![]() With A Little Help From My Friends is another Paul McCartney classic composition included in the album Sgt. Many have speculated this song is about drugs, but the band never explicitly confirmed it. The famous folk singer Donovan, who was McCartney's friend and neighbor at the time, helped him with uncredited lyrical contributions on this song. The chorus at the end consists of the studio crew, as well as their friends Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall, producer George Martin, and Pattie Harrison. Yellow Submarine is a Paul McCartney original featured on two albums Revolver (1966) and Yellow Submarine (1969). This is the first time Starr received songwriting credits. What Goes On was a John Lennon and Paul McCartney song from the album Rubber Soul (1965). Although ‘Act Naturally’ was never a part of The Beatles’ live repertoire before they recorded it, they did perform it during their fourth and final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1965. The band recorded it in 13 takes – the first 12 were essentially rehearsals, with Starr’s vocals making their first and only appearance on the final attempt. Act NaturallyĪct Naturally was a Voni Morrison/Johnny Russel collaboration included in the album Help! (1964). The song highlights a man getting honest with his girlfriend, saying she’s not giving into the relationship as much as he is. But this song was actually first released in 1954. Honey Don’t is another Carl Perkins composition from the album Beatles For Sale (1964). The Beatles' version is influenced by Carl Perkins' recording of the song. It was reworked by several Blues musicians afterwards. ![]() This was first recorded as "Match Box Blues" by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1927. Matchbox was composed by Carl Perkins, and included in the album Long Tall Sally (1964). Paul McCartney was the one who thought Ringo Starr should sing it, seeing as it was an uptempo song similar to Boys, which could be easily sung behind the drums. I Wanna Be Your Man was written by John Lennon from the album With The Beatles (1963). Despite the connotations of the lyrics from the original song being about attractions to men, the Beatles never really minded performing it. Before Ringo joined the band, this song was still known as the drummer's spot on their usual setlists, being sung by former member Pete Best. This was the first song performed by Starr, who usually had at least one vocal appearance on every Beatles album (with the exception of A Hard Day’s Night, Magical Mystery Tour & Let It Be). The “Ringo Starr” Songs: The 11 Beatles Songs with Ringo on Lead Vocals Boysīoys was written by Dixon/Ferrell and was included in the album Please, Please Me (1963). In this article, we’re going to share Ringo Starr’s songs, when they came out, and how they charted. But did you know that Beatles drummer Ringo Starr also provided lead vocals for a number of songs? Lennon and McCartney were the lead vocalists and Harrison provided backup vocals for the band. ![]() And that man was Ringo Starr joining John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. They were regarded by music lovers as one if not the greatest band that stamped their class in the music industry.īy 1962, The Beatles took on another drummer. And the band had no idea what was in store for them.įrom their first single, Love Me Do to their last album Let It Be, the Beatles were simply a class of their own. The Beatles were on the verge of becoming the biggest rock band in the world. ![]()
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