#ringo wrote a song

[javelinbk]

Ringo wrote a song - part one (part two, part three)

While in Auckland, New Zealand, the Beatles talk to Bob Rogers about Ringo's songwriting, 25th June 1964

George: As far as Ringo and I are concerned, we'll leave the songwriting to... Paul: Oh! Excuse me... Ringo: Err, excuse me, Paul is going to sing the one I've written! Paul: Now, I can't… I can't quite remember it… Ringo: Well I'll— Paul: But even so— Ringo: Just for a plug, Paul Paul: We've just… Ringo has written one, called 'Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue'… a beautiful melody Ringo: No— Paul: A sincere thought Ringo: That’s it, yes Paul: 'Don't Pass Me By', it's called Ringo: Don't miss… that's what it's called George: But Elvis killed it Ringo: Elvis killed it… what? Bob: What? George: When he did it Bob: Elvis killed it? Ringo: No, he didn't Paul: No, but you really… this is Ringo's first venture into songwriting John: Are you going to sing it for us now, Ringo? Ringo: I'm not going to sing it, Paul's going to sing it Paul: {singing} Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue, yeah-yeah Ringo: It's got a blues feeling Paul: Blues feeling, you know. {singing} Now, darlin', I know John: I thought it was going to be Crumbly & Western? Ringo: It was going to be a Western— John: Crumbly & West… one of those Ringo: —but Paul gave it the nicest Blues feeling man, and it knocked me out John: It knocked you out, even though you wrote it? Ringo: In fact, I'm going to get a tape of him singing it for me very own Bob: Are the Beatles going to record it? Ringo: I don't know... Paul: You never know Ringo: I don't think so, actually — I keep trying to push it on them every time we make a record John: And we always try and do it, but unluckily, there's never quite enough time to fit Ringo's song on… because he never finishes it. Ringo: Is it finished? Paul: It's finished Ringo: We finished it

[juliangirlblancas]

Photograph + George and Ringo

[zilabee]

I love how ridiculously warm John would feel about the fact that Paul still loves him so much and sings with him at concerts and wanted to finish another song with him after all this time, and I love how John would kind of just feel it all behind his beautiful face, looking down, trying to be nonchalant about it.

The way that Paul loves John, so absolute and steady. The way that John didn't feel loveable like that, but craved it, but didn't recognise or trust it, and the way it was there and real anyway despite him. I don't know. I like that Paul is so relentless in loving him.

[ringosmistress]

[13eyond13]

actually stunned by how gay The Beatles has been all this time and I just never knew

[ghost-train-to-strawberry-fields]

Have been thinking about this a lot lately...

[lock-my-feelings-in-a-jar]

Written by Russ Ballard

[brummelliana]

What is John's and Ringo's place in temporary secretarty if George is famous? Are they famous too? Do they have ordinary jobs? been thinking about that a lot recently

You’ll see! If I damn get to it…

[dsm--v]

can’t wait to watch ringos movie

[fulltimecatwitch]

"take it away, Eric"

[javelinbk]

Ringo wrote a song - part two (part one, part three)

The Beatles talk to Brian Matthew about Ringo's songwriting, Top Gear, 14th July 1964

Brian: Ringo, how about your songwriting, how's that coming along? Ringo: Oh yes, I've written a good one, you see, but no-one seems to want to record it Paul: Now... Ringo: Oh, Paul may be recording one— Paul: We’ve got the… no! Ringo: Yes, Paul — you promised! Paul: {laughs} Ok... Ringo: Oh, Paul! Paul: No, the thing is… I was doing the tune for you to sing it Ringo: No, I don't want to sing it, you sing it Paul: {singing} Don't pass me by… oh you do a great— Ringo: Rhythm and blues Paul: Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue, baby. Cause you know why… Ringo: I got the ice cream for you Paul: Yeah… oh, it's a sensational— Brian: You wrote all those words? Paul: Yeah, blues and all that Brian: He's the Dylan Thomas of Liverpool, isn't he?

[master-gatherer]

I just have YouTube auto playing Beatles songs going in the background and there was an animated thing, idk if it's from the time period or just an edit, of Octopus's Garden and it did not show Ringo singing even though it's his voice, it showed John and George singing but not Ringo singing even though that's his voice that's his song cartoon Ringo should be singing it's his song

[jinglejanglemornings]

lmao imagine being lennon or mccartney and rejecting that song!

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

I can't believe that I forgot how much I love this song, but listening to it again reminded me of something else unrelated that made me emotional, and that is Janis Joplin - the entire first verse reminds me of her, actually, "Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues/And you know it don't come easy/You don't have to shout or leap about/You can even play them easy/Forget about the past and all your sorrow/The future won't last, it will soon be your tomorrow" because of her quote "People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards" and her song (which, I admit, was not written by her, but this song is SO quintessential Janis that it feels so much like her song) "Get it While You Can" with lyrics "Don't you know when you're loving anybody, baby/You're taking a gamble on a little sorrow/But then who cares, baby/'Cause we may not be here tomorrow, no."

[janeeyrewasfaecoded]

It is crazy that sm of post 1966 Beatles is Paul being like guys, let’s get so weird with it. How about a movie where there is no plot. It’ll just be weird as fuck. And really gay. There are wizards and animals. Or hmm what about an album with um like a theme. Maybe we won’t even be us anymore? Or we do one like an opera. (Can rock albums have reprises?) I’m writing a song about a serial killer. It will take days to perfect and you’re all invited. by force

George is meanwhile like idk I wrote some stuff about my life and experiences… is that crazy or can it also exist beside the ragtime and Western gunslinger ballads and free-verse beat triptychs

Ringo is like fuck it I quit the band all this artsy gay shit is sickening……nah I’m just kiddin, hehe. I’m into it :) but I will be drinking

And John is like you guys I have written several songs about hating myself and my life. No I will not challenge Paul on the weird shit because 1) well just look at him and 2) I have actually always wanted to be really weird in front of people. In fact I’m having a listening party for some porn I recorded and you are all invited. by force

[the-boney-rolls]

You could almost be forgiven for thinking “Good Night” was mine, because it’s so soft and melodic and so un-John. I believe John wrote this as a lullaby for Julian, and it was a very beautiful song that Ringo ended up singing to the accompaniment of a big string orchestra. I think John felt it might not be good for his image for him to sing it but it was fabulous to hear him do it, he sang it great. We heard him sing it in order to teach it to Ringo and he sang it very tenderly. John rarely showed his tender side, but my key memories of John are when he was tender, that’s what has remained with me; those moments where he showed himself to be a very generous, loving person. I always cite that song as an example of the John beneath the surface that we only saw occasionally. I think that was what made us love John, otherwise he could be unbearable and he could be quite cruel. Now that I’m older, I realize that his hostility was a cover-up for the vulnerability that he felt, and if you look at his family history it’s easy to see why. But this is an example of that tender side.

Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now