A Star Said The Beatles' 'Love Me Do' Was 'Clearly Influenced' by 'Hound Dog'
A star once said The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” was inspired by Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” She also felt the song was inspired by Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want).”
Paul McCartney and John Lennon discussed how the song came together.
A star once said The Beatles‘ “Love Me Do” was inspired by Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.” In addition, she felt the song was different from its inspirations. Notably, Paul McCartney and John Lennon both gave fans insight into the composition of “Love Me Do.”
Lulu is a singer known for her hits “To Sir with Love” and “Boom Bang-a-Bang,” as well as the title song from the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. During a 2022 interview with The Guardian, she discussed hearing “Love Me Do” when it was new.
“When I was 13, we were obsessed with the radio in the way kids now are obsessed with TikTok,” she recalled. “When ‘Love Me Do’ came on it blew my mind. My teenage hormones were raging, and The Beatles looked so cute, not at all threatening.”
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