Thursday, December 16, 2010

day tripper








The Fab Four made their first drug reference and took us half the way there. 'Day Tripper' was released with 'We Can Work It Out' as the first double-A single. It went to number one in the UK, but only went to number five in the US. John came up with the basis of the song as a bit of a teaser to Paul (who hadn't yet) as well as a play on words: "Day trippers are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or something. But the song was kind of... you're just a weekend hippie. Get it?" Paul took up the cause of this "tongue-in-cheek song about someone who was committed only in part to the idea" and came up with the verses. This promotional film of them lip-synching was one of the first music videos.


Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now
She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yeah
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there now
She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yeah
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

Tried to please her, she only played one night stands
Tried to please her, she only played one night stands now
She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yeah
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper yeah
Day tripper
Day tripper yeah
Day tripper










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