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The Beatles: Please Please Me single (50th Release Anniversary)

THE BEATLES Please Please Me single: 50th Release Anniversary (11 January 2013) Please Please Me Ask Me Why THE LYRICS Number of different words Number of different words 49 62 (Vocabulary) in the lyrics (Vocabulary) in the lyrics nakes if show l ne understand you'll only never with -oh myoit epleaseON nyouCome blue i've tut ima like yeah say the godfipeneds and FIchinking do last heart try even said misery love these words that cry 10ve tell "Wordle" for each song: the bigger the word appears the more often it is used in each song [ Partially created at http://www.wordle.net/] THE PEOPLE Name Age on the release day Role John Lennont 22 Harmonica (Please Please Me), Vocals, Guitar Paul McCartney George Harrisont Ringo Starr Bass guitar, Vocals Lead guitar, Vocals 20 19 22 Drums George Martin Brian Epsteint Recording Manager Personal Manager 37 28 THE TIMELINE 1962, Spring 1962, 11 June John Lennon writes Ask Me Why Ask Me Why becomes the first ever Lennon- McCartney song to be broadcast on radio (BBC“Teenager's Turn" programme) 1962, 11 September The Beatles play Please Please Me song to George Martin for him to consider including it in their first single Recording of Please Please Me, Ask Me Why and Tip of My Tongue at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London. After the final take of Please Please Me, their producer, George Martin, told the boys they have made their first number one! 1962, 26 November 1962, December An Ask Me Why's performance is recorded live at the Star Club. It will be included in the double album Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 released in 1977 1963, 11 January 1963, 17 January The second single of the Beatles, Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, is released in the UK The single enters the (UK) Record Retailer charts (TOP 100). It stayed on the charts for 18 weeks reaching No 2 at its hay day. It reached No 1 on other 1963, 25 February 1963, 22 March 1964, 3 January publications (NME, Melody Maker and Disc) Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, is released in the US by Vee-Jay; it's their first single in the US and fails to enter the charts there The Beatles' debut album Please Please Me is released in the UK. It indludes Please Please Me and Ask Me Why (last tracks on the A side) Please Please Me, is re-released in the US by Vee-Jay with From Me To You on the B side 1964, 14 March Please Please Me song reaches No 3 on the (U.S.) Billboard Hot 100 1983, 22 January 20 years after its first release Please Please Me/Ask Me Why enters again the UK charts staying there for 4 weeks; it reached No 29 & Design: George Primentas © 2013 - George Primentas / ANTIFORMA Design http://themissinggraph.wordpress.com version 1.0 (11 January 2013) Rese Sources: The Official UK Charts Company, Billboard Trynka, P. (ed.) (2006) The Beatles: Ten years that shook the world, London: Dorling Kindersley Davies, H. (2009) The Beatles: The Authorised Biography, London: Ebury Press Turner, S. (2010) A hard day's write: the stories behind every Beatles'song, London: Carlton Books * pinoys THE BEATLES Please Please Me single: 50th Release Anniversary (11 January 2013) Please Please Me Ask Me Why THE LYRICS Number of different words Number of different words 49 62 (Vocabulary) in the lyrics (Vocabulary) in the lyrics nakes if show l ne understand you'll only never with -oh myoit epleaseON nyouCome blue i've tut ima like yeah say the godfipeneds and FIchinking do last heart try even said misery love these words that cry 10ve tell "Wordle" for each song: the bigger the word appears the more often it is used in each song [ Partially created at http://www.wordle.net/] THE PEOPLE Name Age on the release day Role John Lennont 22 Harmonica (Please Please Me), Vocals, Guitar Paul McCartney George Harrisont Ringo Starr Bass guitar, Vocals Lead guitar, Vocals 20 19 22 Drums George Martin Brian Epsteint Recording Manager Personal Manager 37 28 THE TIMELINE 1962, Spring 1962, 11 June John Lennon writes Ask Me Why Ask Me Why becomes the first ever Lennon- McCartney song to be broadcast on radio (BBC“Teenager's Turn" programme) 1962, 11 September The Beatles play Please Please Me song to George Martin for him to consider including it in their first single Recording of Please Please Me, Ask Me Why and Tip of My Tongue at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London. After the final take of Please Please Me, their producer, George Martin, told the boys they have made their first number one! 1962, 26 November 1962, December An Ask Me Why's performance is recorded live at the Star Club. It will be included in the double album Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 released in 1977 1963, 11 January 1963, 17 January The second single of the Beatles, Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, is released in the UK The single enters the (UK) Record Retailer charts (TOP 100). It stayed on the charts for 18 weeks reaching No 2 at its hay day. It reached No 1 on other 1963, 25 February 1963, 22 March 1964, 3 January publications (NME, Melody Maker and Disc) Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, is released in the US by Vee-Jay; it's their first single in the US and fails to enter the charts there The Beatles' debut album Please Please Me is released in the UK. It indludes Please Please Me and Ask Me Why (last tracks on the A side) Please Please Me, is re-released in the US by Vee-Jay with From Me To You on the B side 1964, 14 March Please Please Me song reaches No 3 on the (U.S.) Billboard Hot 100 1983, 22 January 20 years after its first release Please Please Me/Ask Me Why enters again the UK charts staying there for 4 weeks; it reached No 29 & Design: George Primentas © 2013 - George Primentas / ANTIFORMA Design http://themissinggraph.wordpress.com version 1.0 (11 January 2013) Rese Sources: The Official UK Charts Company, Billboard Trynka, P. (ed.) (2006) The Beatles: Ten years that shook the world, London: Dorling Kindersley Davies, H. (2009) The Beatles: The Authorised Biography, London: Ebury Press Turner, S. (2010) A hard day's write: the stories behind every Beatles'song, London: Carlton Books * pinoys

The Beatles: Please Please Me single (50th Release Anniversary)

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