The Beatles BibleSung by George Harrison as the final track on the Beatles For Sale album, ‘Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby’ was originally recorded by Carl Perkins in 1957.
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Wikipedia"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" is a rockabilly song credited to Carl Perkins. Based on a 1936 song written by singer/songwriter Rex Griffin, it achieved widespread popularity when it was released in 1957 by Perkins and covered by the Beatles in 1…
Continue reading on Wikipedia →I have a soft spot for this Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby. I love the cheeky, light-heartedly bragging tone. Seems like a great fit for George’s witty, ironic and sort-of-but-not-quite humble personality.
It wouldn’t work at all for Paul McCartney, right?
I also think it has a really nice authentic rock’n’roll sound and a great performance. Although a Cavern regular (meaning they knew it inside out), it was recorded later for the Beatles For Sale album and benefits greatly from improved production and technology.