(Baby) Hully Gully

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(Baby) Hully Gully is a 1959 song by The Olympics. The Beatles covered it live from 1960 to 1962. No recording of The Beatles playing it from this era exists. However, part of it was included in a jam during the Get Back sessions. In addition to The Beatles, it has also been covered by The Beach Boys.

Contents 1 AKA 2 Live Performances 3 Personnel (Based on the 1960-1962 Versions) 4 Available Versions 5 Known Unavailable Versions 6 Source

[edit] AKA

• Hully Gully

[edit] Live Performances

The Beatles began playing Hully Gully during their first trip to Hamburg in 1960. The song quickly became a song to fight to. George Harrison recalls, "The problem with the nightclubs in Hamburg was that most of the waiters and the barmen were gangsters. They were tought guys, anyway; they were fighters, and there would always be fights. The most popular tune to fight to, not only in Hamburg but in Liverpool too, was Hully Gully. Every time we did Hully Gully there would be a fight. In Liverpool they would be hitting each other with fire extinguishers. On Saturday night they would all be back from the pub and you could guarantee Hully Gully. I remember there were many nights in Hamburg when they pulled tear-gas guns out. But on one particular night you could smell the Players and Capstan cigarettes and we thought, 'Oh, eh up, the British are here.' Soldiers were in, and I remember telling one not to mess around with the barmaid, that she belonged to the club manager - one of the tough guys. But this soldier was getting drunk, trying to make it with the barmaid, and the next minute Hully Gully was playing and all hell broke loose. By the end of the song we had to stop because of the tear gas." Paul McCartney recalls, "The Hambleton Hall was a place with a reputation for fights. One gig there, we were playing Hully Gully and they turned fire extinguishers on each other. By the end of the song, everyone was soaking wet and bleeding."

[edit] Personnel (Based on the 1960-1962 Versions)

• Lead Vocals: John Lennon

[edit] Available Versions

• Get Back sessions, January 21, 1969, (Bootlegs)

[edit] Known Unavailable Versions

• Live Performances, 1960-1962
• Live at The Cavern Club, July 21, 1961

[edit] Source

• LEWISOHN M., 1992, The Complete Beatles Chronicle, Hamlyn -- Buy it on Amazon.com

• LENNON, J., MCCARTNEY P., HARRION G., STARKEY R., 2002, The Beatles Anthology, Chronicle Books -- Buy it on Amazon.com