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Help!, 1965
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
It's Contraction Week!
Now, have I heard this song before? Sure. But I find that I don't know it even as well as the ZZ Top song of the same name. Apparently Lennon was pretty dismissive of his own song, and while it's true this is not a great lyric and the song pales in comparison to the Fab Four's heavy hitters, even on the same album, the melody is bright and engaging, and I love the vibrating effect on Harrison's layered guitars. Even a minor Beatles song is still leagues ahead of most others.
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