Love Me Do. The Beatles

 

Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 6 June; 4, 11 September 1962
Producers: Ron Richards, George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 5 October 1962 (UK), 10 January 1964 (US)

Paul wrote the main structure of this when he was 16, or even earlier. I think I had something to do with the middle.

John Lennon, 1972

Love Me Do.  The Beatles

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true

So please
Love me do
Whoa, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true

So please
Love me do
Whoa, love me do

Someone to love, somebody new
Someone to love, someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true

So please
Love me do
Whoa, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true

So please
Love me do
Whoa, love me do

Yeah, love me do
Whoa-oh, love me do

"Love Me Do" is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by "P.S. I Love You". When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1962, it peaked at number 17. It was released in the United States in 1964 and topped the nation's song chart. Re-released in 1982 as part of EMI's Beatles 20th anniversary, it re-entered the UK charts and peaked at number 4.^[5] "Love Me Do" also topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand.

The song was written several years before being recorded, and prior to the existence of the Beatles. It features John Lennon's prominent harmonica playing and duet vocals by him and Paul McCartney. Three recorded versions of the song by the Beatles have been released, each with a different drummer. The first attempted recording from June 1962 featured Pete Best on drums, but was not officially released until the Anthology 1 compilation in 1995. A second version was recorded three months later with Best's replacement Ringo Starr, and this was used for the original Parlophone single first pressing. A third version, featuring session drummer Andy White in place of Starr, was used for the second pressing and also included on the band's Please Please Me album and on the 1964 Tollie single in the US. It was also included on the American LPs Introducing... The Beatles and The Early Beatles.

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Blues Beatles - Love Me Do (Live) 2018