The Beatles Song Of The Day is “When I Get Home.” “When I Get Home” is on The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” album. The song was yet another John Lennon written one. He would say it was another attempt at writing a Wilson Pickett, Motown type of song. John Lennon: vocal and rhythm guitar/ Paul McCartney: harmony vocal nad bass guitar/ George Harrison: harmony vocal and lead guitar/ Ringo Starr: drums. The song was recorded on June 2nd, 1964 at Abbey Road. Producer: George Martin. This is an optimistic John song. John was a homebody. Think of the last decade of his life at the Dakota in New York.
Rating “When I Get Home” on a scale of 1 to 5 stars ****
- “When I Get Home” did not make Rolling Stone Magazine’s “The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs” or Spignesi and Lewis’ “The 100 Best Beatles Songs” list.
- Length of song:2:18
- It took 11 takes to finish “When I Get Home.”
“When I Get Home” {Lennon-McCartney}
Whoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her
When I get home
Come on, out of my way
Cos I’m gonna see my baby today
I’ve got a whole lot of things
I’ve gotta say To her
Whoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her
When I get home
Come on if you please
I’ve got no time for trivialities
I’ve got a girl who’s waiting home for me tonight
Whoa-I, whoa-I I got a whole lot of things to tell her
When I get home
When I’m getting home tonight
I’m gonna hold her tight
I’m gonna love her till the cows come home
I bet I’ll love her more
Till I walk out that door Again
Come on, let me through
Come on, let me through
I’ve got so many things
I’ve got to do
I’ve got no business being here with you This way
Whoa-I, whoa-I I’ve got a whole lot of things to tell her
Whoa-I, whoa-I I’ve got a whole lot of things to tell her
When I get home, yeah I’ve got a whole lot of things to tell her
When I get home
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