NUMBER 94: "You Won't See Me" (McCartney – December 6, 1965)
Rubber Soul CD – Track 3 (3:22)
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The song is about a crisis in McCartney's relationship with his then-girlfriend Jane Asher. She was rejecting him by not returning phone calls and ignoring him — for once, he was in a vulnerable position. The more biting tone of the song marks a change away from his earlier, happier love songs. "You Won't See Me" was recorded during the last session for Rubber Soul. At 3:22, the song was the longest that The Beatles had recorded to that point and marked a trend by Bob Dylan and others at the time to start writing longer songs.
The song is about a crisis in McCartney's relationship with his then-girlfriend Jane Asher. She was rejecting him by not returning phone calls and ignoring him — for once, he was in a vulnerable position. The more biting tone of the song marks a change away from his earlier, happier love songs. "You Won't See Me" was recorded during the last session for Rubber Soul. At 3:22, the song was the longest that The Beatles had recorded to that point and marked a trend by Bob Dylan and others at the time to start writing longer songs.
Mal "Organ" Evans (one of The Beatles' roadies throughout their career) is
credited on the album sleeve as having played Hammond organ on this track, his contribution
consisting solely of an A note quietly held throughout the last part of the
song.
"You Won't See Me" was
never a part of The Beatles' concert repertoire, but McCartney played the song
live during his 2005-2006 concert tour.
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