Here, There and Everywhere
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| “Here, There and Everywhere” | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| Album | Revolver | |
| Released | 5 August 1966 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios 14 June 1966 |
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| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 2:25 | |
| Label | Parlophone | |
| Writer | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Revolver track listing | ||
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"Here, There and Everywhere" is a song largely written by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon/McCartney), recorded for the Beatles 1966 album Revolver. In his biography, "Many Years From Now", McCartney is quoted as saying that the song is one of his favourites. Beatles producer George Martin has also mentioned it as one of his favorite Paul McCartney songs.
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[edit] Origins
The song is known for its bittersweet tune, harmonic scheme, and subtle arrangement. The cheerful melody of the verses is counteracted by the more haunting minor modes of the bridge. McCartney, in fact, mentioned in the 1989 radio series McCartney On McCartney that the beginning with its ooh-aah backing vocals was meant to have a Beach Boys sound.
This track features one of McCartney's highest vocals; he said in his autobiography that he was actually trying to sing it in the style of Marianne Faithfull.[1] His vocals are multi-tracked.
[edit] Cover versions
Noted performers who have covered "Here, There and Everywhere" include Bobbie Gentry, Locksley, Emmylou Harris, Clay Aiken, Jose Feliciano (instrumental), The Lettermen, John McDermott, Claudine Longet, Céline Dion (for a George Martin/Beatles tribute album), George Benson, Perry Como and Sissel. The Original Flying Pickets created an a cappella version of this song. There is an Irish music version by Sharon Hussey.
[edit] Culture references
In the TV series Friends, this song is played on steel drums when Phoebe Buffay walks down the aisle during her wedding.
There is a startling melodic resemblance between the song's bridge and the main melody of She Is a Diamond from the 1979 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita.
[edit] Credits
- John Lennon: rhythm guitar, background vocals and finger-snaps.
- Paul McCartney: bass guitar, double-tracked lead vocal, background vocals and finger-snaps.
- George Harrison: 12-string lead guitar, background vocals and finger-snaps.
- Ringo Starr: drums and finger-snaps.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Here, There and Everywhere by the Beatles. Songfacts. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
