The words “ Love was in vain “ is where is gets further apart harmonically. The bridge begins on the word “ Her “ cause I couldn’t stand the pain, and I would be sad if our new love was in vain “. On the last bar of each verse it’s John again on melody, then back to harmony on next verse etc. In this song, John sings intro ( melody ), then when verse begins he goes into a harmony BELOW Pauls melody ( yes, I know John wrote it ). When you’re referring to two part vocal harmonies, that means one is the melody, and the other the harmony. So that shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads – silly love songs, as you call them – way back when. If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be true… I used to like intros like they had on forties songs, you know, that have a long intro, and then the song would start. It’s really about – it’s not about Cyn, my first wife. And uh, it’s… semi-autobiographical, but not that conscious, you know. It’s the same chord sequence as ‘In My Life’, but – just about ‘round D, and B minor, and E minor, those kind of – things. JOHN: That’s my first attempt at a – at a ballad. Here’s the quote and the link to the audio: A shame, since the tangents are often the most interesting parts! The book version of the interview cuts out quite a bit, I’ve found, in terms of individual lines that the editors must have decided seemed like tangents. The original quote was closer to the actual audio, but still not quite correct. I originally found this one to be one of those songs John and Paul disagreed over when it comes to writing-credits, but given what you have written is true, it seems that they are basically on the same wavelength - which of course DID happen from time to time… Have you been given access to David Sheff’s original tapes? Just wondering: Where did you find this quote of John’s? I have the book ‘All we are saying’, by David Sheff - which is basically just a long version of the Playboy interview John did just weeks before he died - and what he says about his then wife, and, for me, more interestingly, Paul’s input, isn’t mentioned in the book at all. So that shows I wrote sentimental love ballads, silly love songs, way back then.” It has an intro like a Fifties song: “If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be true and help me understand…” Paul may have helped with the middle eight. It is really about this girl – not about Cyn. This one has the same chord sequence – just around D and D minor and E minor, those kinds of things. In My Life was the first one that worked as a ballad. “That’s my first attempt to write a ballad proper. The catalogue number was Parlophone DP 562. It was made for export purposes, but a number of record dealers began shipping the discs back into the UK for resale. ‘If I Fell’ performed better in Norway, where it was a chart-topping single in its own right.Ī rare UK single, with ‘Tell Me Why’ on the b-side, was pressed in the UK by EMI and released on 4 December 1964. ‘If I Fell’ was also the b-side of the ‘And I Love Her’ single, which reached number 12 on the Billboard chart. The US soundtrack LP was issued on 26 June. ‘If I Fell’ was the third song on the UK version of the A Hard Day’s Night album, which was released on 10 July 1964. Neither rendition was included on the Live At The BBC collection. The second performance took place on 17 July at the BBC Paris Studio, London, and was first broadcast on 3 August. The first was taped on 14 July 1964 at Broadcasting House, London, and was transmitted two days later on the Top Gear programme. The Beatles recorded ‘If I Fell’ twice for BBC radio. Lennon took the low harmony, allowing McCartney to dominate the verses. The two-part harmony vocals was sung by Lennon and Paul McCartney into a single microphone. However, home demos recorded by John Lennon early in 1964 contained the passage. The song’s acoustic introduction – which is not repeated elsewhere in the song, musically or lyrically – made its first appearance on take 11. On the same day they also recorded ‘Tell Me Why’ and the second and final remake of ‘And I Love Her’. ‘If I Fell’ was recorded in 15 takes on 27 February 1964. On 8 April 1988 John Lennon’s lyrics for ‘If I Fell’, written on the back of a Valentine’s Day card, were sold at Sotheby’s in London for £7,800.
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