Can't Buy Me Love

"Can't Buy Me Love" is the name of a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released by The Beatles on the A side of their fifth British single, "Can't Buy Me Love/You Can't Do That." It was recorded on February 25th, 1964 at Abbey Road Studios, London, but an earlier recording was made in Paris the month before, where The Beatles were performing 18 days of concerts at the Olympia Theatre. They stayed at the five star George V hotel and a grand piano was moved into one of their suites so that songwriting could continue. It was here that Paul came up with "Can't Buy Me Love."

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Paul McCartney - Lennon-McCartney - The Beatles - You Can't Do That - 1964 - Abbey Road Studios - London - Paris - Olympia Theatre - George V hotel

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The song was written under the pressure of the success achieved by "I Want To Hold Your Hand." When George Martin arrived at the Pathe Marconi Studios to record it, he suggested that the song start with the chorus, aside from which it was a simple twelve bar blues number in C. It became one of the first pop songs to begin with its chorus and one of the first Beatles songs not to include any other singers besides the lead vocalist (in this case, Paul).

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I Want To Hold Your Hand - Pathe Marconi Studios - Blues

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When pressed by American journalists in 1966 to reveal the song's "true" meaning, Paul denied that "Can't Buy Me Love" was about prostitution, saying that, although it was open to interpretation, that suggestion was going too far. It became their 4th UK #1 single and their third single to sell over a million copies in the UK. It also topped the charts in the US.

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UK - US

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