The Beatles - Paperback Writer Promo Video HQ

Paperback Writer" is a 1966 rock song recorded and released by The Beatles. Credited to Lennon/McCartney, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single. The single went to the number one spot in the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. Written in the form of a letter from an aspiring author to a publisher, "Paperback Writer" was the first UK Beatles single that was not a love song (though "Nowhere Man", which was a single in the U.S., was their first album song released with that distinction). On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, The song's two-week stay at number one was interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night".

"Paperback Writer" was the last new song by The Beatles to be featured in their 1966 touring.

Although the song was never included in any original Beatles album, it was included in several compilation albums:

A Collection of Beatles Oldies... but Goldies (1966)
Hey Jude/The Beatles Again (1970)
The Beatles 1962-1966 (Red Album) (1973)
Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)
1 (2000)

Recording
The track was recorded between 13 April and 14 April 1966. The song was written three months after McCartney helped John Dunbar and others set up the bookshop for Indica Gallery.

"Paperback Writer" is marked by the boosted bass guitar sound throughout. McCartney achieved this effect by "using a loudspeaker as a microphone and positioning it in front of the bass speaker." John Lennon allegedly demanded to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles records. However, this changed for good with the "Paperback Writer" single.

"'Paperback Writer' was the first time the bass sound had been heard in all its excitement," said Beatles' engineer Geoff Emerick in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. To get the loud bass sound, Paul played a different bass, a Fender. Then we boosted it further by using a loudspeaker as a microphone. We positioned it directly in front of the bass speaker and the moving diaphragm of the second speaker made the electric current."

Credits
John Lennon: rhythm guitar and backing vocals
Paul McCartney: lead vocals and bass
George Harrison: lead guitar and backing vocals
Ringo Starr: drums and tambourine

Song lyrics
One of McCartney's aunts reportedly requested that he write a song with some other theme than boy/girl relationships. British disc jockey Jimmy Savile claimed that McCartney's inspiration came from seeing drummer Ringo Starr reading a book. "He took one look and announced that he would write a song about a book," he said. In a 2007 interview, McCartney recalled that he wrote the song after reading in the Daily Mail about an aspiring author, possibly Martin Amis.The Daily Mail was Lennon's regular newspaper and was often in the studio when The Beatles were writing songs.

The song's lyrics are in the form of a letter from an aspiring author addressed to a publisher. The author badly needs a job and has written a paperback version of a book by a "man named Lear." This is a reference to the Victorian painter Edward Lear, who wrote nonsense poems and songs of which John Lennon was very fond (though Lear never wrote novels).

Aside from deviating from the subject of love, McCartney had it in mind to write a song with a melody backed by a single, static chord. "John and I would like to do songs with just one note like 'Long Tall Sally.' We got near it in 'The Word.' "McCartney claimed to have barely failed to achieve this goal with "Paperback Writer," as the verse remains on G until the end, at which point it pauses on C. The backing vocals during this section are from the French children's song "Frère Jacques".

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[Conqueror441]

poor ringo where are his DRUMS?!?!??! :(

[Quarryman99]

This music was supposed to be light entertainment playing in the background whilst I was revising, and yet I couldn't help but jump up and sing like crazy to it!! What a fabulous song. :D

[peopleofthecircle]

Song inspired Last Train to Clarksville.

[LennonMcCartneyluv]

Y u No give Ringo his drums??? :/

[otterj6]

@mgnewage479 They were stoned from 1965 onward...

[fake98live]

Ringo cool face at 1:23

[cpmanthehen7]

who well ride paper

[emt1605]

Love Pauls bass in this one

[Quarryman99]

@kejefoxx26 Agreed!

[nanabexhoeft]

Still the best.

[MyDreamside]

5 people dont like paperback writers

[11MJROCKSMYWORLD]

i like johns sunglassess!!!!!!