"Day Tripper"
remains a controversial pop/rock song in terms of the lyrics that have
multiple connotations attached to it. The legend goes that the song was
written and composed under pressure from the record company that needed
a new single to cash in during the Christmas time. Lennon wrote most of
the lyrics and the famous Day Tripperguitar riff, while McCartney helped doing the verses. "Day Tripper" was a typical fooling around with the words by John Lennon who described, "Day Trippers
are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or
something. But [the song] was kind of ... you're just a weekend hippie.
Get it?" No clear-cut meaning here about the song but it has also been
associated with Paul's reluctance to experiment with LSD, which John
and George had been using since the summer of 1965. John even admitted
in August of 1965 that he "just ate it all the time."
Apparently, the song Day Tripper
is about a girl who turns the singer on and she does not want to commit
to a relationship. The line recorded as "she's a big teaser" was
originally written, as "she's a prick teaser." Perhaps to confuse the
issue, in an interview in 2005, Paul McCartney admitted that "Day Tripper"
was about drugs. If that is correct, John Lennon's lyrics were his
first explicit reference to LSD in a Beatles song. The Beatles were
always considered to be squeaky clean before coming to America; and
they quickly discovered the pleasures of marijuana. According to the
most popular rumors about this initiation, Bob Dylan's name has been
mentioned as the man who introduced it to the Beatles.
Day Tripper
reached #1 in U.K. singles chart and enjoyed #5 spot in the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, produced
by George Martin and recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in mid October
1965; Day Tripper
was released by The Beatles as a single with "We Can Work It Out" on
the flip side in early December of the same year. The record itself was
a point of discussion as to which of the two songs was the main song
and which one was the flip side. The song was later released in the
Beatles album "Yesterday..and Today".
The world wide popularity of Day Tripper
is reflected by the fact that the song has been covered by some of the
celebrated artists, which include Otis Redding, Cheap Trick (on their
Found All the Parts 10" EP), Sham 69, Daniel Ash (on his album Coming
Down), Bad Brains, Ian Hunter, Jimi Hendrix, Sergio Mendes & Brasil
'66 (on the Herb Alpert presents Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 album),
Nancy Sinatra, James Taylor, Type O Negative, Electric Light Orchestra
(on their 1974 live "Long Beach" album), and Yellow Magic Orchestra. In
addition, the famous Day Tripper guitar lead
has also been re-used by many other well-known bands. The Beatles were
and still are without a doubt, the greatest band of all times.
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