The Beatles Song John Lennon Thought Was Embarrassing
With any artistic pursuit, the artist runs the risk of regretting their choices as time passes and their craft develops. Even the Beatles looked back on some of their earliest offerings and cringed. John Lennon was embarrassed by one song in particular. Find out why Lennon regretted writing “It’s Only Love,” below.
I get high when I see you go by
My oh, my
When you sigh, my, my inside just flies
Butterflies
Why am I so shy?
When I’m beside you
It’s safe to say that the lyrics to “It’s Only Love” are somewhat simplistic. That’s not always a bad thing. Some of the best songs–even the best Beatles songs–center around simple sentiments. Lennon, however, found them to be too juvenile. As he looked back on this track later in his career, he found it to be an embarrassing moment on his otherwise pretty stellar track record.
“It’s the most embarrassing song I ever wrote,” Lennon once said of this track. “Everything rhymed. Disgusting lyrics. Even then I was so ashamed of the lyrics, I could hardly sing them. That was one song I really wished I’d never written.”
It’s only love, and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do
It’s only love, and that is all
But it’s so hard
Loving you
Lennon’s hatred of this song didn’t stop there. Elsewhere he took ownership of the song and slighted it at the same time.
Source: Alex Hopper/americansongwriter.com
