Day Tripper Lyrics (Lennon/McCartney)




Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now

She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yea
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there now

Tried to please her, she only played one night stands
Tried to please her, she only played one night stands now

She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yea
Took me so long to find out, and I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper yea

 
Lead Singer: John

Recording: 10/16/65
Mixing: 10/25/65, 11/10/66
Length: 2:47
Take: 3

Anomalies

0:05 * NEW *
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1:40 * NEW *
The note progression that starts at 1:21 in the left channel guitar) seems to cut off very abruptly at 1:40
1:50, 1:55, 2:32
There are two extremely noticeable dropouts near the end of the song. This is not on any earlier mixes of the same take, so it is quite likely that it happened during the mastering stage. Other mixes show a sound at 1:50 that was likely the reason for the dropout, and John's misplaced "yeah" at 2:32, but one has to wonder if the cure wasn't worse than the illness. This is particularly true in the 2:32 case, since one can STILL hear the "yeah." The drop outs at 1:50,1:55 punch the 1st and 6th notes of the riff clean out.
2:06
1st voice: "She was a daaay tripper, Sun-day driver yeh"
2nd voice: "She was a daaay tripper, One-day driver yeh"
John is still thinking "one-way ticket yeh" and half-sings it!

John Lennon's lyrics were his first overt reference to LSD in a Beatles song. The Beatles were squeaky clean before coming to America, but quickly discovered acid and marijuana.
In 2004, Paul McCartney did an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper where he explained that drugs influenced many of The Beatles' songs. He singled this one out as being about acid (LSD), but also said that people often overestimate the influence of drugs on their music.
The line "She's a big teaser" was written as "She's a prick teaser."
A promotional film was made to support this song. It was one of the first music videos.
Lennon wrote this after their record company demanded a new single. The Beatles were not that happy with the way this song turned out because they had been forced to come up with a new single. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
Jimi Hendrix sometimes covered this at his concerts.
This was released as a single backed with "We Can Work It Out." No one was sure which song was the A-side.
 


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