Drive My Car
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
"Drive My Car" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was mainly written by Paul McCartney, with some help from John Lennon. It was first released on the British version of the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song is about a movie star who asks the narrator of the song to be her chauffeur.[2] McCartney also said that "'Drive my car' was an old blues euphemism for sex".[3]
| "Drive My Car" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beatles | |
| from the album Rubber Soul | |
| Released | 3 December 1965 |
| Recorded | 13 October 1965 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Rock,[1] rhythm and blues |
| Length | 2:28 |
| Label | Parlophone, EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon–McCartney |
| Producer(s) | George Martin |
Personnel
changeAccording to Ian MacDonald,[4] except where noted:
- Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, slide guitar[5]
- John Lennon – lead vocal, tambourine, rhythm guitar[5]
- George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums, cowbell
References
change- ↑ Hamelman, Steven L. (2004). But is it Garbage?: On Rock and Trash. University of Georgia Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780820325873.
- ↑ Aldridge, Alan, ed. (1990). The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence. p. 24. ISBN 0-395-59426-X.
- ↑ Miles 1997, pp. 269–70.
- ↑ MacDonald 2005, p. 166.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Everett 2001, p. 315.
Sources
change- The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-2684-6.
- Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514105-9.
- Lewisohn, Mark (2005) [1988]. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962–1970. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 978-0-7537-2545-0.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-733-3.
- Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now. New York, NY: Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- Riley, Tim (2002) [1988]. Tell Me Why – The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81120-3.
- Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
- Womack, Kenneth (2007). Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. New York, NY: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1746-6.
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