Ticket To Ride

"Ticket To Ride" is the title of a 1965 song by the 1960s pop/rock band The Beatles. It was recorded on February 15, 1965 at Abbey Road Studios. The song credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney (as are all works by either of the two writers), though it is considered a Lennon song.

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1965 - Song - 1960s - Pop - Rock - The Beatles - February 15 - Abbey Road Studios - John Lennon - Paul McCartney

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Lennon performed the vocals. The lead guitar breaks are by Paul McCartney on a lead guitar; this is the first time the bassist played lead guitar on a Beatles record.

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The actual inspiration of the song is cloudy: some say it was a reference to Lennon passing his driving test, some say it was a reference to a girl walking out of his life, some say it was about buying a train ticket to Ryde (on the Isle of Wright), and the more cynical say it was about a special ticket given to prostitutes in Hamburg (where the Beatles played their earliest serious gigs) that showed they had a clean bill of health and therefore had a "Tikka to Ride".

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Lennon later said it was the first heavy metal song of all time (given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines, he may be right, despite being less intense than later metal songs). It was first released as a single with the B-side of "Yes It Is" and later it was featured in the movie and on the album to "Help!".

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