I Want to Hold Your Hand
Those below a certain age may be forgiven for having formed their appreciation of The Beatles backwards, with an introduction via Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, or Abbey Road, or even Rubber Soul.
But those of us above a certain age experienced The Beatles forwards, in real time, and so were introduced via the first song they released in the United States (January, 1964) which they then famously performed on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964. At the time, of course, we didn't know what was to come, and we didn't know to look for "(Lennon/McCartney)" after the title.
Like all good love songs it's neither complicated nor sophisticated, but instead simply expresses something everyone has experienced, "and when I touch you I feel happy inside."
But those of us above a certain age experienced The Beatles forwards, in real time, and so were introduced via the first song they released in the United States (January, 1964) which they then famously performed on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964. At the time, of course, we didn't know what was to come, and we didn't know to look for "(Lennon/McCartney)" after the title.
Like all good love songs it's neither complicated nor sophisticated, but instead simply expresses something everyone has experienced, "and when I touch you I feel happy inside."
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