You Like Me Too Much
| "You Like Me Too Much" | |
|---|---|
 Label of Indian 7-inch single | |
| Song by the Beatles | |
| from the album Help! | |
| Published | Northern Songs |
| Released | 6 August 1965 |
| Recorded | 17 February 1965 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Pop rock[1] |
| Length | 2:35 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
"You Like Me Too Much" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist. It was released in 1965 on the Help! album in the United Kingdom and on Beatles VI in the United States.[2] The song was recorded on 17 February 1965 in Abbey Road studio 2.[2]
Musical characteristics[]
The song is in the key of G Major and in 4/4 time.[2] There is an introduction using piano and electric piano, with Paul McCartney and George Martin playing two different piano parts on separate ends of the same Steinway grand piano. The Steinway appears only in the song's intro and was overdubbed separately, as were McCartney's bass and Harrison's vocal overdubs.
The electric piano is a Hohner Pianet, played by John Lennon. The sound of the instrument's tremolo being switched off after the introduction can be heard.
The quick transition from G chord to a flat-III (B♭) is unusual, especially as its F-natural note is melodically sustained against the following D-Major chord (with its concomitant F♯) creating "the most bluesy moment of the entire song."[2] The verse opens with three repetitions of a simple four note motif ("Though you've gone away this morning, you'll be back again tonight") during which the chords mirror the lyrics in shifting from ii (Am chord) on "gone away" to IV (C chord) on "back again" to the tonic (G chord) on "tonight."[3]
Cover versions[]
It was covered by the band Glycerine on the album Harrisongs Volume 2 - A Tribute To George Harrison.[4]
Personnel[]
According to Ian MacDonald,[5] except where noted:
The Beatles
- George Harrison – double-tracked vocal, lead guitar, tambourine[6]
- Paul McCartney – backing vocal,[6] bass, piano
- John Lennon – acoustic rhythm guitar, electric piano
- Ringo Starr – drums
Additional personnel
- George Martin – piano
References[]
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "You Like Me Too Much review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Alan W. Pollack (1992). "Notes on "You Like Me Too Much"". Alan W. Pollack's Notes On…. SoundScapes. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Dominic Pedler. Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles. Omnibus Press, London 2003. p 528
- ^ http://www.kpsalado.com/discography/discographie_mainlist.htm
- ^ MacDonald 2007, p. 148.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Everett 2001, p. 287.
Sources[]
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4.
- MacDonald, Ian (2007) [1994]. Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Third ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-733-3.
External links[]
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- Song recordings produced by George Martin
- The Beatles songs
- Songs published by Northern Songs
- Songs written by George Harrison
- 1965 songs
- Songs composed in G major