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Help! by The Beatles

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The Beatles Were An English Rock Band Formed In Liverpool In 1960. With The Line-Up Comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison And Ringo Starr They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands Of All Time. The Group Was Integral To The Development Of 1960s Counterculture And Popular Music's Recognition As An Art Form. Rooted In Skiffle Beat And 1950s Rock And Roll Their Sound Incorporated Elements Of Classical Music And Traditional Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Help!

"Help!" Is A Song By The Beatles That Served As The Title Song For Both The Album Help! And The Film Help!. It Was Also Released As A Single And Was #1 For Three Weeks In Both The UK And USA. "Help!" Was Written Primarily By John Lennon But Credited As All Beatles Song Written By Either Person To Lennon/McCartney. Paul McCartney Reports That He Had A Hand In Writing The Song As Well Being Called In "to Complete It" In A Two-Hour Joint Writing Session At Lennon's House. In 2004 "Help!" Was Ranked Number 29 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Cover Versions - In 1968 Deep Purple Recorded A Cover Version Greatly Slowed-Down Of The Song On Their Album Shades Of Deep Purple. Consistent With Lennon's Other Remark's About The Song He Said That This Version Was 'the Way The Beatles' Should Have Done It'.
- In 1970 The Carpenters Did A Cover Version For Release On Their Album "Close To You". It Was Not Released As A Single.
- In 1976 Henry Gross Covered It For The Ephemeral Musical Documentary All This And World War II. John Lennon Once Stated That This Was His Favourite Version Of The Song. George And Paul Do Backing Vocals.
- In 1976 The Damned Covered The Song For The B-Side Of "New Rose".
- In 1980 Australian Vocalist John Farnham Released The Song As A Piano-Based Ballad Recorded At A Much Slower Tempo.
- In 1985 Ford Motor Company Reportedly Paid $100 000 For The Use Of The Song In Commercials Promoting Their Lincoln-Mercury Product Line. This Was The First Time A Beatles Song Was Used For A National Commercial Campaign.
- In Early 1984 Tina Turner Released A Version Of The Song Recorded With The Crusaders As The Follow-Up To Her Successful Cover Of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". "Help!" Peaked At #40 In The U.K. But Went Relatively Unnoticed Elsewhere. The Following Single "What's Love Got To Do With It" Became Her Big Comeback And "Let's Stay Together" And "What's Love Got To Do With It" Were Later Both Included On Her Multiplatinum Selling Album Private Dancer - Her Ballad Version Of "Help!" Was However Only Included On The European Editions Of The Album.
- U2 Played It Often During Their 1986 A Conspiracy Of Hope Tour And 1987 Joshua Tree Tour At A Slower Tempo.
- In 1989 The Song Was Recorded By British Girl Group Bananarama Alongside French & Saunders And Kathy Burke And Released As The Official Red Nose Day Single To Raise Money For Comic Relief. French Saunders And Burke Were Credited As Lananeeneenoonoo A Paraody Of Bananarama Who They Had Imitated In The French & Saunders Television Programme . This Version Reached #3 In The UK Charts.
- Noel Gallagher Performed It At Certain Oasis Concerts At A Slower Tempo.
- Paul McCartney Also Slowed It Down A Bit When He Played It During His 1990 Concert Tour As Part Of A Tribute To Lennon.
- "Help!" Has Also Been Covered By The Carpenters Michael Stanley Dc Talk Dolly Parton Alma Cogan Rick Wakeman Howie Day McFly Roxette And Fountains Of Wayne.
- In 1991 The Finnish Metal Band Waltari Covered Help! On Their Debut Album Monk Punk.
- In 1998 The Punkles Did A Punk Cover Of This Song On Their First Album.
- In 1999 British Jazz Singer Claire Martin Recorded A Slowed-Down Cover On Her Album "Take My Heart" With Noel Gallagher On Guitar.
- In 2000 Tsunku And 7HOUSE Covered "Help!" On Their Beatles' Cover Album "A Hard Day's Night".
- In 2003 Art Paul Schlosser Recorded A Parody Of "Help!" Called Smelt Which Is On On His Words Of Cheese And Other Parrot Trees CD Now At Apple ITunes.
- In 2007 Rapper Lil' Wayne Sampled The Song's Chorus For His New Official Mixtape Entitled The Leak. The Song Was Replaced On The Leak However And Was Instead Put On Various Underground Mixtapes.
- French Artist Louis Bertignac Previously Of Téléphone Covered The Song On His 2005-2006 Tour Along With Another Beatles Song "I'm Down".

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