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Rating: We have just entered the year of our Lord 1964. The Beatles have just conquered the United States with the single "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and "Can't Buy Me Love" will certainly not disappoint expectations. The main project is still to make a film and write its songs ("A Hard Day's Night"). Amidst the general chaos, 4 tracks were extracted, of which three were covers, to make an EP (mini album): "Long Tall Sally."
"I Call Your Name" is a leftover from Lennon's compositions, so much so that it was entrusted to the artist Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas. Here John reclaims the song but fails to get much out of it. An interesting tidbit, listen closely when John pronounces the title and imagine he's speaking in Italian. "Slow Down," again sung by John, is a cover of Larry Williams. The original dates back to 1958. A rock and roll greatly weighed down in sound that fails to unleash electricity. The piece is mainly supported by the piano played by the group's producer, George Martin. "Matchbox" is a cover of Carl Perkins, recorded by the Beatles just as the original author was in the studio with them. On vocals, we find the awkward Ringo Starr who cannot do justice to this simple 1957 rockabilly piece.
We finally arrive at the title track (which is actually the first song of the EP), "Long Tall Sally." The Liverpool quartet borrows a song by Little Richard from 1956 and makes it a rock piece full of pure adrenaline. "Long Tall Sally" was recorded in one take, just like John's infamous "Twist And Shout." At the tinkling piano, we find the indispensable George Martin. Paul McCartney's vocal performance reaches its highest notes and exudes excitement in every single pore. A classic of the early Beatles.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Long Tall Sally (02:06)
I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary, about Uncle John
Says he has the blues, but he's got a lot of fun
Oh baby. Yeah now, baby.
Oo-oo-ooooh, baby. Some fun tonight!
Saw Uncle John, with Long Tall Sally
He saw Aunt Mary comin and he ducked back in the alley
Oh baby. Yeah oh baby.
Oo-oo-ooooh, baby. Some fun tonight!
Well Long Tall Sally built, pretty thin she got,
Everything that Uncled John needs
Oh baby. Yeah now, baby.
Oo-oo-ooooh, baby. Some fun tonight!
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
Have some fun tonight.
Everything's all right.
Have some fun tonight.
Have some fun, yeah, yeah, yeah!
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
Have some fun tonight.
Everything's all right.
Have some fun tonight.
Yes, we'll have some fun.
Some fun tonight!
02 I Call Your Name (02:12)
I call your name
But you're not there
Was I to blame
For being unfair
Oh, I can't sleep at night
Since you've been gone
I never weep at night
I can't go on
Well, don't you know I can't take it
I don't know who can
I'm not gonna make it
I'm not that kind of man
Oh, I can't sleep at night
But just the same
I never weep at night
I call your name
Don't you know I can't take it
I don't know who can
I'm not gonna make it
I'm not that kind of man
Oh, I can't sleep at night
But just the same
I never weep at night
I call your name
I call your name
I call your name
04 Matchbox (01:58)
I said I'm sitting here watching
matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
but I sure got a long way to go
I'm an old poor boy
I'm a long way from home
I'm an old poor boy
and I'm a long way from home
I've never been happy
cause everything I ever did was wrong
Well, if you don't want my peaches
honey please don't shake my tree
If you don't want any of those peaches
honey, please don't mess around my tree
I've got news for you baby
Leave me here in misery, all right!
Well let me be your little dog
till your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog
till your big dog comes
And when your big dog gets here
watch how your puppy dog runs
Well I said I'm sitting here watching
matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
but I sure got a long way to go
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