![]() The band was familiar with the journey, having spent time there with McCartney’s cousin who ran a pub in Ryde with her husband. McCartney once explained that the title was a play on traveling to the town of Ryde. While the story within the lyrics may be much clearer than in other Beatles tunes, the inspiration for the song’s title has never really been clear. The lyrics convey a sense of sadness and longing, with lines like “I think I’m gonna be sad, I think it’s today, yeah” and “My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care”. ![]() The protagonist of the song is left feeling confused and hurt, unable to understand why his love has left him. ![]() Included in the 1965 album Help!, the song is about a girl leaving her lover, told from the perspective of the narrator. That’s why I like it.” The Stories Behind “Ticket To Ride” By The Beatles It’s a heavy record and the drums are heavy too. If you give me the A track and I remix it, I’ll show you what it is really, but you can hear it there. You hear it now and it doesn’t sound too bad but it’d make me cringe. It was pretty f*cking heavy for then, if you go and look in the charts for what other music people were making. “‘Ticket To Ride’ was slightly a new sound at the time. ![]() Later, Lennon would describe the song as “one of the earliest heavy-metal records made.” Lennon said to him, “There’s a title I’ve got in mind which I can’t get rid of - ‘She’s Got a Ticket to Ride.” James encouraged Lennon to keep working on it. Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is single sleeve – Sweden, 1965 /uqtMZu2BHU- The Beatles December 5, 2019ĭick James, the band’s music publisher, recalls the first time Lennon mentioned the song. ![]()
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