The Beatles - She's Leaving Home

The Beatles - She's Leaving Home 1967

"She's Leaving Home" is a song, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released in 1967 on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. McCartney wrote and sang the verse and Lennon the chorus. This was one of a handful of songs of The Beatles in which the members did not play any instruments.

The newspaper story McCartney mentioned was from the front page of the Daily Mirror, about a girl named Melanie Coe. Although McCartney made up most of the content, Coe, who was 17 at the time claims that he got most of it right. Her parents wondered why she had left... "She has everything here." In real life, Melanie did not "meet a man from the motor trade", but instead a croupier, and left in the afternoon while her parents were at work. She was found ten days later because she had let slip where her boyfriend worked.[2]

Coincidentally, Coe had met McCartney three years earlier when she was a contestant and prize winner on ITV's Ready Steady Go!.[3] An update on Melanie appeared in the Daily Mail in May 2008,[4] and she was interviewed about the song on the BBC programme The One Show on the 24th November 2010.

The day before McCartney wanted to work on the string arrangement, he learned that George Martin was not available to do the score. He contacted Mike Leander, who did it in Martin's place. It was the first time a Beatle song was not arranged by Martin (and the only time it was done with the Beatles' consent: Phil Spector's orchestration of Let It Be was done without McCartney's knowledge). Martin was hurt by McCartney's actions, but he produced the song and conducted the string section. The harp was played by Sheila Bromberg, the first female musician to appear on a Beatles' record.[5][6]

The stereo version of the song runs at a slower speed than the mono mix, and consequently is a semitone lower in pitch. This is mentioned in the booklet accompanying The Beatles in Mono CD box set, but no reason is given. A 2007 Mojo magazine article revealed the mono mix was sped up to make Paul sound younger and tighten the track.[7] Paul McCartney -- double-tracked lead vocals John Lennon -- double-tracked backing vocals Mike Leander -- string arrangement George Martin -- conductor, producer Erich Gruenberg -- violin Derek Jacobs -- violin Trevor Williams -- violin Jose Luis García -- violin John Underwood -- viola Stephen Shingles -- viola Dennis Vigay -- cello Alan Dalziel -- cello Gordon Pearce -- double bass Sheila Bromberg -- harp

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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[tippex1954]

My Dad's favourite Beatles track - miss him so much

[beckslove33]

oh my god i cry every time i heard this i love you, paul.

[branchdangler1st]

By the ultimate singer/songwriters of all time....

[jdsingsagain09]

Tired of children, adult children, blaming their parents, or parent, for their self made problems. Anyway...this song touches me deeply.

[facubeatle9]

como pueden existir tres personas a las q no les guste esta cancion!!!!!???

[Blahblahbox1]

I can relate so much to this song...

[reevedavey]

spellbinding,beautiful and timeless.one of the finest songs ever written.always brings a tear...

[natalieisthewalrus]

This has to be the Beatles most profound song...

[shrubber45]

@Emmathemo Man thats deep

[RadicalRay100]

This song is so beautiful and just want to cry! But one thing I like and don't like is when Paul says "hankerchief" it annoys me for some reason but I like the way Paul says "baby". :P

[tofutycutieful]

@Emmathemo GO VISIT HIM RIGHT NOW!!! HE IS SAD! HE MISSES YOU!!! GO!!!!!!!!!

[Emmathemo]

i left that comment on my phone so it has come out kind of weird i guess? what i was trying to say is that I don't get along with my dad and my mum passed away so i moved out, I didn't really think he seemed to care much as he never even said bye to me and I'm never going to see him again but before i left he was listening to this song and told me it was "my song" meaning i guess that he does feel in a way sad ?