Songs We Remember
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Songs We Remember is an album by a re-incarnated version of The Quarrymen, which was the band that eventually evolved into The Beatles
. The album was recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios in April 2004 and was released on August 29, 2004 at the Liverpool Beatles Convention. The album is filled with covers of songs that were a regular part of the The Quarrymen's early repertoire (hence the album's title). The album also includes a re-recorded version of "In Spite of All the Danger", a song that The Quarrymen (including Lennon, McCartney and Harrison) recorded on an acetate disc in 1958 (released on The Beatles' Anthology 1
album in 1995), as well as covers of songs that were also covered or written by The Beatles.
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. The album was recorded at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios in April 2004 and was released on August 29, 2004 at the Liverpool Beatles Convention. The album is filled with covers of songs that were a regular part of the The Quarrymen's early repertoire (hence the album's title). The album also includes a re-recorded version of "In Spite of All the Danger", a song that The Quarrymen (including Lennon, McCartney and Harrison) recorded on an acetate disc in 1958 (released on The Beatles' Anthology 1
Anthology 1
Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released by Apple Records in November 1995. It was released as the first part of the Anthology trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird",...
album in 1995), as well as covers of songs that were also covered or written by The Beatles.
Track listing
- Maggie MayMaggie May (traditional song)"Maggie May" is a traditional Liverpool folk song about a prostitute who robbed a sailor. It has been the informal anthem of the city of Liverpool for about 180 years....
(Traditional)- Covered by the Beatles on their 1970 album Let It Be.
- I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
- Twenty Flight RockTwenty Flight Rock"Twenty Flight Rock" is a song originally performed by Eddie Cochran in the 1956 film comedy The Girl Can't Help It, and released as a single in 1957. Cochran's biographer notes Cochran was granted a co-writer credit, but no royalties, a standard ego-salving arrangement between publishers and...
(Eddie Cochran)- John Lennon was impressed with Paul McCartney when he showed him how to play this song in 1957.
- Down By The RiversideDown by the Riverside"Down by the Riverside" is a traditional gospel song. It was first published in Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag and there are at least 14 black gospel recordings before World War II."Down by the Riverside" has a long history and was known in Civil War times. It was sung by blacks...
(Traditional) - Come Go With MeCome Go with Me"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick , an original member of the American doo-wop vocal group The Del-Vikings. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956 and was released on Fee Bee Records...
- John Lennon was singing this song when Paul McCartney first saw him on stage in 1957.
- Mean Woman BluesMean Woman Blues"Mean Woman Blues" is a 12-bar blues song written by Claude Demetrius. It was recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture, Loving You. Presley also released the song on Side 2 of a four-song EP record...
- Puttin' On the StylePuttin' On the StylePuttin' On the Style was a 1957 hit for skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan. It was recorded live at the London Palladium and released as a double A side along with Gamblin' Man and reached #1 in the UK charts in June and July 1957, where it spent two weeks in this position.This was the last record to...
(Lonnie Donegan)- A very crude recording exists of The Quarrymen performing this song live in 1957 with John Lennon on lead vocals and guitar.
- That'll Be The DayThat'll Be the Day"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and recorded by various artists including The Crickets and Linda Ronstadt. It was also the first song to be recorded by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that subsequently became The Beatles...
(Buddy Holly)- This song was recorded on a 78 RPM acetate disc in studio by The Quarrymen in 1958 with John Lennon providing lead vocals and guitar.
- Baby, Let's Play House
- A very crude recording exists of The Quarrymen performing this song live in 1957 with John Lennon on lead vocals and guitar.
- Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee (song)"Memphis, Tennessee" is a song by rock & roll singer-songwriter Chuck Berry. It is sometimes shortened to "Memphis". In the UK, the song charted at #6 in 1963, at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers, who came from Sheffield, Yorkshire...
(Chuck Berry)- The Beatles played this song live on BBC radio as well as on their Decca audition tape. The BBC performance was released on disc in 1994.
- In Spite of All the DangerIn Spite of All the Danger"In Spite of All the Danger" is one of the first songs recorded by The Quarrymen, then composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John Lowe and drummer Colin Hanton....
(Paul McCartney / George Harrison)- This song, a McCartney / Harrison original, was recorded on a 78 RPM acetate disc in studio by The Quarrymen in 1958 with John Lennon providing lead vocals and guitar. It was the B-side to the aforementioned recording of "That'll Be The Day".
- All Shook UpAll Shook Up"All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and composed by Otis Blackwell. Elvis Presley's single topped the U.S. Pop chart on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. It also topped the R&B chart for four weeks, becoming Presley's second single to...
- Rock Island LineRock Island Line (song)"Rock Island Line" is an American blues/folk song first recorded by John Lomax in 1934 as sung by inmates in an Arkansas State Prison, and later popularized by Lead Belly. Many versions have been recorded by other artists, most significantly the world-wide hit version in the mid-1950s by Lonnie...
- Blue Suede ShoesBlue Suede Shoes"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time...
(Carl Perkins)- The Beatles recorded an impromptu version of this song during their Get Back Sessions in January 1969. An edited version of that performance was released on The Beatles Anthology 3 album in 1995.
- In My LifeIn My Life"In My Life" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney . The song originated with Lennon, and while Paul McCartney contributed to the final version, the extent of his contribution is in dispute. George Martin contributed the instrumental bridge...
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)- Cover of a Lennon / McCartney original, recorded by The Beatles in 1965, long after the dissolution of The Quarrymen.
See also
- The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
- The QuarrymenThe QuarrymenThe Quarrymen are a British skiffle and rock and roll group, initially formed in Liverpool in 1956, that eventually evolved into The Beatles in 1960...
- John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
- Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
- George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...