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"Ticket to Ride" is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album , '' Help! ''. It was recorded 15 February 1965 at Abbey Road Studios and released as a Single in 1965. The song was written primarily by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney ), with Paul McCartney 's contributions in dispute. Lennon said that McCartney's contribution was limited to "the way Ringo played the drums".1 McCartney said that was an incomplete response, and that "we sat down and wrote it together... give him 60 percent of it... we sat down together and worked on that for a full three-hour songwriting session."2 Lennon said the double-time ending section (with the lyric "My baby don't care") was one of his "favorite bits" in the song.3 MEANING OF "TICKET TO RIDE" The inspiration of the song is unclear, and several plausible explanations exist:
Other explanations attribute the song to the experience of Lennon's mother leaving the family when he was a child, and the possibility that Lennon was exposed, perhaps by Little Richard in Hamburg, to the Negro spiritual "If I Got My Ticket, Can I Ride?". A popular myth (perpetrated by Casey Kasem ) was that the song was written and recorded as "Ticket to '' Rye ''," but the official name of the song was changed for the sake of American and international listeners who would not understand the reference to the town in East Sussex, England. RELEASE "Ticket to Ride" was released on 9 April 1965 in the UK and 19 April in the U.S. with " Yes It Is " as its B-side . The original single's label declared that the song was from the United Artists release ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. This was the original title of The Beatles' second movie; the title changed to '' Help! '' after the single was initially released.5 CRITICAL ACCLAIM Both Richie Unterberger of All Music Guide and author Ian MacDonald describe "Ticket to Ride" as an important milestone in the evolution of the musical style of the Beatles. Unterberger said, "the rhythm parts on 'Ticket to Ride' were harder and heavier than they had been on any previous Beatles outing, particularly in Ringo Starr 's stormy stutters and rolls."6 MacDonald described it as "psychologically deeper than anything The Beatles had recorded before ... extraordinary for its time — massive with chiming electric guitars, weighty rhythm, and rumbling floor tom-toms."7 CREDITS
Above credits according to Ian MacDonald George Harrison is playing his 12-string Rickenbacker guitar. COVER VERSIONS After the breakup of the Beatles, Lennon proudly claimed that it was the first Heavy Metal song of all time; given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines. Given this notion, it seems almost ironic that the famously wholesome Carpenters covered the song as a slow ballad in late 1969 for their debut album ''Offering'', and the song charted as a minor #54 single on the American '' Billboard '' Hot 100 charts in early 1970. Hard rock pioneers Vanilla Fudge also recorded a cover version in 1967. CULTURAL REFERENCES Noel Gallagher of Oasis has called "Ticket to Ride" and " Paperback Writer " his favorites Beatles songs.9 An orchestral version of the song is barely audible in the fadeout at the very end of newer CD issues of the Pink Floyd album '' The Dark Side Of The Moon ''. This is probably a mistake in remastering; coincidentally both The Beatles and Pink Floyd were patrons of Abbey Road Studios. The title of this song is a referenced to in the Red Dwarf episode Tikka To Ride , in accordance with the theme of curry on which the storyline focuses. POPULAR CULTURE In a particular episode of Doctor Who Chesterton, and Vicky watch a live performance of Ticket To Ride on the Doctor s spacial television. NOTES
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