Uploaded by DeutschMatheLehrer on Jun 2, 2010
The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret? 1963
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" is a song by The Beatles from the 1963 album Please Please Me, sung by George Harrison. In the United States, it was the first top ten song to feature Harrison as a lead singer.
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" was primarily written by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was inspired by "I'm Wishing", a tune from Walt Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, would sing to him as a child. The first two lines of the song in Disney's movie ("Want to know a secret? Promise not to tell?") come right after the opening lyrics ("You'll never know how much I really love you... You'll never know how much I really care..."). McCartney said it was a "50-50 collaboration written to order," i.e., for Harrison to sing.
In 1980, Lennon said that he gave "Do You Want to Know a Secret" to Harrison to sing because "it only had three notes and he wasn't the best singer in the world," but added "he has improved a lot since then." Harrison sang two songs on Please Please Me, this song by Lennon and McCartney and "Chains" by Goffin/King. The Beatles did not record a song composed solely by Harrison until "Don't Bother Me" on With The Beatles. * John Lennon — rhythm guitar, backing vocal * Paul McCartney — bass guitar, backing vocal * George Harrison — lead guitar, lead vocal * Ringo Starr — drums
In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Beatles song! Enjoy :)
Album: Introducing the Beatles
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nice song..
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England had Harry Potter AND the Beatles! Now I'm jealous...
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wow da perfect song!!!!
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My best guy friend who hardly ever shows his emotions just told me that this song represents how he feels about me! -3
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Prudence ?
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I dance to this in the mornings while getting ready for school...Is that strange?
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@itssmaddy *that's adorable.
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@umichweissnicht that adorable!(:
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@ginger8994 Um, where have you been for the past twelve years? She's gay (or bisexual, not sure). Problem?
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I wish George Harrison sang this song to me! <3
21antonia21 2 months ago 39
I would just die if he whispered in my ear <3
GreaserTuffofficial 1 week ago 4