Saturday, April 17, 2010

I Wanna Be Your Man by The Beatles – ****

First released: 1963

This is the notorious song that John and Paul dashed off for The Rolling Stones for their next single. When Ringo needed a song for "With The Beatles", they recorded it themselves. The Stones version has a more chugging rhythm than The Beatles version, but both are among my favorites. A 1964 radio version appears on 1994's "Live at the BBC".

A 1964 live version appears on "Anthology 1" in 1995. Different live versions appear on "Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1" from 1997, 2000’s "The Anthology…So Far", 2002’s "Ringo & His New All-Starr Band", 2004’s "Tour 2003", 2007's "Live at Soundstage" and the "Live 2006" album from 2008. Paul performs a soundcheck version for 1993’s "Paul is Live".

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