![]() ![]() Written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single. “Paperback Writer” is a 1966 song recorded and released by the Beatles. ![]() George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar.John Lennon – backing vocal, rhythm guitar.Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar.Then we boosted it further by using a loudspeaker as a microphone. “Paul played a different bass, a Rickenbacker. “‘Paperback Writer’ was the first time the bass sound had been heard in all its excitement,” said Beatles’ engineer Geoff Emerick in Mark Lewisohn’s book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. The story according to Mark Lewisohn goes that it was John Lennon who demanded to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles records. I love the sound on this single, Paperback Writer/Rain, the bass lines are incredible. – Paul McCartney (“Many years from now” by Barry Miles) Then I had the idea to do the harmonies and we arranged that in the studio.” ![]() I had no music, but it’s just a little bluesy song, not a lot of melody. John and I sat down and finished it all up, but it was tilted towards me, the original idea was mine. And John, as I recall, just sat there and said, ‘Oh, that’s it,’ ‘Uhuh,’ ‘Yeah.’ I remember him, his amused smile, saying, ‘Yes, that’s it, that’ll do.’ Quite a nice moment: ‘Hmm, I’ve done right! I’ve done well!’ And then we went upstairs and put the melody to it. “I took a bit of paper out and I said it should be something like ‘Dear Sir or Madam, as the case may be…’ and I proceeded to write it just like a letter in front of him, occasionally rhyming it. Son of Day Tripper meaning a rock ‘n’ roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy, loud guitar.” “Paperback Writer is son of Day Tripper, but it is Paul’s song. “I think I might have helped with some of the lyrics. It was released (US) and 10 June 1966 (UK). Paperback Writer was recorded between 13 and 14 April 1966. ![]()
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