The Beatles Song Of The Day is “I’ll Cry Instead.” “I’ll Cry Instead” is song 2 on side 2 of “A Hard Day’s Night.” John Lennon wrote this song. John Lennon: double-tracked vocal and acoustic rhythm guitar/ Paul McCartney: bass guitar/ George Harrison: lead guitar/ Ringo Starr: drums and tambourine. “I’ll Cry Instead” was recorded on June 1st, 1964 at Abbey Road. Producer: George Martin

Rating of “I’ll Cry Instead” on a scale of 1 to 5 stars ***1/2

• John wrote the song for the breakout scene in the movie “A Hard Day’s Night” but director Richard Lester went with “Can’t Buy Me Love” instead.
• John would say that “I’ll Cry Instead” was autobiographical. That the line “I’ve got a chip on my shoulder that’s bigger than my feet” is exactly how he felt at that time.
• The song was released as a single in the United States peaking at #25. The b-side was “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You.”
• “I’ll Cry Instead” did not make Rolling Stone Magazine’s The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs” or Spignesi and Lewis’s “100 Best Beatles Songs” lists.
• Length of song 2:09.

“I’ll Cry Instead” {Lennon-McCartney}

I’ve got every reason on earth to be mad

Cos I’ve just lost the only girl I had

And if I could get my way

I’d get myself locked up today

But I can’t so I cry instead
I’ve got a chip on my shoulder that’s bigger than my feet

I can’t talk to people that I meet

And if I could see you now

I’d try to make you sad somehow

But I can’t so I cry instead
Don’t want to cry when there’s people there

I get shy when they start to stare

I’m gonna hide myself away, ay hay

But I’ll come back again someday
And when I do you’d better hide all the girls

I’m gonna break their hearts all ’round the world

Yes, I’m gonna break them in two

And show you what your loving man can do

Until then I’ll cry instead
Don’t want to cry when there’s people there

I get shy when they start to stare

I’m gonna hide myself away, ay hay

But I’ll come back again someday
And when I do you’d better hide all the girls

Cos I’m gonna break their hearts all ’round the world

Yes, I’m gonna break them in two

And show you what your loving man can do

Until then I’ll cry instead