gia hai con
ng bo ng v bt bo ng.
Ngay sau ch out trong cu: But if you talk about destruction, dont you know that you
can count me out (Nu cc bn mun s dng bo lc th hy cha ti ra), trong phin
bn chm, John ht them ch in vi ngha, cho ti nhp bn vi. Chnh s phn
vn m bi ny b c hai phi bo ng v bt bo ng ch trch. T Rampart ca M gi
John l k phn bi, trong khi t bo cnh t New Left Review nh gi bi ht ny nh mt
ting than th y s hi ca giai cp t sn (trc sc mnh ca cc cuc u tranh). Gay gt
hn, mt sinh vin cc t i hc Keele, trong bc th gi cho tp ch ca trng ni v
Revolution nh sau: N (bi ht) chng c mt cht g gi l tnh cch mng c, cng nh v
kch radio Mrs Dales Diary m thi. Mun thay i th gii ny, ta phi tm hiu ngun gc ca
mi iu xu xa ri tn dit n mt cch khng thng tic. Khng c g gi l c c hoc
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in cung trong vic s dng bo lc lm cch mng c v chng ta ang u tranh
chng li nhng s p bc v nhc nh, ngun gc ca mi s bt hnh do ch ngha t bn
to ra. Nhng th gi l tnh yu khng dm u tranh v nhng vn ny u l ngu bin v
hn nht. Trn i ny khng c ci gi l cch mng bt bo ng Tuy nhin John vn gi
vng lp trng u tranh bt bo ng ca mnh. Trong bi phng vn vi Playboy nm 1980,
John by t quan nim chnh tr ca mnh: ng li ko ti vo nhng tr bo ng. ng mong
ti n chin ho ca bn nu chin ho khng cm y hoa.
Nm 1987, hang giy th thao Nike tr $250,000 mua bn quyn ca khc ny cho
Capitol v EMI v dung n qung co. Lp tc, ba con b cn li kin Nike v ti li dng
thin ch v hnh nh ca Beatles vi mc ch kinh doanh m khng c s ng ca
nhm. i din ca Nike phn pho bo rng Yoko v go ca John cho php h ton quyn
s dng ca khc ny. Yoko cho rng: Nhng bi ht ca John khng nn xem nh nhng bi
thnh ca dnh cho nhng k t o. N phi c gii tr hin i lng nghe mt cch ph
bin. tr li, Paul pht biu: iu ng ni l c nhng k t tin s dng nhng ca khc
ca Beatles thu li ring cho c nhn trong khi h khng c quyn lm nh vy (m ch
Yoko). Khng ai cho php h c lm nh th. Nht l s dng nhng ca khc ca Beatles
qung co. C th 20 nm sau ti s thay i kin, nhng by gi th chc chn l khng
c. Cng quan im vi Paul, George cng ni: Nu vic ny c tip din, ri y tt c cc
ca khc ca Beatles s c dung qung co lt ph n hoc xc xch. Chng ta phi
ngn chn vic ny li trc khi qu mun. John tuy mt ri nhng ba chng ti vn cn sng,
Ti ngh h phi tn trng nhng ca khc chng ti sng tc v ghi m v l mt phn cuc
sng ca ti. Cui cng hang Nike ng khng s dng Revolution na vo ngy 22/3/88, mt
nm sau khi a bi ny vo chin dch qung co ca mnh.
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Yellow Submarine
C th ni Yellow Submarine l album yu nht ca Beatles. Hu nh chng ai quan

tm n vic lm album ny c. B phim hot hnh Yellow Submarine ra i chng qua l
tr n cho xong hp ng lc trc ng Epstein k vi hang EMI m thi. Khng ai trong
nhm Beatles hi long vi vic mnh b bin thnh nhng nhn vt hot hnh nn cui cng,
nhm t chi lng ting cho cc nhn vt trong phim. Album soundtrack ca b phim ny cng
c lm mt cch kh chp v. Trong s 13 bi ca album, 7 bi sau l phn nhc ho tu ca
ng Martin vit cho b phim. Su bi ca Beatles ng gp th Yellow Submarine v All You
Need Is Love l hai bi xo li. All Together Now r rang l vit tr n qu thn, khng xng
vi tm vc ca Beatles cht no. Only a Northern Song v Its All Too Much l hai tc phm
ca George. Mt album ch c bn bi mi trong 2 bi ca George chng t rng hai ng ln
John v Paul khng them m xa g ti n c. Ch c Hey Bulldog l mt ca khc c gi trong
album ny. Mc d c thu m trc White Album, Yellow Submarine mi n u nm 69
mi c pht hnh. Anh, album ny leo ln c hng 3, cn M, album lc u lt vo
bng xp hng hng 86, t ngt vt ln hng 2 trong 1 tun ri mt tch.
Only a Northern Song

(Harrison 10)
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McCartney: bass
Lennon: piano
Harrison: organ, ht chnh
Starr: drums
C hai ngun kin tri ngc nhau v xut x ca bi ht ny. Theo ngun ca Steve
Turner trong cun A Hard Days Write th bi ny c George vit v thu m t thng 2 nm
67 vi d nh a vo trong album Sgt Pepper nhng b t chi. Cn theo cun Beatlesongs
ca William J. Dowling th George xung phong vit bi ny khi ng George Martin cn mt bi ht
cho b phim Yellow Submarine khi John v Paul c v kh th . Tuy nhin, d th no i
chng na, bi ht ny cng th hin s bt mn ca George v cng ty Northern Songs Ltd.
c lp ra bo v tc quyn ca nhm. Do John v Paul l hai sng tc chnh nn 30% c
phn ca cng ty ny thuc v hai ngi ny. George v Ringo ch c hng 1,6 % t mi bi
ht ca nhm. Do c th thy vic Paul v John lm ng nhng sng tc ca George khng
hn v l do m nhc m cn l v l do tin bc. Chnh v s chia chc khng ng u v mt
quyn li ny m George lun l ngi bn ra trong nhng d n ti hp ca Beatles.
All Together Now

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, acoustic guitar, hat chinh
Lennon: banjo, hat be
Harrison: harmonica, hat be
Starr:drums, finger cymbals, hat be
Paul vit bi ny theo dng mt bi ht thiu nhi mi ngi ht theo, kiu nh mt
Yellow Submarine th hai. John lc u khng thch bi ny lm, nhng sau khi bit c
cc fan bong Anh s dng bi ny c v i bong ca mnh th anh mi i thi .
Theo li k ca Paul Horn, mt ngi c mt cng vi nhm Beatles n , khi ht cu H, I,
J, I love you, nhm sa thnh H,I, Jai Guru Dev ca ngi s ph ca ng Maharishi.
Hey Bulldog
McCartney: bass, hat be
Lennon: piano, lead guitar, hat chinh
Starr: drums
y l bi ht cui cng nhm Beatles thu m trc khi ln ng i n nm 68. Hm
nhm c hn vi on lm phim quay phn phim minh ho cho Lady Madonna. Trong
thi gian ch i, Paul nghi John vit mt bi ht g gii khuy, th l c hai bt tay vo
vit Hey Bulldog v thu m ti ch. Ta ban u ca ca khc l Hey Bullfrog nhng khi thu
m, Paul bt cht nhi ting ch sa chc ci mi ngi, th l John ng khu ht lun
Hey bulldog. Bui thu m cng l ln u tin John dn Yoko theo, bt u cho s hin din
thng trc ca Yoko trong phng thu.
Sau ny Erich Segal, tc gi ca chuyn tnh Love Story ni ting, ngi vit kch bn cho
b phim hot hnh Yellow Submarine cho rng John vit bi ny cm n ng v con ch
ngao l vt khc ca trng i hc Yale ni ng Erich Segal lm ging vin.
Its All Too Much

(Harrison 10)
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Harrison: lead guitar, organ, ht chnh
Session musicians: 2 trumpets
George vit bi ny sau mt ln th LSD nm 1967. Trc khi gp ng Maharishi, George
thng ngh rng cht LSD gip mnh ph v c nhng ro cng v mt tm linh. Tuy nhin
sau khi hc thin n , George bt u nhn ra rng LSD khng gip anh t c s thng
hoa v mt tinh thn. Cu With your long blond hair and your eyes of blue l cu George vit
ly cm hng t v p ca c v Pattie.
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The Beatles (White Album)
Sau ba thng khi tung ra a n Hey Jude/ Revolution v hn 18 thng khi album Sgt.
Pepper ra i, Beatles lm du cn kht ca ngi hm m bng mt album i vi ba
a mu trng tuyn vi hn 94 pht m nhc. c s n nhn nng nhit ca cc fan v
nhng li nh gi tt t pha cc nh ph bnh do s a dng v mt m nhc, album the
Beatles hay cn c bit n vi ci tn album trng li l ct mc nh du cho s tan r ca
nhm. Trc ht, l do Beatles cho ra i mt album i l v nhm mun nhanh chng kt thc
hp ng vi hang NME c th theo ui s nghip ring. Trc khi White Album c pht
hnh, George pht hnh album soundtrack ca b phim Wonderwall cn John th cng vi
Yoko cng cho ra mt album mang tnh th nghim vi ba a chp hai ngi trong t th 100%
Unfinished Music Vol. 1: Two Virgins. Th hai, khng kh khi thu album rt cng thng gia cc
thnh vin vi nhau nht l vic Paul cng ngy cng ln lt cc thnh vin khc. George v
Ringo thng xuyn than phin rng Paul s dng mnh nh nhng nhc cng phng thu
khng hn khng km. George Harrison pht biu: Paul thng t ra thng hi v ngh
gip thu mt ca khc ca ti sau khi ti phi chu long thu 10 bi ca anh y. Tht l ch
k. Cn Ringo thng n phng thu ch chi bi vi Mal Evans v Neil Aspinall. Thm ch,
phn m trng ca Ringo trong cc bi ht phn ln u c Paul thu li khi mi ngi ra v.
Sau mt thi gian gi v mt lp tai ng, Ringo b phng thu ra v gia mt ln thu m do
khng chu c s can thip qu ng ca Paul. Anh l nh sut tun l v ni vi Maureen
rng nhm Beatles khng cn mnh na. c gng xo i nhng bt ho, John v Paul vit
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th xin li, gi Ringo l tay trng gii nht th gii v ph y hoa ti ln dn trng ca anh
ngy Ringo tr li phng thu.
Mt iu quan trng na gy nn s bt ng su sc trong ni b Beatles l s xut hin
thng trc ca nhn vt m ai cng ght, Yoko Ono. Sau khi chim c John, ngi
n b Nht ny lun cp k vi anh nh hnh vi bong mi lc mi ni, thm ch c khi John i
vo nh v sinh. Cho n thi im trc khi Yoko xut hin, nhm Beatles c mt qui lut bt
thnh vn l khng cho bn gi hoc v vo phng thu khi nhm ang lm vic v s mt tp
trung. Gi th John ph l bng cch Yoko mang c ging ng vo trong studio khin cc
con b khc cm thy v cng chng tai gai mt. Nhiu s hn, Yoko lun cho mnh ci quyn
gp ph bnh cch chi ca mi ngi trong khi mnh khng hiu g lm v nhc rock. George
v Paul khng h giu gim s hn hc ca mnh i vi Yoko v lun tm cch by t s bt
mn bt c khi no c th. Ringo mc d nhn nhn hn nhng cui cng cng khng chu
c. Anh n gp John trc tip v hi thng rng c nht thit phi mang Yoko vo phng thu
khng. p li, John ch tr li gn ln: Hoc l ti n phng thu vi Yoko, hoc l ti s khng
n na!. Mi bt ho gia cc thnh vin cng r nt khi nhm t mi nhng nhc s khc
vo thu m cho ca khc ca mnh m khng thong qua cc thnh vin trong nhm. Nhiu bi ht
trong album c Paul, John v George thu m mt mnh m khng c s gip ca nhng
ngi cn li.
c thu m t ngy 30/5/68 n ngy 14/10/68, album trng l album mt nhiu thi gian
thu m nht ca Beatles. Trung bnh mi bi ht mt khong 30 ting ng h thu m v mix.
Trong thi gian thu m, ng George Martin i ngh mt ba thng, do phn ln cc bi ht
c giao cho tr l ca ng l Chris Thomas phi. ng Martin thy vic cho ra i mt album
i l kh phiu lu v theo ng mt s bi trong album khng cht lng. ng tm mi cch
thuyt phc John v Paul chn li nhng bi ht thc s tiu chun cho album mt
album n nhng b t chi. Nhng cng v nh th m ngi nghe c thng thc ti nng
ca Beatles mt cch trn vn hn. Mc d t tnh th nghim v khng nht qun bng
Revolver hay Sgt. Pepper, album Trng th hin c tnh a dng v th loi. Nhng ngi
thch th loi rock nng s c tho mn vi Back in the USSR, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Why
Dont We Do It in the Road, cn vi nhng ngi thch nhng bn ballad acoustic guitar nh
nhng th li tm thy c nhng bi theo ng gu ca mnh nh Dear Prudence, Blackbird,
Mother Natures Son, Julia v I Will. Nhng nhy mt cht vi phong cch reggae vng
Caribean? Say Obladi-blada no! Nhc pop kiu thp nin 40? Honey Pie l thch hp nht.
Mun c t thi gian suy gm v th s hay ni tm? c Im So Tired, Sexy Sadie, Long,
Long, Long. Chm bim v a vui cho bt cng thng ? Nghe Piggies v Savoy Truffle nh!
Cn nh ai thch nhng bn psychedelic kiu hi in in ng cht ca John th c Glass
Onion, Bungalow Bill, Happiness is a Warm Gun. in nng hn? Revolution 9 v Wild Honey
Pie hi vng s p ng c nhu cu ca bn. Fan ca th loi electric blues th khng th b
qua ca khc bt h While My Guitar Gently Weeps ca George vi ting n trn c tuyt vi
ca Eric Clapton v Yer Blues, mt bi blues thm nht ca John. Mun nghe country th chn
Rocky Raccoon v Dont Pass Me By, mt sng tc him hoi ca Ringo. V sau khi tho mn
vi khu vn m nhc y mu sc ny ri th hy Ringo ru bn ng vi mt Good Night
tht thanh thot.
tng v mt ba a trng tinh l ca ngh s Richard Hamilton. Theo ng nhm nn
nh s th t cho nhng album pht hnh u tin mi ngi su tp nh mt tc phm
ngh thut kiu avant-garde. Paul tin xa hn mt bc, mun t chc mt cuc x s qua
nhng album nhng sau li rt li kin trn v anh cho rng lm nh vy thong mi qu.
Bn trong ba a l hnh bn thnh vin chp ring, mt t poster kh ln vi li ca cc bi ht
v nhng bc hnh nh chp cc thnh vin Beatles. y cng l ln u tin nhm Beatles xut
hin trn hnh theo tng c nhn ch khng chp chung vi nhau. Mal Evans v Neil Aspinall
c giao nhim v chn hnh cn vic sp xp th giao cho Jeremy Banks. Khng bit v tnh
hay c m trong phn hnh nh c c mt tm hnh John hon ton nude ngi nghe in thoi
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vi Yoko nm bn. iu ny din ra khi s c v ba a Two Virgins cn cha lng xung to
nn mt scandal nho nh.
c pht hnh Anh ngy 22/11/68, album ln hng nht nm ngy sau v ng y
9 tun lin tip. Ti M, album c t hang trc gn 2 triu bng trc ngy pht hnh.
Cng tr hng nht sut chin tun, album bn c trn 4 triu bn ch trong thng u tin pht
hnh. n nm 1970, con s bn ra ln n 6,5 triu bn khin album ny tr thnh album i c
s lng pht hnh cao nht trong thp nin 60.
Disc 1
Back in the USSR
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: lead guitar, piano, drums, ht chnh v ht b
Lennon: bass 6 dy, ht b
Harrison: jazz bass, ht b
Paul sng tc bi ny khi n vi s gip sc ca Mike Love, thnh vin ca nhm
Beach Boys. nh ca Paul khi sng tc ca khc ny l nhi li bi ht Back in the U.S.A ca
Chuck Berry vi nhng c trng ca nc M nh hamburger, nhng to nh chc tri, rp
chiu phim ngoi tri v my ht a t ng v phong cch ht b kiu Beach Boys. Nhn thy
rng cc ca khc rock and roll ph thong hay mn nhiu a danh ca M nh New Orleans,
Chicago, Mississippi,Paul ngh rng s th v khi a nhng a danh Nga nh Moscow,
Ukraine v nhng c th ca nc Nga nh n balalaika, nhng nh ni y tuyt ph vo
nhc rock. Bi ht ni v tm trng ca mt ngi Nga sng M lu nm, nay c tr v
nc, anh tht ln: Tht l may mn khi c tr li Lin X. Bi ht ny ra i trong thi
k chin tranh lnh gia hai khi T Bn v X Hi ch ngha cng vi s u tranh phn chin
Vit Nam khin cho nhiu tay theo ch ngha McCarty ln n Beatles d di. Nhiu k qu
khch cn cho rng Beatles chnh l nhng ip vin ca Lin X c i lt nhc s ty no
thanh thiu nin phng ty. Ca khc ny c thu lc Ringo ri nhm nhc v Paul m nhim
phn trng. Mt s th v na l s hon i v tr gia Paul, John v George vi Paul chi lead
guitar cn hai tay guitar li m nhn phn bass.
Dear Prudence
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, drums, piano, flugelhorn, ht chnh v b
Lennon: lead guitar, ht chnh v b
Mal Evans: tambourine.
Prudence Farrow l em gi ca n din vin Mia Farrow, c hai ch em cng tham gia kho
hc thin ti ni ca Maharishi Maheshi Yogi vi nhm Beatles nm 68. Hn ai ht,
Prudence l ngi tuyt i tin tng vo nhng gio hun ca ng Yogi. C ng ca
thin sut ba tun lin khng tip xc vi bt c mt ai cho n khi mi ngi pht hin ra c
ang tnh trng sng d cht d. Khi c a ra ngoi, Prudence xanh nh tu l v khng
cn nhn thc c nhng g din ra xung quanh, thm ch c cng khng nhn bit c
nhng ngi thn ca mnh. Ngi duy nht m Prudence c th nhn ra l ng Maheshi Yogi.
George v John c phn cng ni chuyn vi Prudence dn dn a c tr li vi thc t
v John vit bi ht ny da trn nhng cm hng . Tuy nhin, George li l ngi ht bi ny
tng cho Prudence khi cn n .
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Glass Onion
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, so
Session musicians: orchestra.
Vi nn vn ho hippie v ma tu ngy cng pht trin m Beatles li l nhng k tin
phong, hu ht cc bi ht ca nhm lun c em ra m x xem c dnh dng g n
ma tu khng. iu ny khin John cm thy thch th. L ngi thch chi ch, John quyt
nh vit mt ca khc kiu khng u khng ui, ly t cc bi ht c nh Theres a Place,
Strawberry Fields, Within You, Without You, I Am a Walrus Fool on the Hill, Fixing a Hole
v Lady Madonna mi th mt t vit mt bi ht cho thin h tha h m on gi on non.
John cng nhn mnh c vit The walrus was Paul nh lc hng mi ngi. Mt hnh
nh gy kh nhiu tranh ci trong bi ht l hnh nh bent back tulips. Nhiu ngi cho rng
l tr tng tng ca John b bp mo do nh hng ca ma tu. Nhng theo Derek Taylor,
bent back tulip l mt loi hoa c tht vi nhng cnh hoa khi n un cong ra ngoi khin
ngi ta c th thy r bn trong ca n. Loi hoa qu ny c nh hang Parkes, mt nh hang
sang trng London nhng nm 60 trng trong nhng chu bn cnh ca s. John l mt thc
khch quen thuc ca nh hang. Theo Derek, John vit cu Looking through the bent back
tulips, to see how the other half lives c hai ngha. ngha th nht l nhn qua nhng cnh
hoa, ngi ta s thy phn nh hoa v nhng g cn li ca n. ngha th hai l nhn qua
khung ca s ca nh hang sang trng ni t nhng chu hoa t tin, ngi ta s thy c
cuc sng ca nhng ngi lao ng bnh thng, phn cn li ca thnh ph London. John
nh gi ban nhc the Iveys l the Glass Onion theo bi ht ca mnh nhng nhm khng thch
ci tn ny, kt qu nhm chn tn Badfinger da theo bi With a Little Help From My Friends.
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
(McCartney 10)
Lennon: maracas, ht b
Starr: drums
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da l cu ni ca ming ca Jimmy Scott, mt tay chi congas ngi
Nigeria m Paul quen London. Mi khi khuyn ai iu g, Jimmy thng bo: Ob-la-di Ob-lada, i l th. Tuy nhin ng ny cha bao gi tit l cho bt k ai Ob-la-di Ob-la-da l g. Khi
Paul vit bi ht ny, Jimmy than phin l mnh ng l phi c tr tin bn quyn nhng Paul
khng ng v theo anh, y ch l mt cu ni vu v. Mu thun ca Paul vi cc thnh vin
khc ln n cc im khi Paul b gn c tun l lin thu m bi ny vi hi vng bin n
thnh mt a single. Tuy nhin John v George b phiu chng v bi ny theo hai thnh vin l
khng c g mi m. Mt ln, sau khi qu chn nn v phi thu li mt bi nhiu ln v mt
phn do nh hng ca ma tu, John gy s vi Paul bng cch nn rm rm trn cc phm
n piano v hi vi ging thch thc: Th ny c cha? Mt iu kh th v l on cui,
Paul ht sai Molly stays at home and does her pretty face thnh Desmond stays at home
nhng nhm quyt nh nh th ngi nghe lm tng Desmond l mt g ng bong.
Mc d khng c Beatles pht hnh dng single, nhng Ob-la-di Ob-la-da gip hai nhm
nhc Anh khc l Marmalade v the Bedrocks ng nht bng xp hng vi phn cover ca
mnh. Nm 76, hang Capitol pht hnh single ny nhng n ch xp hng 49, tr thnh single
duy nht ca Beatles khng lt ni vo top 30.
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Wild Honey Pie

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, ht chnh
Bi ht ngn nht v c lp li nhiu nht ca Beatles vi mt cu Honey Pie ht i
ht li nhiu ln. Paul c cm hng vit bi ny trong mt ln cu nguyn tp th vi cc tn
khc n . Anh bo rng khng nh a vo album nhng v Pattie Harrison thch bi ny
nn mi quyt nh pht hnh. C th tin c khng hay y ch l mt l do Macca t bin
h cho tnh tham lam ca mnh?
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, organ, ht chnh
Starr: drums, tambourine, ht b
Yoko Ono: ht b, ht chnh (cu not when he looks so fierce)
Maureen Starkey: ht b
Chris Thomas: mellotrone
Bungalow Bill tn tht l Richard Cooke III, mt sinh vin M n thm b m l Nancy
trong kho hc thin n . L mt ngi a phiu lu mo him v cc mn th thao cm
gic mnh, Richard cng m i sn cp trn lng voi trong thi gian n . Khi i sn v,
Richard bng cm thy c ti v s b nghip bo trong khi b m th i khoe khp vi mi ngi
rng con mnh bn c con h. iu ny khin ng Yogi kh bc mnh v b d bui ging
kinh ca mnh. Khi John trch Richard ra tay git choc, anh chng ngi M ny bo cha
rng l hnh ng t v. Bungalow Bill l cch chi ch ca John khi ghp bungalow (nh
chi n ) vi nhn vt ni ting st b rng Bufallo Bill ca min Vin Ty nc M.
Richard hon ton khng bit bi ht ny vit v mnh cho n khi anh nhn c th t v bu
thip ca bn b gi v bt u bng cu: Hey Bungalow Bill, what id you kill?
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

(Harrison 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, organ, ht b
Harrison: acoustic, lead guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums, castanets, tambourine
Eric Clapton: lead guitar
Mt trong nhng ca khc hay nht ca Beatles v ca George Harrison c vit vi s
nh hng ca cun kinh Dch ca Trung Quc c. L mt ngi say m vn ho v trit
hc phng ng, George cm thy thu ht v s din gii v ci gi l duyn trong quan
nim phng ng m theo quan nim ca phng ty ch l s ngu nhin. B m nh bi khi
nim ny, trong mt ln v thm cha m Lancashire, George quyt inh vit mt bi ht da
trn bt c mt t no m anh ngu nhin bt gp c xem mnh c duyn vi t khng.
M mt cun tiu thuyt ra, t u tin p vo mt anh l gently weeps. Th l George vit ca
khc ny da trn khi nim gently weeps. Khi George ht ca khc ny cho ba thnh vin cn
li nghe, khng ai t ra tn thnh v ca t qu tru tng. Nhng George nht nh thu m bi
ny v theo anh y l mt bi hay. gy sc p, George mi Eric Clapton cng thu m bi ny
vi mnh. iu ny khin cc thnh vin khc phi nhng b gi th din. Phn solo nh
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i ca bi ht ny gia George v Eric (Eric l ch yu) tr thnh mt trong 100 khc solo
bt h ca nhc rock.
Happiness Is a Warm Gun

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: Lead guitar, ht chnh, ht b, tambourine
Harrison; lead guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
y thc s l ba bi ht dang d ca John ghp li vi nhau. Bi u tin l s gp nht
nhng chuyn v vn m John nghe c trong nhng ln tn gu vi mi ngi, t vic mt
k c thi quen vut ve ngi yu mnh bng bao tay nhung (shes well-acquainted with the
touch of the velvet hand) n chuyn mt fan ca i Manchester United b bt v ti gn gng
trn mi giy nhn trm di vy cc c gi (man with the multi-colored mirror on his hobnail
boots),chuyn mt g trm thng gn hai bn tay bng nha vo ng tay o, trong khi i tay
tht ca hn th dng khua khon cc th cho vo b (lying with his eyes while his hands are
working overtime) n vic nhng k hay thch phng u ba bi trong cc lm cy bn b song
Mersey (a soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust, (National
Trust l cng ty chuyn dn v sinh vng nng thn Anh).) Bi th hai l bi ca ngi hnh phc
do Yoko mang n, John gi Yoko l Mother Superior (trong phn thu m ca Anthology, c th
nghe thy John ht tip cu Yoko, Ono, oh no! Yoko, Ono oh yes! Cn bi th ba ly cm hng
t mt bi bo c ta Happiness Is a Warm Gun ly t mt tp ch qung co sng ca M.
y cng l bi c thu i thu li nhiu ln nht trong album. Sau 45 ln thu m khng va ,
nhm quyt nh ct nhng on n trong cc ln thu trc ri ghp vi nhau. Bi ny b i
BBC cm pht thanh do nhiu on m ch tnh dc, ma tu v bo lc.
Martha My Dear
(McCartney 10)
Lennon: bass
Starr: drums
Session musicians: strings, brass
Martha l ch ch chn cu ca Paul, nhng trong bi ht Martha li l mt c gi m theo
nhiu ngi l Jane Asher. Paul vit bi ny nh mt s cu vn mi quan h gia hai
ngi. Tuy hai ngi nh hn u nm 68, nhng khi Jane bn vic vi on kch, Paul li
lng nhng vi cc c gi khc, trong c c Linda Eastman, ngi sau ny tr thnh Macca
phu nhn. Trong thi gian Paul thu m Martha My Dear Linda chnh thc thay th Jane
Asher trong cuc i ca anh.
Im So Tired
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic, lead guitar, ht chnh, organ
Starr: drums
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Sau ba tun thin nh n , John tr nn mt ng v thi gian thin bui sng ko di.
Cn them thuc l v them ru cng khin cho anh cm thy bt rt. Nhng trn tt c l ni
nh ca John dnh cho Yoko. Anh b hang gi vit th cho Yoko mi ngy. Tuy nhin, John
vn b dn x bi trch nhim ca mnh vi Cynthia l Julian. V mnh l ngi c li, John khng
th m ming ni li chia tay vi Cynthia c. c nh gi l mt trong nhng ca khc u m
nht ca Beatles, Im So Tired th hin kh trung thc s u tranh gia lng tm v tnh cm
ca John trc khi i n quyt nh n vi Yoko.
Blackbird
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: acoustic guitar, percussion, ht chnh
Paul vit bi ny da trn nh hng ca bn Bouree cung mi th ca Bach vi phn ca
t ly cm hng t bi bo vit v mt cuc bo ng chnh tr ca ngi da en M n
m 68 (blackbird l ting long ch ngi da en). Tuy nhin theo b Angie McCartney m k ca
Paul, Paul vit bi ny tng cho m ca b (tc b ngoi gh ca Paul) trong lc b ny bnh.
B Edie Stopforth, m ca Angie, c mt ln bo vi Paul rng b ch ng c khi nghe
ting chim ht ban m. Paul mang my thu m, thu ting chim ht tng b. n nay b
Angie McCartney vn cn gi mt on bng thu m bi Blackbird c bt u bng ging ca
Paul: This ones for Edie.
Khi tr v Anh, Paul khin cc fan hm [m kinh ngc khi bng nhin xut hin bn ca s
mt bui sng sm v ht ca khc ny cho h nghe vi n thng. Tuy nhin mi vic u c l
do. L do chnh ca s ho phng bt ng ny l gy n tng vi Linda Eastman, ngi
bay t New York n vi Paul m hm trc.
Piggies
Harrison 9/Lennon 1
McCartney: bass
Lennon: tape loops
Harrison: acoustic guitar, vocal
Starr: tambourine
Chris Thomas: harpsichord
Session musicians: strings
George vit bi ny vo nm 1966 cng lc vi Taxman nh mt s chm bim i vi
giai cp trung lu Anh. Tuy nhin M, pig li l ting long ch cnh st v chnh v th
m Charles Manson, k st nhn ni ting ca thp nin 60 din gii cu They need a damn
good whacking thnh nn p cho bn cnh st mt trn ra tr. Trong nhng v git ngi ca
Charles Manson nh v thm st n din vin Sharon Tate, v Leno LaBinc v v Gary
Hinman, Charles Manson dung mu ca cc nn nhn vit nhng ch pig trn tng. Tt c
cc nn nhn ca Manson u b m cht bng dao v na nh trong cu clutching forks and
knives to eat their bacon. Ngay c khi vo t, tn git ngi man r ny vn thng dn li bi
ht Piggies bin h cho hnh ng phm ti ca mnh. Khi bit c chuyn ny, George
rt s hi v anh khng ng bi ht ca mnh li b bp mo mt cch kinh d nh vy. Anh ni
cu they need a damn good whacking l do m anh, b Louise Harrison gp khi anh tm mt
t no c vn vi backing v lacking cho bi ht ch hon ton khng c lin quan g n
git ngi hoc cnh st c.
Rocky Raccoon
(McCartney 10)
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Lennon: harmonica, harmonium, ht b
Harrison: bass, ht b
Starr: drums
George Martin: honky-tonk piano
y l bn Country & Western u tin ca Beatles. c vit n vi s gip sc
ca Donovan, bi ht l cu chuyn v mt chng cowboy tn Rocky Sassoon (sau Paul
i li thnh Rocky Raccoon nghe c v cowboy hn) sng vi k tnh ch ginh li
ngi yu nhng li b bi trn. Sau ny nhiu ngi pht hin ra s trng hp ngu nhin gia
bi ht ny v mt bi th mang tn The Shooting of Dan McGrew ca Robert Service nm
1907 v c ct chuyn ln tn ca cc nhn vt. Paul bo rng mnh khng h bit n bi th
ny khi sng tc Rocky Raccoon. Phn ca t v on Rocky Raccoon c mt ng bc s say
sa nng nc mi ru cha bnh chnh l kinh nghim ca Paul. Nm 1966, Paul b ng khi
chy xe p v b rch mp. ng bc s n khm cho Paul trong tnh trng stinking of gin. Kt
qu l Paul phi ria mp sut mt thi gian di che vt khu nham nh mi trn, tc
phm ca lo bc s say ru
Dont Pass Me By
(Starr 10)
McCartney: bass
Lennon: acoustic guitar, tambourine
Harrison: violin
Starr: drums, piano, ht chnh
y l ca khc trn vn u tin m Ringo vit c thi Beatles. V kh nng sng tc ca
mnh, Ringo pht biu: Ti th tp chi piano v guitar nhng ch bit c vi hp m, v cc
sng tc ca ti u chng i n u. i khi ti vit c mt bi mi v mang n cho John
v Paul nghe th. C hai thng ch cho ti rng giai iu ca bi ht mi ca ti l giai iu ca
mt bi no . Ho ra ti ch sa li li mt cht, cn giai iu th c b t mt bi quen quen
m khng bit. Nhiu ngi cho rng Ringo vit Dont Pass Me By khi n , nhng gn
y, mt on phng vn m nhm Beatles thc hin New Zealand nm 1964 tit l bi ny
vit trong giai on Beatlesmania. Trong on phng vn, Ringo ni n John v Paul ht ca khc
sng tc ca mnh mang tn Dont Pass Me By. John v Paul mi ngi thay phin nhau ht
mt on trong bi ht, Ringo li gp Bi ny phi ht theo kiu country mi ng iu.Ti
khng bit John v Paul c nh thu m bi ny khng, nhng ti nht nh s yu cu h thu m
cho bng c V phi mt gn 4 nm, bi ht ca Ringo mi c thu m.
Why Dont We Do It In the Road?

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, lead guitar, piano, drums, ht chnh
Mt bi rt John t phong cch, giai iu n ca t nhng li l sng tc 100% ca Paul.
Paul vit bi ny khi tnh c bt gp hai con kh ang lm tr kh trn mt ng ph n .
iu ny khin Paul ny ra mt ngh kh tinh nghch rng: ti sao con ngi chng ta li
khng th cng nhau n i bt c ni no m ta mun, s chng c ai thm quan tm hay ch
bai nu ai cng nh th. Paul rt i sang mt phng khc t thu m bi ny khi cc tay
Beatles khc cn ang bn. iu ny lm John rt tc gin. Tuy nhin, anh cng cng nhn rng
y l mt bi mnh a thch.
I Will
(McCartney 10)
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McCartney: bass, acoustic guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums, bongos, maracas
Bi ht u tin Paul vit cho Linda Eastman. y l mt bi tuy kh n gin nhng li
tn rt nhiu cng sc thu m. Ton b li gc ca bi ht c vit n b Paul thay
th bng li mi khi tr v Anh. Sau 67 ln thu m khng thnh cng, Macca cui cng nh
phi nhng b s dng ln thu th 65 a vo album trnh mt thi gian ca nhng
ngi khc.
Julia
(Lennon 7,5/ Yoko Ono 2/ Kahlil Gibran 0,5)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, bass, ht chnh
John vit Julia nh mt li tng nim dnh cho ngi m qu c ca mnh l Julia
Stanley. Khng nh ngi d nghim khc Mimi, m ca John l mt ngi kh t do v phng
khong, c th coi nh l ni lon. B ci ng Fred Lennon, cha ca John ch sau vi ln gp
g lc mi 16 tui mc cho s phn i ca gia nh. Sau khi John ra i, b gi cu b cho
ngi ch Mimi nui phiu lu vi cc mi tnh khc. Tuy nhin, i vi John sau ny, b lun
l ngi t ra hiu cu. John tha hng tnh khi hi v nng khiu m nhc t m. Ci cht
bt ng ca b Julia m nh John sut nhiu nm tri v khin anh tr thnh ngi tri tnh
tri nt. John tm s khi gp c Yoko, anh tm thy c mt ci g gn vi s che ch
ca ngi m, iu m anh mt i. Julia l hnh nh ca b Julia v Yoko Ono, trong ci
tn Yoko (Dng T) c John dch sang ting Anh thnh ocean child. Hai cu u ca bi
ht v cm t sea shell eyes c John ly t mt bi th mang tn Sand and Foam ca nh
th Libng l Kahlil Gibran: Half of what I say is meaningless/ But I say it so the other half could
reach you. Phn m bng cch mc ngn c John hc t Donovan, ngi c xem l Bob
Dylan ca Anh. y l ca khc duy nht John thu m mt mnh khng c s gip ca cc
Beatles khc.
Disc 2
Birthday
Lennon: lead guitar, ht b v ht chnh
Harrison: bass, tambourine
Starr: drums
Yoko Ono & Pattie Harrison: ht b
Paul vit bi ny khi tr v Abbey Road studio vi nh cch tn bi Happy, Happy
Birthday mt bi hit nm 1957 ca nhm nhc M Tuneweavers. C ngun cho rng Paul
vit bi ny nhn dp sinh nht ln th 26 ca Linda Eastman, cng c ngun cho rng Paul tng
bi ny cho Pattie Harrison. Phn riff chnh ca bi ht da trn bi Just a Little Bit ca Rosco
Gordon nm 1960. Paul vo studio v bt u chi giai iu chnh trn n piano. John, George
v Ringo ln lt vo sau v mi ngi gp mt cu hon thnh li bi ht. Bi ht c
vit v thu m ngay trong m hm vi cc Beatles trong tnh trng phn khch sau khi xem
b phim nhc rock The Girls Cant Help It. Paul lun nh gi y l mt trong nhng bi hay
nht thi Beatles ca mnh, cn John th gi n l rc ri.
Yer Blues
(Lennon 10)
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McCartney: bass
Lennon: lead guitar, vocal
Starr: drums
y l mt bi ht tuyt vng nht ca John nu khng tnh n Cold Turkey sau ny. B
dn x gia s nghip, trch nhim gia nh v tnh yu i vi Yoko, John nhiu ln c
nh t st trong thi gian n . Trong sut thi gian n , nhiu ln John mun th nhn
mi quan h ca mnh vi Yoko cho Cynthia nghe nhng v nam n c b tr nhng dy
nh ring nn John khng c c hi ni. Trong chuyn bay tr v Anh, John ly ht can m
th nhn vi Cynthia v xin c tha li. Cynthia hon ton b shock v bt ng v mc d c bit
John l ngi khng chung thu, nhng c khng th no ng c ngi chim c tri tim
ca John li l Yoko Ono. Cui nm 1968, John trnh din bi ny di tn gi Winston Legthigh
v ban nhc Dirty Mac gm Eric Clapton, Keith Richards v Mitch Mitchell (tay trng ca nhm
Jimi Hendrix Experience) trong cun phim Rock and Roll Circus ca Rolling Stones. n nm
1969, John li trnh din li bi ny ti lin hoan Live Peace in Toronto vi nhm Plastic Ono
Band gm Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman v Alan White.
Mother Natures Son

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: acoustic guitar, bongos, tympany, ht chnh
Session musicians: horns
Trong thi gian n , c Paul v John u vit nhng ca khc v s ho hp gia con
ngi v thin nhin. Ca khc ca Paul mang tn Mother Natures Son cn ca John gi l
Son of Nature. Bi ca Paul hay hn nn c chn thu m cho album trng cn ca khc
ca John sau ny c vit li li v c bit n vi ci tn Jealous Guy. Paul thu bi ny
vi George Martin m khng thong qua cc Beatles khc. Ken Scott, k s thu m m nhn
nhim v thu m bi ny k li rng John v Ringo t nhin xut hin khi Paul ang thu m
Mother Natures Son vi b mt hnh s khin khng kh tr nn cc k cng thng. Ai cng
cm thy nh mnh b bt qu tang lm mt iu g khut tt. Phi mt khong 10 pht mi
ngi mi c th tip tc lm vic bnh thng.
Everybodys Got Something to Hide Except For Me and My Monkey

(Lennon 10)
Harrison: rhythm guitar, firebell
Starr: drums
y l li tuyn b kh thng thn ca John v mi quan h ca mnh vi Yoko mc cho
s ln n ch trch ca ng nghip, bn b v x hi. Bi ht ny lc u c gi vn tt l
Come On, Come On nhng sau John i tn li th hin quan im ca mnh mt cch
mnh m hn.
Sexy Sadie
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, ht chnh v b
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Nm 1968, nhm Beatles theo ng Maharishi Maheshi Yogi n Rishikesh n hc
thin. L hc tr ca ng t nm 1966, nhm Beatles, nht l John v George tin vo nhng g
m ng Maheshi dy vi hi vng tm c s bnh yn tnh ti trong tm linh c th sng tc
m khng cn ru hoc ma tu. Tuy nhin, khi n tnh tht ca ng Maheshi, nhm cm thy
bt ng trc cnh xa hoa ca v thin s, ngi chuyn dy cc t xa ri cuc sng vt
cht. Mt iu na khin cc Beatles tht vng l ng Maheshi thuyt phc nhm tham gia vo
mt cun phim qung b v mnh vi hi vng dung nhm Beatles tng sc thuyt phc v s
mu nhim ca ng. Sau cng, mt s n t co buc ng Maheshi lm dng tnh dc h
trong lc dy thin. Mc d khng c chng c r rang nhng vc ny khin long tin ca Beatles
vi ng Maheshi b lung lay. Khi tr v Anh, John trt s bt mn v hoi nghi ca mnh vo
Sexy Sadie. Lc u John ch mt t tn trc tip ng Maheshi trong bi ht vi on m u:
Maharishi, what have you done? You played the fool on everyone! Nhng sau anh sa li
thnh Sexy Sadie trnh to scandal.
Helter Skelter
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, lead guitar, ht chnh
Lennon: bass, lead guitar, saxophone, ht b
Harrison: rhythm guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
Mal Evans: trumpet
Paul vit mt trong nhng bi rock nng v d nht ca Beatles cnh tranh vi I
Can See For Miles ca nhm the Who. Sau khi c mt bi bo tn dng ting guitar cung
n v ting cymbal cu knh trong I Can See For Miles khin nhm The Who tr thnh nhm
rock ch o ca nm 68 Paul quyt inh vit mt bi tht nng k cho mi ngi bit mt.
Ngy 18/7/68, c bn tay Beatles vo phng thu vi tnh trng lng lng ma tu thu mt phin
bn Helter Skelter di gn 30 pht. Bn thu m ngy 9/9/68 l bn c chn a vo album.
Cng vi Piggies, Helter Skelter l ca khc c tn st nhn Charles Mansion dn gii bo
cha cho ti c ca mnh. Theo Manson cu helter skelter is coming down fast m ch s xung
dc ca ngi da trng trong cuc u tranh chng tc M. i xa hn, Charles Manson cn
cho rng bn tay Beatles l bn thin thn trong sch Khi Huyn ca kinh Tn c, xut hin
bo vi hn v nhng k ng bn trn ra sa mc trnh thm ho dit vong ca Cha
Tri.
Long, Long, Long

(Harrison 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, Hammond organ
Lennon: acoustic guitar
Harrison: acoustic guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums
George vit bi ny ly cm hng vic s dng hp m trong ca khc Sad Eyed Lady of
the Lowlands ca Bob Dylan. Bi ht thong nghe ging nh tm s ca mt ngi ang yu
khc khoi ch c gp li ngi mnh yu sau mt thi gian di xa cch. Tuy nhin theo
George, l s mong mi ca anh tm c mt s che ch v mt tm linh. Sau khi t b ng
Maheshi Yogi, George tr thnh thnh vin tch cc ca phong trong Krishna Consciousness
Quc T. Thm ch anh cn gip hi ny thu m bi kinh Hare Krishna v bin n thnh mt hit
single nh danh ting ca mnh.
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Honey Pie
(McCartney 10)
Lennon, lead guitar
Harrison: bass
Starr: drum
Session musicians: brass
Mt bi ht na ca Paul dnh cho cha, ng Jim McCartney vi phong cch pop ca thp
nin 30-40.Tuy nhin, li bi ht c ci g m ch v mi tnh tan v ca anh v Jane Asher.
Anh li cho ngi yu b mnh i v s nghip Hollywood, cn mnh th in love but lazy nn
khng mun i tm c v m ch ch i. Phn guitar solo ca John trong bi ny c George
ca ngi l thong minh v gi nh n Django Reinhart.
Savoy Truffle
(Harrison 9/ Derek Taylor 1)
McCartney: bass,
Lennon: lead guitar,
Harrison: lead guitar, ht chnh, organ
Starr:drums
Session musicians: 2 baritone saxes, 4 tenor saxes
George Harrison gp Eric Clapton nm 1966 v hai ngi nhanh chng tr thnh bn thn
do mn ti nhau. Trong thp nin 60, Eric c gii m nhc Anh phong tng danh hiu
thng do ngn n tuyt vi. Cng trong nhng nm 60, Eric l mt trong nhng rocker c
cuc sng sa o nht. Mt iu ng ni l Eric li rt ho ngt v mc d lun than rng
mnh b chng au rng hnh h, thng guitar ny khng bao gi t chi mn khoi khu
chocolate. Eric trong mt ln n nh George chi thy mt hp chocolate hiu Good News
loi c nhn bn trong. Trc khi mang ra tht bn, George cnh bo Eric rng n va va
thi ko li phi tn tin i nha s. Cng ging nh John lm vi Mr. Kite George s dng
tn cc loi ko trong hp vit li bi ht. Phn ip khc you know that what you eat you
are l do Derek Taylor gi sau khi xem b phim You are what you Eat ca hai nh lm phim
M, Alan Pariser v Barry Feinstein.
Cry Baby Cry

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass
Lennon: acoustic guitar, piano, ht chnh
George Martin: harmonium
Bi ht ny l s kt hp gia khu hiu qung co Cry baby Cry, make your mother
buy! bi ng dao tr th Sing a Song of Sixpence v tr tng tng phong ph ca John
v cuc sng vng gi ca n b tc Kirkady, v vua Marigold. Mt bi ht theo ng kiu
ca John
Revolution 9
(Lennon 7,5/ Ono 2,5)
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Lennon: voice
Harrison: voice
Starr: voice
Vi di 8 pht 15 gm nhng th m thanh hn tp, chen ln vi nhng on tr
chuyn v vn, Revolution 9 lun l ca khc b ght nht ca nhm Beatles. George
Martin v cc con b khc tm mi cch thuyt phc John khng a n vo album, cn Paul th
ght cay ght ng ci ca n ny. Khi phi ni John t ho v bi ny nh th no v y l
bi u tin anh lm cng vi Yoko. John kh t tin khi tuyn b: Revolution 9 l th m
nhc cu tng lai. Trong tng lai, mi ngi khng cn bit chi nhc vn c th thu m th
m nhc ring ca h. T n Cha v li tin on ca John khng tr thnh s tht.
Charles Manson xem Revolution 9 l cch John truyn t chng 9 ca sch Khi Huyn trong
kinh Tn c ni v ngy tn th do s ging nhau gia t Revelation (khi huyn) v
Revolution (cch mng).
Good Night
(Lennon 10)
Starr: vocal
Session musicians: dn ho tu 30 ngi, harp
Hp xng: 4 nam, 4 n
John vit bi ny cho Julian Lennon c l mt phn mun b p li mt cht g v y
l giai on anh v Cynthia chia tay nhau. Khng bit v l do g, John li Ringo ht chnh.
c sp xp ngay sau m m thanh h ln ca Revolution 9, Good Night vi giai iu mt
m m i xoa du s bc bi ca ngi nghe sau khi chu s tra tn ca bi trc. Mt bi
ht thch hp kt thc album.
Don't Let Me Down

(Lennon 10)
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Harrison: rhythm guitar
Starr: drums
Billy Preston: organ
L ngi chu ng nhiu mt mt v mt tnh cm t nh, John lun b m nh bi ni
s b b ri. Bi ht ny l li cu xin ca John dnh cho Yoko, tnh yu mi ca mnh, mong c
ng bao gi b ri anh. y cng l bi cp n tnh dc mt cch cng khai v nng bng
nht t trc n nay ca Beatles. Tuy c nh gi l mt trong nhng ca khc nht ca
Beatles, "Don't Let Me Down" ch ng hng 35 khi pht hnh di dng single M, mt v tr
kh khim tn so vi cc single c pht hnh trc kia ca nhm.
The Ballad of John and Yoko

(Lennon 10)
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McCartney: bass, drums, piano, maracas
Lennon: acoustic guitar, lead guitar, ht chnh.
y l single u tin ca Beatles c pht hnh di dng stereo. Mc d mi quan h
gia Paul v John ngy cng cng thng v d nhin Paul khng a g Yoko, ca khc ny li
c Paul gip John thu m mt cch nhit tnh v thn thin trong khi George v Ringo t chi
tham gia v n qu "ring t". p li lng tt ca Paul, John ghi tn anh vo phn ng
sng tc trong ca khc "Give Peace a Chance" ca mnh.
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" phn nh kh trung thc nhng tr ngi m cp v chng
mi ci John v Yok gp phi khi tm ni kt hn. Ngy 14/3/69, tc l hai ngy sau chng
Beatles c thn cui cng Paul McCartney ln xe hoa v nh v, John quyt nh kt hn vi
Yoko khi hai ngi ang trn ng t nh d Mimi v London. Thay v tr v nh London,
John li xe ra thng bn cng Southampton v hi th tc ng k kt hn trn bin. Sau khi bit
rng vic kt hn trn bin l bt kh thi, John quyt nh ng k Paris. Peter Brown, tr l ca
Beatles gi cho John v cho anh bit anh khng th lm m ci Paris v John l cng dn
Anh cn Yoko l cng dn Nht bn. Cch duy nht l hai ngi kt hn qun o Gilbraltar
thuc a ca Anh vng a Trung Hi.
Ngy 20/3/69, John v Yoko ng k kt hn chp nhong ti lnh s qun Anh Gibraltar
ri bay ngay sang Amsterdam hng tun trng mt. Ti khch sn Hilton, John v Yoko
lm mt vic v tin khong hu l m rng ca phng n tip tt c mi ngi n t 10
gi sng n 10 gi ti mi ngy. qu quen vi nhng tr quy ca John v Yoko, cnh nh
bo v gii truyn thng chc nh inh ng ct rng h s chng kin nhng tr sexy ca i
v chng mi ci hoc ch t cng moi c tin tc v tng lai ca Beatles. Tuy nhin, h
tht vng khi thy John v Yoko trong b pyjama trng ngi trn ging v ch ni v mt ti
duy nht: ho bnh. Trong sut mt tun l, cp v chng mi ci ny dng s ni ting (v
tai ting) ca mnh rao ging v ho bnh. John pht biu: "Yoko v ti sn sng bin mnh
thnh nhng tn h cho c th gii min l chng ti lm c iu g c ch".
Sau khi ri Amsterdam, John v Yoko bay n Vienna, li khch sn Sancher mt m
thng thc mn bnh socola Sancher Torte ni ting ri bay v Anh ngy 1/4/69. Tri vi d
on ca John rng mi ngi s lnh nht khi anh t chn xung sn bay. bo ch Anh
tng cho cp v chng mi ci mt s tip n y thin cm v nng nhit. Tuy nhin "The
Ballad of John v Yoko" b nhiu ngi ln n v John v vic kt hn ca mnh vi vic chu kh
hnh ca cha Jesus trn cy thp gi. Xt cho cng y u phi l ln u tin John pht biu
nhng li c tnh bng b i vi o Kit.
Old Brown Shoe

(Harrison 10)
Lennon: ht b
Starr:drums
George sng tc bi ny theo kiu "Hello, Goodbye" ca Paul vi nhng tng i lp
nhau lm ni bt tm im l quan nim ca mnh v th gii vt cht v tm linh. Theo
George, nu con ngi c th thot khi c nhng rng buc v vt cht (stepping out of this
old brown shoe), h s nhn thc c th gii vt cht ch l mt o gic trong khi th gii tm
linh mi l ci c thc. George thu bn demo ca khc ny cng vi "Something" v "All Things
Must Pass" ti Abbey Road trong cng mt ngy 25/2/69.
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You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: piano, bass i, ht chnh
Lennon: maracas, ht chnh
Harrison: xylophone, ht b
Starr: drums, bongos, ht chnh
Brian Jones (nhm Rolling Stones): saxophone
Mal Evans: ht b
Mt ngy n, John vo studio v ni vi Paul rng mnh mun thu bi ht mi c ta l
"You Know My Name, Look Up the Number". Khi Paul ng li mun xem li bi ht, John bo
ta cng chnh l li ca bi ht da theo phong cch bi "Reach Out, I''ll be There" ca the
Four Tops vi cu ta bi c lp li t u n cui bi. Nhm b ra ba ngy thu m v
thm tht cc hiu ng cho bi ht. y c th xem nh bui thu m trong khng kh vui v cui
cng ca nhm Beatles vi y cc thnh vin. Mt iu kh th v l trong bi ht, John hai
ln nhc n tn ca nh sn xut phim Denis O'' Bell, ngi sn xut b phim A Hard Day''s
Night trc y. Sau khi a n " Let It Be/ You Know My Name" c pht hnh, ng Denis
nhn c hng trm c in thoi nc danh mi ngy ca mt k lp i lp li mt cu: "We
know your name and now we''ve got your number." Mi n khi Denis sn xut b phim the
Magic Christian do Ringo ng, Ringo cho ng nghe ca khc ny, lc Denis mi hiu ra ti
sao mnh b gi in quy ri.
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Let It Be
Mc d c pht hnh vo thng 5 nm 1970 khi nhm Beatles ch cn trn danh

ngha, Let It Be l album studio c thu trc Abbey Road pht hnh trc n. Nh vy
nu tnh theo thi gian thu m, Let It Be l album k cui ch khng phi album cui cng nh
mi ngi lm tng. c bt u thu m vo thng 9 nm 1969 vi ci tn The Beatles Get
Back, Let It Be l n lc khng thnh cng nu ko s tn ti ca ngi khng l trong m
nhc the Beatles.
Mu thun ca Beatles trong nm 1969 ln ti cc im, ch yu xoay quanh vic xut
hin ca Yoko v s nm quyn sinh st trong tay ca Paul. Theo hp ng vi United
Artists, Beatles cn phi lm mt b phim trc khi thp nin 60 kt thc. Vi tinh thn cng
thng, nhm khng th tp trung vo lm mt b phim theo kiu A Hard Days Night hay Help!
trc kia na. V th Paul a ra tng quay mt b phim ti liu ti studio Twickenham v
Abbey Road v nhng hot ng thu m ca nhm Beatles. Cng vi d n lm phim l hang
lot cc d n rt hp dn nhm vc dy s nghip ang xung dc ca Beatles v d nhin tt
c nhng d n u do Paul a ra. Theo k hoch ca Paul, nhm s thu mt album ng
cht rock and roll nguyn thu, khng b them bt v can thip bi cc k xo thu m hay dn
nhc giao hng. c bit hn na, album ny s c thu live hon ton c ngha l, nhm s
t chc mt bui din ch trnh din nhng bi ht mi v thu m bui din nh mt album
thc th. Tuy nhin hu nh tr Paul ra, khng ai cn hng th vi nhng d n ha hn ngun
li bo b na. thi im ny, cc thnh vin ca Beatles khng cn tin bc cng nh danh
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ting. Ci m h cn l s t do v mt t tng v ngh thut, khng b ngi khc chn p.
Khi Paul a ra mt s a im m nhm c th t chc bui din live nh Royal Albert Hall hay
u trng La M , John na a na tht bo rng nn t chc trong mt nh thng
in l tt nht.
Vic quay phim khi nhm ang lm vic trong phim trng Twickenham ho ra li l mt
kin ti t khi cc thnh vin cm thy cng thng v khng t nhin trc my quay
phim, nht l Paul dng nh c dp chng t ti lnh o ca mnh trc ng knh nn
anh tr ti ra lnh ht cho George phi chi th ny, Ringo phi nh th khc. John th hu
nh bt cn tt c, ch cn bit sao Yoko c bn mnh l oc ri. Ngui cm thy kh chu
nht l George Harrison. Trc khi bt u quay phim, anh theo nhm Delanie v Bonnie v
Eric Clapton sang M trnh din. Pht biu v chuyn i ny, George ni: l mt s i mi.
Khi M, nhng ngi chi nhc cng ti by t s tn trng v thoi mi, khng c ai lm ch
ca ai. Nhng khi tr v vi nhm Beatles, ti li phi i u vi mt chng Paul y t ph.
Anh ta lun ch trch v sa lng ti ngay c trc ng knh. nh im ca mu thun gia
Paul v George l khi George b v nh sut ba ngy lin sau khi b Paul bo phi chi theo
ca mnh trong bi Two Of Us. Trong thi gian nhc, George sng tc bi Wah-wah, mt
ca khc k ti Paul c thu m trong album solo All Things Must Pass. Ngy 10/1/69, George
tuyn b mnh phn i vic trnh din v thu m live trc cng chng. Trc thi cng
quyt ca George, nhm nh i k hoch thu mt album s dng thong thng. George cng
mang theo Billy Preston vo studio vi nh cc thnh vin khc s gi mnh mt cht trc
mt ngi l, ging nh khi anh mang Eric v thu m chung. Bui din live honh trng cui
cng c rt li bng s xut hin bt ng trn nc to nh Apple ngy 30/1/69 trong tit tri
lnh gi cng nhau chi nhc sng mt ln cui cng.
Khng kh cng thng ca nhng bui thu m khin cho chng ai them ng ngng g
n ng bng gc khi thu xong. iu duy nht m t qui ng vi nhau lc by gi l
khng them bt bt c mt k xo no cho nhng bi ht thu, c nh th v pht hnh.
Hn 96 gi quay phim v 30 gi thu m c giao cho nh sn xut Glyn Johns mun xo nu
th no cng c. Kt qu l ng bng gc b cht vo nh kho cho n thng 3 nm 1970
mi c Phil Spector ly ra sn xut li v pht hnh. Bt chp nguyn vng ca nhm, Phil
mix them dn nhc giao hng v hp xng n vo bn ca khc Let It Be, The Long and
Winding Road, Across the Universe v I Me Mine. Khi nghe li phn mix ca Phil, Paul in tit
v tr a bng cch nht quyt khng chu li ngy pht hnh album solo u tin ca mnh li
nh tho thun Let It Be c pht hnh trc. Nhim v bt kh thi thuyt phc Paul di
ngy pht hnh album ca mnh li c giao cho Ringo v trong nhm ch cn mnh anh l c
quan h tng i tt vi Paul. Khi Ringo n gp Paul ti nh ring khuyn Paul di ngy,
Paul ni nng qut vo mt tay trng ti nghip rng: Tao s chm dt c l chng my! Bn
bay s phi tr gi! ri tng Ringo ra ca. Kt qu, Paul pht hnh album solo ca mnh vo
thng 4/70 trc Let It Be mt thng. Cng vi s pht hnh album solo, Paul chnh thc tuyn
b ri b nhm Beatles trn bo ch.
Trc tnh hnh , ci tn y hi vng Get Back c i thnh mt ci tn c v
bung xui Let It Be. Ngay c hnh ba a chp t qui trn cu thang ca Parlophone ng
v tr m trc y nhm chp hnh ba cho album u tay Please Please Me cng b thay bng
ba album mu en tang tc vi bn tm hnh ca bn tay Beatles chp ring bit c John
Kosh thit k. Anh, album c pht hnh vi mt quyn booklet mang tn Beatles Get Back
vi hnh nh v nhng li thoi trong phim.
Mc cho s ra i y m m v th hn, album Let It Be vn t hng nht Anh v M
sau khi pht hnh thng 5/70. M, album c t hang trc 3.7 triu bng trc ngy
pht hnh, tr thnh album c s lng pre-order ln nht cho n thi im . Tuy nhin, tt
c nhng iu u tr thnh v ngha i vi nhm Beatles v nm 1970 l mt nm y kin
tng cho ti thng 12, nhm Beatles chnh thc tan r v mt php l.
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Two Of Us
(McCartney 10)
Starr: drums
Nhiu ngi vn tng y l bi ht ca Paul vit v mnh v John thi nin thiu
Liverpool. Tht ra y l bi ht Paul vit tng cho Linda, lc ny l v ca mnh. Vi cuc
sng ca mt Beatles y cng thng, Paul hu nh qun i nhng th vui n gin. Chnh
Linda l ngi mang li cho Paul nhng nim vui bng cch li xe a anh i n nhng
vng nng thn th mng mt cch khng c ch ch v gi cho nhau nhng tm bu thip y
li l yu thng lng mn. Trong phim Let It Be bi ny c trnh by hai ln. ln u Paul
v John ht vi tc nhanh v them tht ng khu nhiu on. Ln th hai l ln c thu
m vo album.
Dig a Pony
(Lennon 10)
Harrison: rhythm guitar,
Starr: drums
Billy Preston: piano
Mt bi lp rp v ngha theo kiu ca John vi phn ip khc All I want is you r rang
l dnh tng cho Yoko. Lc u John nh ht l con a lowry v dig a skylight nhng theo
anh dig a pony v dig a road hog nghe mnh m hn nn anh quyt nh sa li mc d anh
cng ng l cu dig a skylight nghe th mng hn. Trong cuc phng vn cui cng vi
Playboy nm 80, John gi bi ny bng hai t rc ri.
Across the Universe

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: piano
Lennon: acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ, ht chnh
Harrison: sitar
Starr: maracas
Session musicians: strings v hp xng (phin bn trong Let It Be)
Lizzie Bravo v Gayleen Pease: ht b (phin bn single)
c John vit u nm 68 sau mt ln ci nhau vi Cynthia. Nm trn tr trn ging
vi cu pools of sorrow, waves of joys lp i lp li trong u, John ngi dy v vit
bi ht ny. C hai phin bn ca ca khc ny. Phin bn u tin c John thu m ngy
4/2/68 vi ting chim ht v s tr gip ht b ca hai fan n tnh nguyn l Lizzy Bravo v
Gayleen Pease. c d nh pht hnh mt A ca a single nm 68, nhng n pht cht
Lady Madonna c chn lm mt A. u nm 69, John tng bi ny cho album t thin gy
qu cho World Wildlife Fund mang tn No Ones Gonna Change Our World. n ngy 2/10/69,
Phil Spector tm li phin bn ny, lc i phn b v phn ting chim, gim tc li v phi
thm dn hp xng v ng ca ri a vo album Let It Be. Phn Jai Guru Deva Oom c
ht tn vinh s ph ca ng Mahesh Yogi, Guru Dev. Nm 1975, David Bowie cover li ca
khc ny trong album Young Americans vi John m nhim phn guitar m.
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I Me Mine
(Harrison 10)
McCartney: piano, ht b
Harrison: acoustic guitar, lead guitar, ht chnh
Starr: drums
George vit bi ny phn i ch ngha c nhn v ci ti ch k. L mt ngi sao ni
ting li tng phiu lu vi ma tu, George t nhn rng mnh tng l ngi ch bit v
bn thn mnh m thi cho ti khi anh tm thy c s cu cnh trong trit l v tn gio
phng ng. Phn nhc ca bi ht c ly cm hng t bng valse Kaiserwalzer ca
Johann Strauss II. Bi ny c i BBC s dng lm nhc hiu cho chng trnh Europa: the
Titled and Untitled. Trong lc ba tay Beatles thu m bi ny, John v Yoko cng nhau khiu v
theo iu valse ca bi ht. Cnh ny c th thy trong phim Let It Be.
Dig It
(Lennon 2,5/ McCartney 2,5/ Harrison 2,5/ Starr 2,5)
McCartney: piano
Lennon: vocal.
Starr:drums
John t ng tc ng tu bi ny vi s gip sc ca cc Beatles khc mi ngi gp vo
mt ci tn nh: Matt Busby (ch tch cu lc b Manchester United), ngh s blues B. B.
King v Freddie King, din vin Doris Day, FBI, CIA, BBC. Lc u phn ng tc di khong
5 pht c d nh pht hnh nhng sau Phil Spector quyt nh ct xung cn 50 giy v n
lp li qu nhiu.
Let It Be
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: ht chnh, piano
Lennon: bass, ht b
Starr: drums
Billy Preston organ
Session musicians: dn giao hng (c mix vo sau)
y l bi ht Paul sng tc vc dy tinh thn ca mnh nhng lc b dao ng trc

tng lai u m ca Beatles. Mother Mary trong bi ht khng phi l c m ng trinh nh
nhiu ngi tng m chnh l b Mary, m ca Paul ngi mt do bnh ung th khi Paul
mi 14 tui. Paul tit l rng mnh nm m thy ngi m qu c trong mt ln cng thng,
b khuyn anh rng let it be (c mi chuyn din ra nh th). Vi phong cch thnh ca
v hnh nh m Mary, trong mt thi gian di, bi ht c xem nh mt trong nhng ca khc
tn gio hin i. C hai phin bn ca ca khc ny vi hai khc solo guitar hon ton khc
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nhau. Ngoi ra phin bn single c Billy Preston m nhn phn organ, phin bn album phn
organ c thay th bng dn giao hng ca Phil Spector.
Ive Got a Feeling

Starr:drums
Bi ny l s kt hp gia hai bi ht dang d Ive Got a Feeling ca Paul v
Everybodys Had a Hard Year ca John. Trong cun phim ti liu v John c on quay
cnh John v Yoko ngi trong vn nh John Ascot v ht phn Everybodys had a hard year
vo thng 12/68. Nm 1968 ng l mt nm y kh khn cho John. Anh v Cynthia li d,
Cynthia c quyn nui Julian, Yoko sy thai, John v Yoko b bt trong mt ln xt ma tu v
John khm ph ra rng ti sn c nhn ca mnh b thm ht n 50.000 bng Anh mt cch kh
hiu.
The Long and Winding Road

(McCartney 10)
US Chart 1
Lennon: bass
Session musicians: dn hp xng, nhc dy, harp v trng
Paul vit bi ny ly cm hng t con ng di v ly li mi ln tri ma dn n nng
trang b mt ca anh vng High Park, Scotland, ni Paul mua n th gin sau mi ln
lm vic cng thng vi nh hng ca Ray Charles. Con ng di v ngon ngoo trong
bi ht chnh l con ng mang s B842 di trn 25 dm ni vng Kintyre v Campbeltown
Scotland. Vic Phil Spector mix them phn nhc giao hng lm Paul ht sc kh chu. Anh
nht quyt i bng c bng gc mix li nhng b Allen Klein t chi. iu ny khin Paul
quyt nh b nhm Beatles
One After 909

(Lennon 10)
Starr: drums
Mc d xut hin chnh thc trong Let It Be, bi ny li l mt trong nhng bi ht c
John vit sm nht. Nu hi c ca John l chnh xc, bi ny c l c vit nhng nm 5758 khi Paul v John mi sng tc chung. John vit bi ny ly cm hng t nhng bi ht v
vic a tin chia tay ni ga tu rt thnh hnh lc nh Last Train to San Fernando,
Cumberland Gap, Rock Island Line. Trong sut thi gian nhm Beatles din ti Hamburg v
Cavern Club, bi ny l mt trong nhng bi do nhm sng tc c chi bn cnh Love Me
Do, Misery. Trong bui thu m u tin vi Parlophone, nhm thu ca khc ny cng vi
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Please Please Me nhng ng George Martin khng n tng nn khng a n vo album.
Phn thu m nm 63 c th nghe trong a Anthology pht hnh sau ny.
For You Blue

(Harrison 10)
McCartney: bass, piano
Lennon: steel guitar
Harrison: slide acoustic guitar, ht chnh
Starr:drums.
C l trong nhm Beatles, George Harrison l ngi chu kh rn luyn k thut ca mnh
nht. Anh lun tm ti hc hi cc th loi nhc v kt bn vi nhng nhc s ca nhng dng
nhc khc nhau t Eric Clapton cho ti Ravi Shankar. For You Blue l bi ht vit cho Pattie
da trn bi tp 12-bar blues truyn thng. Pht biu v bi ny, George ch ni ngn gn rng:
y ch l mt bi blues 12-bar nh bt c mt bi blues 12-bar no trn i, ch c iu n l
mt bi blues vui v v may mn!
Get Back
(McCartney 10)
UK Chart 1/US Chart 1
Lennon: lead guitar,
Starr: drums
Billy Preston: electric piano
Vi phn solo piano tuyt vi ca Billy Preston, Get Back l mt trong nhng ca khc
c bit n nhiu nht ca Beatles. Tuy nhin trong thi gian u c pht hnh, nhiu
ngi cho rng y l mt bi ht phn bit chng tc v vn nng bng nht trong x hi Anh
nhng nm cui thp nin 60 l vic ngi Pakistan t nn chnh tr nhp c vo Anh ngy cng
nhiu. p li li buc ti ny, nhm Beatles tuyn b: y khng phi l bi ht phn bit
chng tc, y l mt bi ht chng phn bit chng tc. Beatles lun l mt nhm i u trong
vic chng phn bit chng tc. Tt c nhng ngi m nhm Beatles ngng m u l ngi
da en. Trn thc t, nhm Beatles c nhng hnh dng ng hoan nghnh nh t chi
khng din cc bui din m ngi da trng v da en ngi nhng hng gh ring v t chi
li mi bo b lu din ti Nam Phi nm 66 khi ch Apartheid ang giai on cc thnh. V
phn John, y l mt bi a thch ca anh, mt phin bn sch s hn ca Lady Madonna
mc d John vn c cm gic Paul vit bi ny nhm kch Yoko v mi khi ht n cu Get
back to where you once belonged Paul li a mt v pha Yoko y n .
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Abbey Road
Abbey Road l album studio ng ngha cui cng ca nhm Beatles mc d n c

pht hnh trc Let It Be. c thu m trong giai on cc k cng thng v nhng v kin
tng v bt ng trong quan im ngh thut ln qun l, Abbey Road th hin s b quan v bt
mn trong cc bi ht. Nu nh trong cc album trc , Beatles ht v tnh yu th trong
Abbey, nhm ht v n nn, cm gic chn nn khi b li dng, s mt mi trong vai tr mt
Beatles v nghip bo. Him khi ngi ta thy c bn thnh vin xut hin cng mt lc ti
trng thu lm vic chung vi nhau v John, George v Ringo u c cm gic mnh b Paul
i x nh nhng nhc cng nh thu. Mt mi bt ng na gia Paul vi ba thnh vin cn
li l vic Paul kin quyt i s dng cha v v anh v ca mnh lm qun l cho nhm trong khi
John, George v Ringo thng nht cho ng bu y tai ting Allen Klein thay th v tr ng
Epstein. L mt ngi th l v c cch hnh x kiu mafia, Allen Klein khng chim c
cm tnh ca Paul ngay t pht giy u tin mc d ng ny c gng vc dy s nghip ca
Beatles v gip nhm thng k s tin b mt mt trong nhng nm m cng ty Apple. Vic u
tin ca Allen Klein khi ng vai tr qun l l ui c hn mt na s nhn vin v tch s
cng ty Apple, nhng k n bm m khng lm c li ch g. Sau ng lm li s sch, tnh
li li trong nm 68 v 69 ng thi vch ra k hoch trong vng 10 nm ti cho Beatles. Khng
thuyt phc c ba thnh vin kia, Paul nh phi nhng b chp nhn Allen Klein nhng li
s dng John Eastman lm qun l ring. Vi t cch ng bu ca Paul, Eastman bt u ch v
cho Paul tm cch i ph vi ba thnh vin cn li. Khi nghe cng ty Northern Songs bn li
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bn quyn ca nhng ca khc ca nhm, Paul lng lng mua li 51% c phn ca cng ty
ny c quyn s dng cc bi ht m khng thong qua John cng nh cc thnh vin khc.
iu ny khin John rt tc gin. Anh thong bo ngn gn vi Paul rng mnh mun mt cuc
li d, cng ging nh cuc li d gia anh v Cynthia. V Paul phi nhn trch nhim tuyn b s
tan r ca Beatles trn cc phng tin thong tin i chng.
Cng nh John, Paul bt u mang theo Linda v nhng a con ring ca v vo phng
thu v t chi khng tham gia bt c mt hot ng no m khng c Linda bn cnh. l
Mt m n, Paul gi n studio bo rng mnh khng th n thu m c v m l m k
nim ngy Paul v Linda quen nhau. John ni trn li nh lp tc li xe ngay n nh Paul,
mang theo bc tranh mnh v tng Paul v xt nt trc mt bn.
Mc cho nhng bt ng c nhn v kin tng dai dn, Abbey Road th hin c s ho
quyn nh cao nht v mt ngh thut. Khi nghe album ny, kh ai c th on c rng
nhng thnh vin trong ban nhc li c mu thun vi nhau n mc khng th ho gii. ng
George Martin c mi lm nh sn xut ca album theo ca Paul. Mt A ca album l
nhng bi ht hon chnh v ring l, cn nhng bi ht mt B th ni lin vi nhau nh trong
mt v nhc kch. Vi thit b thu m 8 track tn tin, album c trau chut kh k lng. John
nh gi album ny tng ng vi Revolver nm 69 nhng cho rng n khng cn sc sng
nh album trc.
nh ba ca album c Ian Macmillan chp ngay trc cng studio Abbey Road trong
mt ngy nng gt. l l do ti sao Paul li i chn t. Cnh st giao thong c nhim v
chn xe vo ra khc ng y cho vic chp nh oc thun li. Ngy nay nh ba ca
album Abbey Road c xem nh l mt hnh nh kinh in trong nhc rock v c nhiu ban
nhc v ngh s trong c c chnh Paul McCartney nhi li.
Anh, album c pht hnh ngy 26/9/69 v ng v tr u bng sut 18 tun. M,
album ny trnh din cng chng ngy 1/10/69 tr hng nht sut 11 tun. Cho n thng 11
cng nm, album bn c trn 4 triu bng. iu ny chng t mc cho ngi khng l
Beatles ang hp hi, nhng g thuc v nhm vn tip tc c ngi hm m n nhn nng
nhit.
Come Together
(Lennon 10)
US Chart 1
Lennon: lead guitar, electric piano, ht chnh
c John vit cho ng Timothy Leary vi nh lm mt bi ht c ng trong cuc
chay ua ginh gh thng c bang California ca ng ny vi Ronan Reagan. L mt bc
s kim chnh tr gia c t tng kh thong v cc loi thuc kch thch, Timothy Leary c gii
hippie ng h v ng ha s hp php ho LSD, cn sa v nhng th khc nu c lm thng
c ca Cali. Khu hiu ca Timothy l come together, join the party ly cm hng t mt cu
trong kinh Dch ca Trung Quc. John vit mt on ngn ngay trc mt ng Leary : Come
together right now, dont come tomorrow, dont come alone. Come together right now, over me.
All I can tell you is you gotta be free ri thu thnh mt bn demo cho ng ny s dng. ng
Leary s dng bng demo ca John pht trn cc i Cali trong chin dch ku gi b
phiu cho ng. Tuy nhin, khi tr v Anh, John sa li li bi ht v thu m bn hon chnh
vi nhm Beatles. Cuc vn ng bu c ng Leary khng din ra nh v thng 12 nm 69,
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ng b bt v ti tang tr ma tu trong nh. Trong thi gian n cm t, ng Leary c nghe bn
thu hon chnh ca Come Together. iu ny khin ng hi pht v John khng hi ng khi
pht hnh. Khi ra t, ng vit th trch John v c anh tr li rng: ng l ngi khch hang
cn ti l ngi th may, khi ng khng n ly chic o mnh t may th ti c quyn bn n
cho ngi khc.
Hai cu m u trong Come Together c John ly t bi You Cant Catch Me. Chnh
v th John b hang a Big Seven kin v ti o nhc. n nm 1973, John gii quyt m
thm v kin ny bng cch ha s thu m ba ca khc ca Big Seven Music trong album mi
ca mnh. l ba ca khc Sweet Little Sixteen v You Cant Catch Me ca Chuck Berry
trong album Rock and Roll v Ya Ya ca Lee Dorsey/Morris Levy trong album Walls and
Bridges nm 74.
Vic thu m bi ht ny b gin on do John v Yoko b tai nn xe hi n ngy 21/9 mi
bt u tr li. Khi pht hnh, i BBC cm pht thanh ca khc ny v n c cha t Coca
Cola m theo lut ca Anh thi , bt c ca khc no c cha thng hiu ca mt sn phm
u b cm tr khi l bi ht qung co chnh thc.
Something
(Harrison 10)
Lennon: lead guitar
Harrison: lead guitar, organ, ht chnh
Starr: drums, ht b
George vit bi ny khi ang thu m White Album da trn ta bi Something In the
Way She Moves ca nhc s tr James Taylor m Apple va k hp ng vi cm hng l
c v xinh p Pattie Boyd (Sau ny George ph nhn vic mnh vit bi ny v Pattie c l do
cay c v b theo Eric Clapton. Do khng kp thu m pht hnh trong album trng, George c
nh a cho ca s nhc soul da trng Joe Cocker thu m nhng b i din ca Joe t chi.
Khi Allen Klein yu cu nhm Beatles phi cho ra mt single mang tnh thng mi khi phc
li s tin m nhm mt trong thi gian qua, Something c chn a vo mt A ca
single mi. y l ln u tin v cng l ln duy nht mt bi ht do George sng tc c a
vo mt A ca a single. Mc d khng t c th hng cao nhng Something tr thnh
ca khc c th xem l hay nht ca George tng vit trong thi gian Beatles. N cn l ca
khc c cover nhiu nht sau Yesterday. C John v Paul u khng tic li ca ngi bi ht
ny, gi n l ca khc hay nht trong album Abbey Road. Cn Frank Sinatra th gi bi ny l
bn tnh ca p nht trong 50 nm gn y. Phn video minh ho ca bi ny c y mt
bn v phu nhn ca t qui bn cnh chng.
Maxwells Silver Hammer

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: guitar, piano, bass, ht chnh v b
Lennon: ukulele, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, ht b
Harrison: lead guitar, ukulele, Moog synthesizer
Starr: drum, ba v e, ht b
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Paul gi bi ny l mt bng tm tt v s sp ca Beatles. C mi khi mi vic c v
thun bum xui gi th bang, bang! cy ba ca Maxwell li p tan tt c. Cc con b khc
ght cay ght ng bi ny v Paul mt qu nhiu thi gian thu cho tht va ca mnh.
John gi n l ca khc hot nht ca cc b gi! Cn George th bo: y l mt bi kh bnh
hon v tay Maxwell c git ht ngi ny n ngi khc! Cm t pataphysical, ngnh hc
ca g Maxwell trong bi ht, tht ra l mt cch chi ch ch s say xn. Paul pht hin t
ny ti mt hp m mang tn Pataphysical Club Paris. Theo mt ngun khc, t ny l t
do nh vit kch ngi Php Alfred Jerry ch ra thay th cho t metaphysical
Oh Darling!
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, ht chnh v b
Lennon: ht b
Harrison: lead guitar, synthesizer
Starr: drums
Paul sng tc bi ny theo cm hng t cc bi rock and roll ca thp nin 50 ca Jackie
Wilson. Khi thu m bi ny, Paul mun ging ht ca mnh phi tht khan v th nh th phi
biu din live sut mt tun khng ngng ngh. John gi bi ny l mt bi hay ca Paul nhng
phn trnh by th khng t yu cu. Theo John, nu mnh ht bi ny th s hay hn l Paul.
Octopus Garden
(Starr 10)
Ca khc th hai v cng l ca khc cui cng m Ringo cng hin trong sut thi gian
nhm Beatles. Bi ny c anh vit khi i du lch cng vi gia nh qun o Sardinia trong
thi gian thu album Trng. Trn chic du thuyn tham quan vng bin, ngi thuyn trng mi
gia nh Ringo dung ba tra vi mn bch tuc v k cho Ringo nghe chuyn nhng con bch
tuc thng hay nht nhng vt sng lp lnh di y bin xy cc khu vn. Mc d
khng dm th mn bch tuc, Ringo li cm thy rt hng th v cu chuyn ca ngi thuyn
trng. Khi v li Abbey Road, George gip Ringo hon thnh ca khc ny. Trong b phim
Let It Be c cnh George v Ringo cng nhau vit li cho bi ht bn cy piano. C John v
George u ca ngi bi ht ny, nht l cu warm below the storm nh l mt bi ht tuyt vi
i vi mt ngi ch bit c 3 hp m. Cn i vi cc fan ca Beatles, bi ny c xem nh
phn 2 ca Yellow Submarine.
I Want You (Shes So Heavy)

(Lennon 10)
Lennon: lead guitar, organ, ht chnh.
Harrison: rhythm guitar, synthesizer
Starr: drums
c nh gi nh mt trong nhng ca khc heavy metal ca Beatles, John vit ca
khc ny ly cm hng t bi th ch c mt ch water ca Yoko. T tng , John
lp i lp li ca t I want you so bad, its driving me mad trn nn riff guitar tht nng. Theo
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John, anh mun vit mt ca khc hon ho vi ca t mc ti thiu. Sau ny, John ni cu
khi i BBC mang bi ht ny ra lm v d cho nhng ca khc v vn nht ca nhc pop.
Here Comes the Sun

(Harrison 10)
Harrison: acoustic guitar, Moog, ht chnh
Starr: drums
Trong thi gian nhm Beatles sa vo kin tng, George mun tm mt ch bnh yn
th gin, trnh xa khi nhng phin phc giy t. Anh pht biu: Ti c cm gic nh mnh
phi i hc tr li mi ngy n Apple. Chng ti khng cn l nhng nhc s m l nhng nh
doanh nghip vi hang ng giy t hp ng v n t phi k. i vi ti, ma ng nm y
ko di v tn. Mt ngy n, ti quyt nh b ht tt c n chi nh Eric Clapton. Vi cy
n thng ca Eric trong tay, ti do bc trong khu vn yn tnh y nng m v vit Here
Comes The Sun.
Because
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, ht b chnh
Lennon: lead guitar, harpsichords, ht b chnh
Harrison: Moog, ht b chnh
Nm 1969, John bt u khng cn hng th vi rock and roll. Anh khng mun b so snh
vi Elvis Presley hay Rolling Stones m tm cch khng nh v tr ca mnh ngang hang vi
nhng ngh s ln nh Beethoven hay Schubert. Mt hm khi ang nm th gin trn sofa nghe
Yoko chi phn u bn Sonata nh trng, John bng bo Yoko chi on hp m ca phn
theo hng ngc li. l cm hng John sng tc Because. Vi phn b ba kh phc tp
c thu chng m ba ln tr thnh b chn, ca khc ny c George Harrison xem nh l
bi ht c phn b hay nht ca Beatles.
You Never Give Me Your Money

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, ht chnh, ht b
Starr:drums, tambourine
Bi ht u tin mt B, bt u cho lin khc cc bi ht dang d. Ca khc ny tht ra l
s kt hp gia ba bi dang d ca Paul. on u l thi bc dc ca Paul v nhng
tranh chp v ti chnh ca nhm v cng ty Apple. Anh nghi ng Allen Klein thong ng vi ba
tay cn li qua mt mnh chia chc tin bc. Trn thc t, c John, George v Ringo u chu
nhng thit hi nh Paul. George nh li: l thi k m chng ti khng bit mnh c v mt
bao nhiu tin. Tt c nhng g m ngi ta a cho chng ti xem l nhng t giy ghi s tin
m thi. Tuyt nhin ti khng thy c mt ng xu no tin mt c. Phn th hai ni v cnh
tng qun ca mt chng trai sau khi tt nghip i hc nhng ging iu c phn lc quan hn
nhiu. Phn cui l c mong c cng ngi yu leo ln xe, p ga ri lau nc mt b li
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nhng mun phin sau lng n mt ni tht l tng. Bi ny c George xem nh mt ca
khc yu thch ca mnh.
Sun King
(Lennon 10)
McCartney: bass, harmonium
Harrison: lead guitar,
Bi ht ny c John vit t mt gic m k l. Anh thy mnh lc vo cung in ca vua
Louis XIV, v vua cui cng ca nn qun ch Php, ngi t t bit danh cho mnh l
vua mt tri. Khi thy c vua n, mi ngi u ci ni vui v v t ra rt hnh phc. Do
b phn tip theo nn John lm lt cc mu t qung co bng ting , Ty Ban Nha, B
o Nha ghp vo khng theo mt th t nht nh no c. Phn guitar ca bi ht c
George chi ly cm hng t bi hit m mng Albatros ca nhm Fleetwood Mac. Do phn ca
t ng ngn, John lc u gi ca khc ny l Los Paranoia (l in, ting Ty Ban Nha).
Mean Mr. Mustard

(Lennon 10)
McCartney: fuzz bass, ht b
Lennon: piano, ht chnh
Bi ny c thu m cng lc vi Sun King. John c trn bo mt mu tin v mt ngi
n ng h tin ti mc, ng ta lun tm cch giu tin ca mnh vo nhng ni kh
tm nht phng khi ngi khc bt ng ta phi xi tin. Mt cm hng na John vit
bi ny l mt b gi v gia c sng Hyde Park. Ngi n b ti nghip y ng trong cng
vin trn cc gh v nht giy vn kim sng. Nhng vt tu thn ca b c b cho vo
mt ti nylon to v lun mang theo bn mnh khin bn tr t bit hiu cho b l bag lady. L
ngi lun quan tm c bit (theo ngha xu) n nhng k tn tt v c nh, ngi n b bt
hnh ny c Lennon s dng trong bi ht ca mnh. Trong bn thu m u tin, tn c em
ca lo Mustard h tin l Shirley, nhng sau John i thnh Pam cho hp vi bi ht k tip
l Polythene Pam.
Polythene Pam
(Lennon 10)
Lennon: acoustic guitar, lead guitar, ht chnh
Harrison: rhythm guitar, tambourine
Cng nh lo Mustard bn tin Polythene Pam l s kt hp ca hai hnh tng.
Nguyn mu th nht l Pat Dawson, mt fan hm m ca Beatles thi cn Liverpool. C ny
c bn b t cho bit danh l Polythene Pat v thi quen kh qui n thch n nhng ng
ht lm bng cht polythene (nha PE). Nguyn mu th hai l mt ngi n b c bit n
vi ci tn Stephanie, ngi c xem l bn gi ca nh th Beat ca anh Royston Ellis.
Royston Ellis c xem nh l Allan Ginsberg ca nc Anh. Gia nh th ny v nhm
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Beatles c mt mi quan h t bit. Ellis l ngi tp cho Beatles chi ma tu. Mt ln, John
n nh ca Ellis v c hai cng lm tnh vi Stephanie, ngi dung vi ph nha polythene
qun quanh ngi thay cho qun o. n tng v cuc i n qui d ny m nh John trong
nhiu nm lin. Bi ht c John ht vi th m scouse t st ca Liverpool c l v l do th
nht.
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

(McCartney 10)
McCartney: lead guitar, ht chnh v b
Harrison: bass, tambourine
Trong s hang vn c gi hm m nhm Beatles, c mt s ngi c nhan sc v nhit
tnh c tuyn chn thnh mt i groupie t tn l Apple Scruffs. Cc c gi ny sn
sang v ly lm vinh d khi c nhm Beatles giao cho bt k cng vic g, t vic gip lau dn
nh ca, dt ch i do, cho n nhng vic .ti Z. Mt ngy nm 1968, mt thnh vin nhm
Apple Scruffs l Diana Ashley nhn lc Paul i vng leo vo ca s bung tm cn h ca
anh v khon i mt s vt dng c nhn ca Paul lm k nim. Lc ny Paul ang M k
kt hp ng vi hang Capitol. Khi Diana Ashley mang chjn li phm ca mnh v khoe vi cc
bn, mt c Apple Scruffs khc l Margo Bird, ngi kh c Paul tn nhim gi in thoi
bo cho anh bit. t ra mnh l ngi qun t, Paul quyt nh khng truy cu vic xm nhp
gia c bt hp php m ch i li mt bc hnh ca mnh c lng trong mt khung nh c,
qu tng ca cha anh. Margo gip Paul i li k vt . Trn ng ra sn bay v Anh
cng Linda, Paul vit bi ht vi tn gi Bathroom Window. Trong mt ln thu m, John
ht chnh bi ny.
Golden Slumbers
(McCartney 7/ Thomas Decker 3)
McCartney: bass, piano, vocal
Starr: drums
Session musicians: strings.
C mt ln trong mt cuc phng vn, Paul vui ming gi nhm Beatles l nhng k
o nhc siu hng. Golden Slumbers l mt bi b Paul chm kh trng trn. Trong mt
ln v thm cha Chesire, Paul bt gp mt quyn bi ht c bn cy n piano, trong c
ca khc Golden Slumbers ca Thomas Decker, mt nhc s cng thi vi Shakespeare. Bi ht
c mt on li nh sau:
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty wantons do not cry
And I will sing a lullaby
Rock them rock them lullaby.
Do khng bit c nt nhc nn Paul vit giai iu mi cho bi ht cng vi mt phn li mi
da trn ca t ca bi ht c t th k th 17 ny.
Carry that Weight

(McCartney 10)
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McCartney: piano, ht chnh v hp xng
Lennon: bass, hp xng
Harrison: lead guitar, ht hp xng
Starr: drums, hp xng
Session musicians: strings, brass
Paul gi giai on nm 69 l nhng ngy thng en ti nht ca i mnh vi nhng v
tranh chp kin tng v mu thun bt tn. Ci tn Beatles gi y khng cn l vinh quang
hoc nim t ho m tr thnh mt gnh nng cho ngi mang n. V Beatles va k kt hp
ng mi them 10 nm, Paul cm thy rng mnh cn phi mang ci gnh nng ny them mt
thi gian di na. Tuy nhin n cui nm 1970, bt chp mi hp ng v n lc hn gn,
nhm Beatles chnh thc ng ai ny i, gii thot cho nhau khi gnh nng m mi ngi
u phi gnh vc.
The End
(McCartney 10)
McCartney: bass, piano, lead guitar, ht chnh v b
Harrison: rhythm guitar, lead guitar, ht b
Starr: drums
y l ca khc cui cng ca album cui cng nh du s kt thc ca mt huyn thoi.
Bi ny ca Paul c John nh gi l mt bi ht y trit l. Tuy nhin vn vi ging ma
mai c hu, John nhn xt : iu ny chng t rng Paul vn l k bit suy ngh nu anh ta chu
ng no mt t! y l ca khc duy nht ba tay Beatles chia nhau phn solo guitar v cng l
ca khc duy nht Ringo solo trng.
Her Majesty
(McCartney 10)
Paul vit bi ny Scotland v s phi long mt bc nh thi cn tr ca n hong
Elizabeth II. c d nh chn lm ca khc chen gia Mean Mister Mustard v Polythene Pam,
bi ny c Paul thu vi n thng mt mnh trong khi ch cc thnh vin khc n thu m
cng. Nhng sau khi ghp ba bi li vi nhau, Paul t khng thch v quyt nh loi bi ny.
Do s xut nn hp m cui cng ca bi ny vn cn dnh vo phn trc ca bi Polythene
Pam. Khi chun b ra a, Paul li i v a ca khc ny vo cui album nh mt bi khuyn
mi. t xut bn u tin, tn bi ht ny khng c trong danh sch in trn ba a.
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Li kt :
Qua ebook b nh ny v ngha tng bi ht trong cc album ca The Beatles

, hi vng nhng ngi hm m The Beatles hiu thm v nhng bi ht m
mnh yu thch .
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Ebook : Gii m cc ca khc ca The Beatles

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