The Beatles Song of the Day is “There’s A Place” which is on their debut album “Please Please Me.” It is the next to last song on side 2 of the album. John Lennon: rhythm guitar, harmonica and  vocal/ Paul McCartney: bass guitar and vocal/ George Harrison: lead guitar and backing vocal/ Ringo Starr: drums. “There’s A Place” was written entirely by John Lennon. It was recorded at Abbey Road during the marathon of recording done on February 11th,1963. Producer: George Martin. I would rate “There’s A Place” as the 4th best Beatles original song on “Please Please Me” behind “Please Please Me”, “I Saw Her Standing There”. and “Love Me Do.” I’ve always thought of it as being a twin to The Beach Boys “In My Room” which also came out in 1963. Both are great songs but I have always prefered “There’s A Place.” The Beach Boys went to their room, where The Beatles went when ” I feel low and I feel blue” went to their mind. To me The Beatles approach is more sophisticated “There’s A Place” is an urgent, hard driving song that while a short song [under 2 minutes} doesn’t waste a second. A great example of the early Beatles songwriting potential.

Rating “There’s A Place”  1 to 5 stars ****

• “There’s A Place” does not make “Rolling Stones The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs” or Spignesi and Lewis’ “100 Best Beatles Songs” lists.
• There’s A Place” clocks in at 1:50.
• John said this was an attempt at writing a Motown, black kind of thing. He had the Isley Brothers in mind.
• “There’s A Place” was a B-Side to “Twist And Shout” It reached #74 on the American Top 100. “Twist And Shout” went to #2.
• Paul has claimed that the original idea for the song came from him, that the title came from the West Side Story song “There’s A Place For Us.” John wrote the song as Paul’s families house.

“There’s A Place” {Lennon-McCartney}