The Beatles - Day Tripper

The Beatles - Day Tripper (Copyright 1965 EMI Records)

"Day Tripper" is a song by The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it was released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out". Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album. "Day Tripper" topped the UK Singles Chart and the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Under the pressure of needing a new single for the Christmas market, Lennon wrote most of the lyrics and the famous guitar hook, while McCartney helped with the verses. "Day tripper" was a typical play on words by Lennon: "Day trippers are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or something. But [the song] was kind of . . . you're just a weekend hippie. Get it?" In the same interview Lennon said, "That's mine. Including the lick, the guitar break and the whole bit." In his 1970 interview with Rolling Stone, however, he used "Day Tripper" as one example of their collaboration, where one partner had the main idea but the other took up the cause and completed it. For his part, McCartney claimed it was very much a collaboration based on Lennon's original idea.

In Many Years From Now, McCartney said that "Day Tripper" was about drugs, and "a tongue-in-cheek song about someone who was ... committed only in part to the idea." The line recorded as "she's a big teaser" was originally written as "she's a prick teaser."

According to music critic Ian MacDonald, the song "starts as a twelve-bar blues in E, which makes a feint at turning into a twelve-bar in the relative minor (i.e. the chorus) before doubling back to the expected B—another joke from a group which had clearly decided that wit was to be their new gimmick." Indeed, in 1966 McCartney said in Melody Maker that "Day Tripper" and "Drive My Car" (recorded three days prior) were "funny songs, songs with jokes in." McCartney provides the lead vocal for the verses and Lennon the harmony, in contrast to the Beatles' usual practice of a song's principal composer singing lead, although Lennon sings lead in the chorus. * John Lennon -- double-tracked lead vocal, backing vocal, rhythm/lead guitar * Paul McCartney -- double-tracked lead vocal, backing vocal, bass * George Harrison -- lead guitar * Ringo Starr -- drums, tambourine

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 :)

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[shishyupal]

Hey, I'm 5 years old and I love my fucking egocentric attitude. Despite my young age I insist very much on saying that I like vintage songs and that I vomit on today's music. Did I tell I was 5? Actually I'm 20+, but by stating a younger age I actually expect tons of thumbs up clicks, because the whole day I fucking have nothing else better to do. Except on

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[becausehorse]

I just have to say this.

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU GUYS GIVE A SHIT ABOUT JB

God, you people are making it worse than it already is. The only reason people are still talking about him is because YOU GUYS - YES YOU GUYS - keep whining. OH NOES SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING I DON"T LIKE. He's a freakin' pop star. They go in an out faster than it takes to make a goddamn sandwich, but nooooooooo you guys have to whine and bitch about him and other artists.

[dariumba]

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[1juancolorado]

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[reneen1018]

@MrAAO21 That's a shame, because the 90s had some great music from artists who were at their peaks.

[Alldayeveryday404]

Hello. This is Paul McCartney. I would just like to say that although I appreciate you all supporting our music and tuning in, I must say I disapprove of your trite bickering and muckering on about unscrupulous, irrelevant bollocks. Please show The Beatles respect and try to focus your topics of Youtube discourse on the importance, appreciation, and relevance of music, specifically the music of The Beatles, and not any other subject. Thank you.

[becausehorse]

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[clonetrooper978]

Im Leonardo Da Vinci and i disapprove of Modern Day " Music " !!!

[clonetrooper978]

@becausehorse That fucker gives Canada a bad name. I disapprove of one of my cultures having a bad reputation.

[LosCelibatos]

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[pichiricheCP]

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[MrAAO21]

i am 16 and i hate any music made from 1990 to present....it just fucking sucks..