Beatles Track “The Night Before” (1965)
The second track of the album "Help!" is Paul McCartney’s upbeat bluesy tune "The Night Before". The lyrics deal with a breakup that happened in the last 24 hours, much like another, far more famous Paul track off "Help!", "Yesterday". Stylistically though, the songs are very different.
The instrumentation features a Pianet electric piano and bass lines that rise and fall. Paul’s lead vocal is double-tracked, with John Lennon and George Harrison singing harmony. The song ends with a brief George guitar solo.
In The Beatles film "Help!", the band performs the song on the Salisbury Plain.
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Kim Kinrade
Feb 28, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Hi,
Nice picture! Haven’t seen that one before.
Also just a short note to let you know about the 3rd Annual Maritime Beatle Event in Halifax, Nova Scotia hosted by Hal Bruce, a long time Beatle performer who plays the Cavern in Liverpool every year at the festival.
I have the info on my site.
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Kim
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