Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Evening. Song of The Day. Ill Cry Instead is a John Lennon composition credited to Lennon–McCartney, and recorded by the Beatles for the soundtrack to their film A Hard Days Night. Lennon wrote the song for the break-out sequence in the film. The song was recorded on 1 June 1964 in two sections, A and B, which could then be spliced together at a later date to achieve the required length to fit the film. However, director Richard Lester eventually decided he preferred the livelier Cant Buy Me Love with its upbeat lyric, and that was used instead. When Walter Shenson re-released the film in 1981, Ill Cry Instead was included in an opening sequence as a tribute to Lennon consisting of a Swingin early to mid-1960s-style collage of photos of the Beatles in 1964 around the time they were shooting the film. Although the song was not part of the original movie, the label of the American 45 lists the song as being From the United Artists Picture, A Hard Days Night. Ill Cry Instead was described by Cynthia Lennon as a cry for help, saying It reflects the frustration he [John Lennon] felt at that time. He was the idol of millions, but the freedom and fun of the early days had gone. John Lennon later said the line A chip on my shoulder thats bigger than my feet was an accurate indication of his feelings at the time. Ill Cry Instead is rooted in country & western, a genre that the Beatles, and especially Ringo Starr, enjoyed playing. youtube/watch?v=nV-40QpYnjQ
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:00:00 +0000
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