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The Beatles - Matchbox

The Beatles - Matchbox Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos
Album: Long Tall Sally EP
Released: 1964

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This was first recorded as "Match Box Blues" by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1927. It was reworked by several Blues musicians afterwards. The Beatles' version is influenced by Carl Perkins recording of the song. The Beatles also covered Perkins' "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" and "Honey Don't."

The original first line in the song is "Sittin' here wonderin' will a matchbox hold my clothes," a reference to being poor. Perkins uses this line in his version, but Ringo sings both this line and "Sittin' here watchin', matchbox hole in my clothes," which are erroneously assumed by many to be the real lyrics. There are also verses present which do not exist in Perkins' original, suggesting the group had heard other interpretations.

Pete Best, The Beatles original drummer, sang lead on this until he was fired. John Lennon sang it at their Hamburg shows, and Ringo did the lead vocals on the recorded version. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France, for all above)

Carl Perkins was at this session in early June, 1964. In a letter Perkins wrote before he died, he mentioned that he and the Beatles (at their request) played a few of his songs together on this date, but these jams were not taped. The only song he absolutely remembered was "Your True Love," which George Harrison did with Perkins on his cable special. Harrison also sang it at Perkins' memorial service. (thanks, Barry Kesten - Bellmore, United States)

Ringo sang this on the 2014 CBS tribute special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America, which aired exactly 50 years after the group made their first Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

The Beatles - Long Tall Sally

The Beatles - Long Tall Sally Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos
Album: Long Tall Sally EP
Released: 1964

Long Tall Sally Lyrics

I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John
He said he had the misery but he got a lot of fun
Baby, yeah now baby
Woo baby, some fun tonight

I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally
He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley
Oh, baby, yeah now baby
Woo baby, some fun tonight

Well Long Tall Sally's built pretty sweet
She got everything that Uncle John need
Baby, yeah now baby
Woo baby, some fun tonight

Well, 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
Yeah, we'll have some fun
Some fun tonight

Writer/s: PENNIMAN, RICHARD / JOHNSON, ENTORIS / BLACKWELL, ROBERT
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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This was originally recorded by Little Richard, who was one of The Beatles' inspirations. The Beatles met Little Richard at the Star Club in Hamburg when they were performing there in 1962. They also met Billy Preston there, who was Little Richard's keyboard player. They didn't see him again until 1969 when George Harrison saw him at a concert and brought him in to play piano for The Beatles on "Don't Let Me Down" and "Get Back."

The Beatles recorded this in one take. Since they played it live so often, they had it down.

This was the last song The Beatles played at a paid concert. Their last show was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on August 29, 1966. They played a meager bit of "In My Life" after it, but gave up and left the stage.

The Beatles frequently ended live sets with this.

This was the first song Paul McCartney ever played on stage. He was 11 years old and brought his brother up to play it with him. In the early Beatles days, it was his showcase song, and when he toured with his band Wings in 1973, he didn't play any Beatles songs, but did include a version of "Long Tall Sally."

This was The Kinks' first single. They decided to record it after seeing the reaction The Beatles got when they played it.

The Beatles also covered Little Richard's "Lucille" at early concerts. A version can be found on the Live At The BBC album.

Larry Williams makes a reference to "Long Tall Sally" in his opening lyrics to the song "Short Fat Fannie." The first verse in the song starts out with the lyrics, "I was slippin' and slidin' with a long tall Sally; Peekin' and a hidin',duck back in the alley." (thanks, Zeb - Charlotte, NC)