You'll Be Mine
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You'll Be Mine is a song recorded by the Beatles during the 1960 rehearsals at Paul McCartney's house. The authorship is unclear, although it is believed to have been written by both John and Paul.
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Writing
The song was written as a parody of the vocal group The Ink Spots. The song is an early indicator of John's wordplay which would later go into his two books, In His Own Write and A Spaniard In The Works. In the song, he sings,
"My darling,
When you burnt that toast the other morning
I, I looked into your eyes
And I could see that National Health eyeball
And I love you
Like I've never done
Like I've never done before"
Recording
The only surviving recording of this song was taped at Paul's house on 20 Forthlin Road in mid-1960. These recordings are the only circulating ones with Stuart Sutcliffe on bass. Three other songs from these 1960 rehearsals (out of at least twenty-nine more) were included on the 1995 compilation Anthology 1, the others being Hallelujah, I Love Her So and Cayenne.
Personnel
- Lead Vocals: John Lennon
- Rythm Guitar: John Lennon
- Lead Vocals: Paul McCartney
- Rythm Guitar: Paul McCartney
- Rythm Guitar: George Harrison
- Bass: Stuart Sutcliffe
Available Versions
- Rehearsal At Paul's House, Mid-1960, (Bootlegs)
- Rehearsal At Paul's House edited version, Mid-1960, (Anthology 1)
Available On
- Anthology 1, 1995.
