You may have picked up on a theme here in my ‘all things George’ week. I started with the first song by George to appear on a Beatles album and am working my way up chronologically …. managing somehow to have overlooked two! 🤦🏼♀️ One of those songs appears today; the other will appear tomorrow. By Saturday I’ll be back on track with the correct chronology. True Giorgiophiles didn’t call me out on that booboo but those two songs are very good ones and deserve airtime here. Mea culpa!
Let’s backtrack a bit to the third George song included on a Beatles album. It was his second composition for the “Help!” album, recorded in 1965 for the film of the same name but it never made it to the soundtrack.
George double-tracked his vocals, with Paul joining in at certain times. Double-tracking vocals is the act of recording a vocal part two or more times, attempting to match each performance as closely as possible to the original, both in phrasing and in pitch, to add depth, dimension, character and harmony. (If you’re familiar with the songs of Connie Francis, you’ll know that she is famous for double-tracking and she certainly did it well.)
Presumably written about his relationship with Pattie Boyd (another ode to the divine Ms. B!) this is “You Like Me Too Much” from “Help!” or “Beatles IV”, depending on which side of the pond you’re located.
Lyrics
Though you’ve gone away this morning
You’ll be back again tonight
Telling me there’ll be no next time
If I just don’t treat you right
You’ll never leave me and you know it’s true
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
You’ve tried before to leave me
But you haven’t got the nerve
To walk out and make me lonely
Which is all that I deserve
You’ll never leave me and you know it’s true
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
I really do
And it’s nice when you believe me
If you leave me
I will follow you and bring
You back where you belong
‘Cause I couldn’t really stand it
I’d admit that I was wrong
I wouldn’t let you leave me ’cause it’s true
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
I really do
And it’s nice when you believe me
If you leave me
I will follow you and bring
You back where you belong
‘Cause I couldn’t really stand it
I’d admit that I was wrong
I wouldn’t let you leave me ’cause it’s true
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
‘Cause you like me too much and I like you
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: George Harrison
You Like Me Too Much lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
| “You Like Me Too Much” | |
| Song by the Beatles | |
| from the album Help! | |
| Released | 14 June 1965 (US: Beatles IV) 6 August 1965 (UK: Help!) |
| Recorded | 17 February 1965 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 2:35 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
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Whenever I hear this I can’t stop myself from singing along with its simple harmony. Here we go – ’cause you like me too much…’
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I was singing right along with you, Keith.
So glad to know you’re enjoying these posts!
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I’m going to dig out the album later as it’s not one I’ve played in ages. I never really liked the ‘Help’ movie but it wasn’t as bad as ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. 🙂
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I never saw Magical Mystery Tour and I guess I didn’t miss anything.
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Their movies weren’t great.
I only remember parts of Help and never saw MMT.
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With playlists and podcasts and SiriusXM so readily available, not to mention YouTube, I can’t remember the last time I pulled out a CD! The last car I bought didn’t even come with a CD player!
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Another great reminder of the time when I was falling in love with music 😊
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Great comment, Clive. It certainly was world-wide love-fest!
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And not just for The Beatles! So many great bands around back then – we were spoiled for choice 😊
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You’re so right. Every weekend we’d go down to the Fillmore E. and see 3 or 4 acts per show. What an excellent time to be around for really great music (at very affordable prices)!
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Sadly, I was too young to be allowed out. My parents trusted me to go to football on my own but not pop concerts! The Beatles played in Dover, where I was born and grew up, but I didn’t make it!
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That’s unfortunate. So near and yet so far!
My mother surprised my sister and me with tickets to Shea. Of course, mom came with us. We had no choice; she was our driver! 😂
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I was only 10 when they played there, 1964. A school night and we didn’t have a family car. I would guess that something along the lines of ‘we’d miss the last bus’ was mentioned 🤣
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Haven’t played this one in a while, it’s a good one! Thanks N.!
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As great as all their music is, I love to hear the original early tunes.
They aren’t played that much on the radio so I’m happy to bring them to you here!
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The words to their songs are always plain and simple, easy to remember and so so sing-along-able.
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Yes, they are …. until they’re not!
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Always an exception to the rule.
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