ON THIS DAY: THE BEATLES RECORDING "THANK YOU GIRL"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Thank You Girl

Studio: Nº 2. 

Hour: 10.00am-1.00pm. 

Recording: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (overdub takes 14-28).

Editing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23).

Mono mixing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). 

Stereo mixing: 'Thank You Little Girl' (working title of 'Thank You Girl') (from edit of takes 6, 13, 17, 20, 21, 23). 

Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick. 

 

"Thank You Girl" was issued as the B-side of the single "From Me to You", which was recorded on the same day (5 March 1963). 

Originally titled "Thank You, Little Girl", the song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney as a tribute to the band's many female fans. Paul McCartney said, "We knew that if we wrote a song called, 'Thank You Girl', that a lot of the girls who wrote us fan letters would take it as a genuine 'thank you'. So a lot of our songs were directly addressed to the fans." 

 

"Thank You Girl" demonstrates how they were able to produce a song from scratch by working in total partnership.

Lyrically, Ian MacDonald suggests that Lennon probably wrote the first line of each verse, allowing McCartney to use his flair for word play and inner-rhyming in completing it.

John Lennon said the song was originally intended as a single: "'Thank You Girl' was one of our efforts at writing a single that didn't work. So it became a B-side or an album track." In April 1972, he told Hit Parader, "(The song was written by) Paul and me. This was just a silly song we knocked off." McCartney seemed to agree describing it as "a bit of a hack song, but all good practice." 

The song was recorded in thirteen takes, the same number of takes needed to perfect "From Me To You" on 5 March 1963.

John Lennon overdubbed the harmonica without the other Beatles eight days later (13 March, 1963). According to multiple sources, John came to the session directly from bed due to a severe cold. Engineer Geoff Emerick said it took John numerous takes to produce a satisfactory result because he was so unsteady.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Lennon – double-tracked vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison – lead guitar
Ringo Starr – drums

 

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