THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,910) The Beatles — “You Know What to Do”
I find the second song George Harrison wrote (about Pattie Boyd?) utterly charming, and while only a demo, full of possibilities. “Could this maybe be the most adorable example of George’s Scouse coming out in his singing?” (1982pencil, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmxDt8CPcas) But John, Paul, and George (Martin) were not fans, and that was that. “Pretty decent song. Better than some of the crap that made it onto Beatles For Sale.” (Scotttyist, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWAAwWdFIj8) Ha, ha, ha! It has the distinction of being named the Beatles’ worst song by Ultimate Classic Rock. (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/every-beatles-song/) WTF!?
The Beatles Anthology tells us:
Two demo recordings [were] taped by the Beatles . . . the day before they flew to Denmark to begin an inter-continental tour. The drummer on the first few dates of that tour was a substitute, Jimmy Nicol, drafted in at the eleventh hour after Ringo had been taken ill the morning of 3 June [1964]. The EMI recording session booked for the remainder of the day was thrown into disarray by Ringo’s disposition; instead of taping the fourteenth and final song for the album A Hard Day’s Night, John, Paul and George spent an hour listening to playbacks and running Nicol through some of the songs in their stage repetoire. Then, after the drummer had gone home to pack his suitcase, they remained at Abby Road, and, during a four-hour evening session . . . loosely recorded three songs . . . . lncorporating vocal, guitar, bass and tambourine tracks, this is believed to be the only existing recording of George Harrison’s second song composition . . . . (The first was “Don’t Bother Me”, issued on With the Beatles in 1963.)
liner notes to the CD comp The Beatles Anthology 1
The Beatles Bible adds:
The precise line-up on the recording is uncertain; there has been speculation that Harrison recorded it alone, although it is more likely that John Lennon and Paul McCartney were also involved. A somewhat slight composition, its reception by the others in the group, and George Martin, may have discouraged Harrison from offering further songs until Help! in 1965. . . .
The Weeklings know what to do:
So does whoever did this cover:
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