He wrote the basic framework for the tune during an hour-long drive from London to Lennon’s house one afternoon. Inspired by the rhythmic quality of the five-syllable phrase, pa-per-back writ-er, McCartney’s brain started turning. It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear It took me years to write, will you take a look? Sings McCartney to open the song,ĭear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? He or she doesn’t stand behind the book, noting they can make it longer or shorter or change the narrative. It is a musical query letter, asking a publisher to take a look at a manuscript. And that’s exactly how McCartney framed the song. It’s the note that is sent to publishers alerting them of your book idea. Query LetterĪuthors know the words: query letter. That’s when he knew what the subject of his next song would be.

McCartney, who was the song’s primary writer but who wrote “Paperback Writer” with John Lennon, landed on the subject of a paperback book writer when one day he saw Beatles drummer Ringo Starr backstage at a concert venue reading a book. “So, I thought, ‘All right, Auntie Lil.'” “Years ago, my Auntie Lil said to me, ‘Why do you always write songs about love all the time? Can’t you ever write about a horse or the summit conference or something interesting?'” McCartney said in 1966, according to author Nicholas Schaffner in the 1978 book, The Beatles Forever.

Used by permission.Well, he can thank his Aunt Lil. Credited to Lennon-McCartney, it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York and recorded in eight takes on 27 February 1964. In North America, it was released on both the American version of A Hard Day's Night and the album Something New. 'Tell Me Why' is a song by the Beatles from their album A Hard Day's Night.

Song by the Beatles from the album A Hard Day's Night 'Cause I really can't stand it, I'm so in love with you. If it's something that I've said or done,

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