Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
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Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a 1960 Ray Charles song covered by The Beatles during the Get Back sessions. It is available only through bootlegs. The Beatles originally covered it live in 1960, though no recording from this period exists.
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[edit] Live Performances
Paul McCartney would often play this song on piano when the guitars would break or malfunction when playing The Kaiserkeller. McCartney recalls, "Stuck out in Hamburg with no instrument, I was forced onto piano as they had one on stage at the Kaiserkeller. I was used to facing the audience so this was an excuse to turn my back on the audience and just get into the music, which was good. I started to get into numbers like 'Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying', a Ray Charles B-Side. That was a good little period for me, and I think I developed my piano playing quite a bit. I ended up being slightly better than the other guys on piano from that period by pure default: having no guitar."
[edit] Personnel (Based on the 1969 Version)
- Lead Vocals: John Lennon
- Rythm Guitar: John Lennon
- Lead Vocals: Paul McCartney
- Bass: Paul McCartney
- Lead Guitar: George Harrison
- Drums: Ringo Starr
[edit] Available Versions
- Get Back session, January 26, 1969, (Bootlegs)
[edit] Source
- [1]
- 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
