The Beatles BibleThe second song on the Please Please Me album, ‘Misery’ was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney during The Beatles’ tour with Helen Shapiro in late January 1963.
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Wikipedia"Misery" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1963 debut album Please Please Me. It was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. According to Lennon, "It was kind of a John song more than a Paul song, but it was written toge…
Continue reading on Wikipedia →This is an early Beatles era Lennon-McCartney collaboration from their first album Please Please Me.
It’s a nice song, with coherent simple lyrics, tight clear backing track, distinctive melody and unison vocal. The piano from George Martin makes the bridge stand out a little. It’s a classical-sounding part that adds a bit of drama. It’s telling that already, the earliest Beatles originals – even the less strong album tracks – are classics that compare very well to contemporary pop and RnB hits from the USA.