| "Hello Little Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Fourmost | ||||
| B-side | "Just In Case" (Boudleaux-Bryant) | |||
| Released | 30 August 1963 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 3 July 1963, Abbey Road | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat | |||
| Label | Parlophone R5056 | |||
| Writer(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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"Hello Little Girl" is the first song ever written by John Lennon. According to Lennon, he drew on an old "Thirties or Forties song" that his mother sang to him [1]. Written in 1957, it was used as one of the songs at The Beatles unsuccessful Decca audition in 1962. The Beatles recorded a home demo of it, with Stuart Sutcliffe on bass, which is available only on bootleg currently.[2]
In 1963, the English Merseybeat band The Fourmost made a recording of the song in the Abbey Road Studios (produced by George Martin) and released it as their debut single. Two weeks later Gerry & The Pacemakers also recorded a version of the song, but the version by the Fourmost was selected for the issue and reached number 9 in the United Kingdom.[3]
The Beatles' version, albeit different than the previous version with Sutcliffe, of the song can be found on Anthology 1 with John Lennon as the lead singer.
The Fourmost' version of this song is also on The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away.
The song appears in the 2010 biopic "Nowhere Boy" in a scene showing Lennon singing it for McCartney while recording it on a small reel-to-reel tape recorder. The songwriting credits in the movie specify John Lennon only.