George Harrison took lead vocals on this BBC recording of ‘So How Come (No One Loves Me)’, previously an Everly Brothers LP track from 1960.
It first appeared on the duo’s fourth album, A Date With The Everly Brothers, which was a top 10 hit in the UK and US.
The Beatles’ version of ‘So How Come (No One Loves Me)’ was taped for the sixth edition of the Pop Go The Beatles radio show, on 10 July 1963. It was was recorded at the Aeolian Hall, London, and first broadcast on 23 July.
Lyrics
They say that everyone wants someone
So how come no one wants me?
Then they say that everyone needs someone
So how come no one needs me?
Well if you wonder who the loneliest creatures in the world can be
Well they’re the ugly ducklings, the little black sheep and me
They say that everyone loves someone
So how come no one loves me?
Well if you wonder who the loneliest creatures in the world can be
Well they’re the ugly ducklings, the little black sheep and me
They say that everyone loves someone
So how come no one loves me?
So how come no one loves me?
So how come no one loves me?
A lovely tune, but horrible lyrics. Still, one of my favorite George vocals from the BBC era
Doesn’t this track actually feature the rarity of John (lower part) and George (higher) singing 2-part harmonies throughout?
John’s vocals are unmistakable, in that he uses the affectation of intentionally slurring the sibilant on the word, “say,” in the line “They say that everyone…” He slurs it to sound like, “They shay that everyone…” His most familiar uses of the device were on “Misery” (“Shend her back to me….”) and “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (“I think you’ll undershtand….” ..”shay that shomething…”), but there are others from the same 1962-63 time period.
I’ve always wondered if John was trying to imitate another singer, or just cutting up in his way. But it’s the sort of thing that would have grown tiresome to others in a band, so perhaps the other Beatles asked him to stop, which he seemed to have done by 1964.
Recorded at the Aeolian Hall… that must be where they learned to do those fabled “Aeolian cadences!”
Anyhow, such a charming cover, however light-weight. I love when the band comes to a halt, and then, “Uh-huh.”
It’s definitely George and John singing together. In somewhat of a role reversal of what they would do on You Really Got A Hold On Me, where John took the higher harmony and George the lower, here it’s the other way around. It’s too bad they didn’t sing more songs together. Their harmonies may not have been as dynamic as John and Paul’s due to them having similar ranges, but there’s a certain charm to it that makes it really neat to listen to.
George is the lead vocal? Thought this was a duet all the way through..
Sounds like a duet to me as well.
Paul is not singing in this song. Its just John and George
This is as good a place as any to say this… RIP Don Everly, who just passed away at his Nashville home at the age of 84.