Sunday, March 28, 2010

Help! by The Beatles – ****

First released: 1965

The version I really like of this song is the one that has the “James Bond” opening that was on the original "Help!" LP in America and later on the LP version only of 1962-1966 and the recent "Capitol Versions" CDs. Overall, this is one of the best Beatles singles of all time and one of the first in my collection since it was already around the house when I became a Beatles fan in 1978. And it’s on the "Imagine: John Lennon" soundtrack from 1988. It's also on 2000's "1". A live version appears on "Anthology 2" in 1996. It is also used for 2006's "Love".
Paul sings a live version medley in 1990 along with "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Give Peace a Chance". This appears on the "All My Trials" CD single.

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