One, Two, Three, Four ••• Well she was just seventeen You know what I mean And the way she looked The music video was a live performance of the song in front of thousands of screaming fans. Interviewed at the time, McCartney said: "It is a good thrill playing with musicians of this calibre ... since it was a birthday thing, they wanted to do something silly at the end, and that's me". I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You). The original title of the song was "Seventeen". [17] It also made the point that the Beatles were a live band as, at that time, they opened their set with this song. [4] The song was completed about a month later at McCartney's Forthlin Road home in collaboration with Lennon[5] and performed as part of their set in December 1962 in the Star Club in Hamburg. You know what I mean. With her body and mind she had to much attention. "I Saw Her Standing There" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but written primarily by McCartney. He was supported by an all-star band featuring Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, and Ray King. Isn't he too young to be a husband, her a wife? Seventeen and he was one year more Seventeen and he the girl adored. Usually count-ins are edited off the final audio mix; however, record producer George Martin wanted to create the effect that the album was a live performance: "I had been up to the Cavern and I'd seen what they could do, I knew their repertoire, and I said 'Let's record every song you've got, come down to the studios and we'll just whistle through them in a day'". The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. is still audible. But all their friends believed they were too young to know the score 'Cause she was only seventeen and he was one year more. In December 1963, Capitol Records released the song in the United States as the B-side on the label's first single by the Beatles, "I Want to Hold Your Hand". For the 2013 album, see, [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002], Live! Rucka Rucka Ali "Only 17" (Nelly Just a Dream Parody) Gibson Daniel. by Paul McCartney at the beginning of the song wasn't edited out because the record producer George Martin wanted the album to sound as a live performance. Linda C.” Lennon did not play rhythm guitar; he played harmonica in the introduction and during the verses. Watch the video for She Was Only Seventeen from Marty Robbins's The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This article is about the 1963 song. She and the song were featured in TV commercials for Meiji's "Marble Chocolate". And the way she looked. McCartney included "I Saw Her Standing There" on his live albums Tripping the Live Fantastic (1990), Back in the US (2002) and Back in the World (2003). Must change that ...'"[10] Lennon said: "That's Paul doing his usual good job of producing what George Martin used to call a 'potboiler'. 139 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most influential band of all time.The group was integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. The song has become a mainstay of McCartney's live sets, and a special version was played when McCartney and his band returned to Liverpool in June 2008. Only Seventeen Lyrics. In 2004, "I Saw Her Standing There" was ranked No. I helped with a couple of the lyrics. She whispered sweet and brought me to the floor, she said I'm only seventeen, you ain't seen love, ain't seen nothing like me She's only seventeen, seventeen Such a bad girl, loves to work me overtime Feels good, dancin' close to the borderline She's a magic mountain, she's a leather glove Oh, she's my soul, it must be love She's only seventeen | E7 | % | % | % | [Verse 1] E7 A7 E7 Well she was just seventeen and you know what I mean E7 B7 And the way she looked was way beyond compare E E7/G# A Am/C So how could I dance with another oh, E B7 E7 When I saw her standing there [Verse 2] E7 A7 E7 Well she looked at me and I, I could see E7 B7 That before too long I'd fall in love with her E E7/G# A Am/C She wouldn't dance … Two da… So how could I dance with another, Oh, when I saw her standing there. [3] Two days later, McCartney was writing lines for the song during a visit to London with his then-girlfriend Celia Mortimer, who was seventeen at the time herself. "I Saw Him Standing There" was recorded and released by Tiffany. "I Saw Her Standing There". We tried to think of a number to finish off with so I can get out of here and be sick, and we thought we'd do a number of an old, estranged fiancé of mine, called Paul. McCartney later described in Beat Instrumental how he went about the song's composition: "Here's one example of a bit I pinched from someone: I used the bass riff from 'Talkin' About You' by Chuck Berry in 'I Saw Her Standing There'. Well, she was just seventeen. And the way she looked was way beyond compare. The Beatles Lyrics. On the album, the song starts with a rousing "One, two, three, four!" Lennon however, disliking the rhyme, added inuendo by changing it to "You know what I mean", especially when considering the age of sexual consent to be sixteen (there were many "sixteen" songs, so seventeen was a little more risqué). Count-in "One, two, three, four!" #1. B-side is "Sittin' in a Tree House". He saw the band perform at the Cavern Club and he suggested, John Lennon performed this song once at a concert of his good friend. 3:52. [Verse 1] A D7 A Well she was just seventeen, if you know what I mean, E7 And the way she looked was way beyond compare, A A7 D F A E7 A So how could I dance with another, when I … In Japan, one of Tiffany's most well loved songs, "Can't Stop a Heartbeat" was the B-side. Well she looked at me. According to Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn, McCartney first worked out the chords and arrangement on an acoustic guitar at the family home of his Liverpool friend and fellow musician Rory Stormon the evening of 22 October 1962. Well she was just seventeen. Originally titled "Seventeen", the song was conceived by McCartney when driving home from a Beatles' concert in Southport, Lancashire[1] as a modern take on the traditional song "As I Roved Out", a version of "Seventeen Come Sunday" that he had heard in Liverpool in 1960. Originally titled "Seventeen", the song was conceived by McCartney when driving home from a Beatles' concert in Southport, Lancashire as a modern take on the traditional song "As I Roved Out", a version of "Seventeen Come Sunday" that he had heard in Liverpool in 1960. Her version of the song, with the gender flipped to "I Saw Him Standing There," was released as a single at the peak of her powers, following two #1 singles, "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Could've Been. C C7 F But all their friends believed they were too young Fm to know the score.. C Am F G C cause she was only seventeen and he was one year more. So how could I dance with another (Ooh) When I saw her standing there. (1,2,3,4!) C Am F G She was only seventeen and he was one year more. The song placed on the Cashbox chart for only one week at No. The pop singer Tiffany covered this song on her 1987 debut album, which was released when she was just 15. The song is available on the Lennon box set, and on Elton John's To Be Continued... box set as well as the expanded CD edition of his 1976 live album Here and There and Elton John's Rare Masters. When I showed it to John, he screamed with laughter, and said 'You're joking about that line, aren't you? This was the last major live performance by John Lennon. The full take 9 version of the song appears on the "Free as a Bird" CD single as a B side, released for the first time. [13] The Beatles were not present for the mixing session on 25 February 1963. 3:53. "[9][11] The songwriting credit on the Please Please Me liner notes is "McCartney–Lennon" which differs from the more familiar "Lennon–McCartney" that appears on subsequent releases. It appeared on her debut self-titled album, changing the lyrics to "him" instead of "her". [12], The first live recording (a slow version of the song) was made at the Cavern Club at the end of 1962. Rucka Rucka Ali "I Wish I Was Black" Fun. She was only seventeen and he was one year more She loved him with all her heart and he the girl adored. G C Am F G Seventeen..wah-ooo-wah-ooo..and he, the girl, adored. Marty Robbins – She Was Only Seventeen (And He Was One Year More) This 1958 song on the Columbia label hit #27. The song was recorded at EMI Studios on 11 February 1963 and engineered by Norman Smith, as part of the marathon recording session that produced 10 of the 14 songs on Please Please Me. The first song on the first Beatles LP, Paul got the inspiration for this song in July 1962, as he was thinking about his seventeen year old girlfriend at the time, Iris Caldwell. Read 6 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. [2] According to Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn, McCartney first worked out the chords and arrangement on an acoustic guitar at the family home of his Liverpool friend and fellow musician Rory Storm on the evening of 22 October 1962. She's Only Seventeen book. 100 on the same week of its Billboard debut. Seventeen and he was one year more Seventeen and he the girl adored She was only seventeen and he was one year more She loved him with all her heart and he the girl adored But all their friends believed they were too young to know the score 'Cause she was only seventeen and he was one year more Are they old enough to '"[1] "We came up with, 'You know what I mean.' Lennon's introduction: I'd like to thank Elton and the boys for having me on tonight. In 1987, he recorded a new version for his album CHOBA B CCCP, but left it to outtakes. I played exactly the same notes as he did and it fitted our number perfectly. Lyrics to 'I Saw Her Standing There' by The Beatles. Watch the video for She Was Only Seventeen from Marty Robbins's American Originals for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Like her previous videos, it received considerable airplay on MTV and VH1. [15] Martin took the count-in from take 9, which was considered 'especially spirited'[10] and spliced it onto take 1. [6] Berry's "I'm Talking About You" was performed by The Beatles and the song appears on their albums Live! 14. She was an angel child. She was an only child. Iris was the sister of Rory Storm, the leader of the rival group Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, which featured a drum player you may have heard of, Ringo Starr. count-in by McCartney. Written by Marty Robbins. [Intro] Seventeen And He was one year more Seventeen And he the girl adored Seventeen [Verse 1] She was only seventeen And he was one year more She loved him with all her heart After Lennon's death, the track was released as a single and reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1981, making it the first time that any version of the song had entered the UK charts. C Am F She loved him with all her heart and he, the girl G adored. "Tiffany's rendition rose to #8 in the UK and #7 in the US. [18] On the first American release of the song, issued on Vee Jay Records, the count was edited out—but the "Four!" She was only seventeen and he was one year more She loved him with all her heart, and he the girl adored But all their friends believed they were too young to know the score Cause she was only seventeen and he was one year more Are they old enough to know if love will last a life? Music. #2. at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2. It featured special guest drummer Dave Grohl, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters and ex-drummer of Nirvana. Remember: The Recollections and Photographs of the Beatles, a book by McCartney's brother Mike McCartney, includes a photograph taken in the front room of his home of Lennon and McCartney writing the song while strumming their acoustic guitars and reading the exercise book. Which was good, because you don't know what I mean. Paul McCartney recalled. MARTY ROBBINS She Was Only Seventeen. It is the opening track on the band's 1963 debut album Please Please Me. While the A-side topped the US Billboard chart for seven weeks starting 1 February 1964, "I Saw Her Standing There" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 February 1964, remaining there for 11 weeks, peaking at No. Watch the video for Only Seventeen from The Beatle-ettes's Girls With Guitars for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. I Saw Her Standing There Lyrics. It typified how Lennon and McCartney would later work in partnership, as McCartney subsequently reflected: "I had 'She was just seventeen,' and then 'never been a beauty queen'. A live version was recorded at Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974 by the Elton John Band with John Lennon, and released as the B-side to the former's "Philadelphia Freedom" single. You know what I mean. According to Kip Winger, he took inspiration from the Beatles song, " I Saw Her Standing There ", which contains the lyric, "Well she was just seventeen/If you know what I mean/And the way she looked/Was way beyond compare" and that he wasn't aware that it was illegal for an adult to have sexual relations with a seventeen-year-old. I doubt she was the only one. On September 28, 2005, mslindac posted in rec.music.beatles (thread titled “"Linda is the only woman I will ever love…”), “I interviewed a groupie called Suzy Thunder in 1980 and she said she'd done him. Was way beyond compare. Even now, when I tell people, I find few of them believe me; therefore, I maintain that a bass riff hasn’t got to be original". For example McCartney wrote "She was just seventeen, she’d never been a beauty queen". Producer Man Lyrics: She was only seventeen / When producer man came offering that / All her dreams would come true / He said, "Come here, … "Can't Stop a Heartbeat" was released in Japan before the rest of the world on the B-side on the Japanese release of "I Saw Him Standing There" because it was made for a TV commercial for Meiji "Lucky" chocolate. Lennon and McCartney laughed when they sang "Well we danced all night/And I held her tight/And I held her hand in mine" the second time.[9]. Charted at #27 on Billboard Hot 100 in August 1958 and #4 on the Country chart. Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! Marty was a great musical storyteller and this song is a perfect example. [14] It was not common practice for bands to be present at such sessions at that time. 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In 2007, McCartney performed a secret gig at Amoeba Music in Hollywood - this performance appeared on the EP Amoeba's Secret and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance nomination in 2009. Too much of everything. The characters of Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman sing this song in the film "Rain Man" (1988). Well she looked at me, and I, I could see. George Harrison and Ringo Starr also performed the song with Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan, amongst others, at the Beatles' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rucka Rucka Ali - Only 17 (Nelly Just a Dream Parody) Lyrics. Moody & the Deltas – Everybody Come Clap Your Hands You may have never heard this group, but this 1964 release on Daisy should have been a hit. [7], The lyrics were written in a Liverpool Institute exercise book. Rucka Rucka Ali ~ Only 17 (Nelly Just A Dream Parody) Droningmirror. Take 2 of the song was released on The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963, which was an album released exclusively to iTunes in 2013. The track was re-recorded and remixed for single release. This makes it the only song by the Beatles that all four members performed on stage during their respective solo careers to any extent. [16] Music journalist Richard Williams suggested that this dramatic introduction to their debut album was just as stirring as Elvis Presley's "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show ..." on his opening track, "Blue Suede Shoes", for his debut album seven years earlier. "[8][9] "It was one of the first times he ever went 'What? This is one I never sang, it's an old Beatle number, and we just about know it. 1:36. BEATLES. McCartney performed "I Saw Her Standing There" at the 1986 Prince's Trust Rock Gala, as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of HRH Prince Charles' charity. 3:52. 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