Ticket to Ride

April 9, 1965

Ticket to Ride is the A- side of a single by the British rock group The Beatles, released in 1965 from their album Help! It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios on 15 February 1965, published on 9 April 1965 in the UK. In published by the music magazine Rolling Stone in 2004 list of the 500 best songs of all time Ticket to Ride is ranked 384th

The just over three minutes, seventh track of the album was written primarily by John Lennon; There are more than the proportion Paul McCartney different information - while Lennon explained that its contribution was only marginal, McCartney described the development as a joint session, had " 60 percent " contributed to the Lennon. The copyright is, as usual, attributed to Lennon / McCartney.

The title of the song is also ambiguous, as in many other Beatles' pieces and not fully understood. Possible explanations are: a girl who ruined the life of the narrator ( "riding out his life" ), a reference to health certificates for prostitutes or a train ticket to Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Maybe Lennon got the idea for the line by a Spiritual titled If I Got My Ticket, Can I Ride? In addition, the text describes a farewell situation in which the narrator his anger and disappointment brings about the fact that his sweetheart leaves him.

Musically, there is a far harder and more demanding rhythm than in the earlier songs. With the use of tom-toms and the bright electric guitar sound of the song is one of the experimental pieces of the Beatles and looked very modern for its time. It reached number 1 in the UK and U.S. charts. Lennon called Ticket to Ride later than the first heavy metal song, the actual history of Heavy Metal begins, however, until several years later.

Recording

When recording session on the afternoon of February 15, 1965 first a rhythm track was recorded, with the subsequent song, lead guitar and percussion were added overdubbed. Drums were recorded by Ringo Starr, however, the characteristic drum pattern was the brainchild of Paul McCartney. McCartney himself played bass and added later in the overdubbing process, the incisive lead guitar fills on his Epiphone Casino added. It was the first time that McCartney to a Beatles' lead guitar took over. John Lennon and George Harrison played rhythm guitar on a Fender Stratocaster or on the 12-string Rickenbacker 360 /12. Lennon took over the lead vocal, McCartney the harmony vocals.

Cover versions

The band Vanilla Fudge coverte Ticket to Ride in 1967 on her eponymous album, with her ​​typical Hammond organ sound. The Carpenters released in 1969, a slow version of the piece on her album offering.

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