I Should Have Known Better Lyrics



Lennon/McCartney


I should have known better with a girl like you
That I would love everything that you do
And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do.
Whoa, woah, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me;
Can't you see, can't you see?
That when I tell you that I love you, oh,
You're gonna say you love me too, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oh,
And when I ask you to be mine,
You're gonna say you love me too.

So, oh, I should have realized a lot of things before
If this is love you've got to give me more
Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more
Whoa, whoa, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can't you see, can't you see?
And when I tell you that I love you, oh
You're gonna say you love me too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine,
You're gonna say you love me too,
You love me too
You love me too

 
Lead Singer: John

Recording: 2/25/64, 2/26/64, 7/14/64 (BBC), 7/17/64 (BBC)
Mixing: 3/3/64, 6/22/64
Length: 2:39
Take: 22

Anomalies

0:01, 0:04 * NEW *
Although a mono track, two distinct "stereo" effect wobbles in the track here.
0:06
Harmonica drops out for a bit. Sounds to me more like running out of breath than bad mixing. (Not on MONO CD version)
1:07 * NEW *
Random finger snap
2:00
Double tracking lost here, during word "see?" - sounds like "Can't you see (it)" because of a strange sound at this point.
2:16
Bad edit between "love me to-oo-o, oh../And when I"
2:20
Double tracking regained, on the words "mine, ah-ha-hine"
 
The Beatles performed this in their first movie, A Hard Day's Night. It was used in a scene where The Beatles sing it to a group of girls, one of which was played by an actress named Patti Boyd. This was the first time George Harrison met her - he fell for her and married her a few years later. They divorced in 1977, and Patti married Harrison's friend Eric Clapton in 1979. That marriage also ended in divorce, but along the way, Patti inspired some of the most famous songs of all time, including The Beatles' "Something" and Clapton's "Layla."
John Lennon's vocal was double-tracked to make it stand out.
This was released as the B-side of "A Hard Day's Night."
Lennon played the harmonica solo.

 
A Hard Days Night Lyrics   

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