How Little Richard Might've Inspired The Beatles' 'Oh! Darling'
Little Richard might’ve inspired The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling.” Paul McCartney said he tried over and over to get the song’s vocals just right.
John Lennon liked “Oh! Darling” but he felt it had a flaw.
Paul McCartney could do an impression of Little Richard. A sound engineer said Little Richard might have inspired The Beatles‘ “Oh! Darling.” Paul shared his memories of crafting the song.The 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now says Paul was always a Little Richard fan. He memorized all of Little Richard’s hits. Paul felt Little Richard could write several rock ‘n’ roll songs in a row with ease while The Beatles struggled with that, at least during their early days.“I could do Little Richard’s voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing, it’s like an out-of-body experience,” he said. “You have to leave your current sensibilities and go about a foot above your head to sing it.”
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