HELP! THE SONG (ROOM 219)
HELP! THE SONG (ROOM 219)
Echoing the mind-numbing pressure they were under the previous year, Brian Epstein announced to the world in early 1965 that the Beatles would release their follow up film and record a new sound track in time for a summer release!! Fortunately they had a break from touring from February – June and during this time they were whisked to the Bahamas in February, Austria in March and Twickenham studios in April to film sequences for what was originally to be called “Eight Arms To Hold You”. In between location work, John and Paul furiously worked on new material for the soundtrack. The film eventually became “Help” after one of John’s new slower compositions. However John lived to regret agreeing to George Martin’s advice of speeding the song up to sound more commercial. What this in fact hid, was the true meaning of John’s song. Calling this his Dylan period, John was writing from the heart and in the first person not the third person. With the hype and commercialism surrounding the Beatles, the message was lost in the wash. The lyrics were desperate, John was bleeding and he needed help and reassurance. Things were getting on top of him and he couldn’t see a way out. John later revealed ‘In Help’ I was actually crying out for help. Most people just thought it was a fast rock n roll thing. I call it my fat Elvis period, I was very fat, insecure and completely lost.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
HELP! THE SONG (ROOM 219)
Echoing the mind-numbing pressure they were under the previous year, Brian Epstein announced to the world in early 1965 that the Beatles would release their follow up film and record a new sound track in time for a summer release!! Fortunately they had a break from touring from February – June and during this time they were whisked to the Bahamas in February, Austria in March and Twickenham studios in April to film sequences for what was originally to be called “Eight Arms To Hold You”. In between location work, John and Paul furiously worked on new material for the soundtrack. The film eventually became “Help” after one of John’s new slower compositions. However John lived to regret agreeing to George Martin’s advice of speeding the song up to sound more commercial. What this in fact hid, was the true meaning of John’s song. Calling this his Dylan period, John was writing from the heart and in the first person not the third person. With the hype and commercialism surrounding the Beatles, the message was lost in the wash. The lyrics were desperate, John was bleeding and he needed help and reassurance. Things were getting on top of him and he couldn’t see a way out. John later revealed ‘In Help’ I was actually crying out for help. Most people just thought it was a fast rock n roll thing. I call it my fat Elvis period, I was very fat, insecure and completely lost.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
HELP! THE SONG (ROOM 219)
Echoing the mind-numbing pressure they were under the previous year, Brian Epstein announced to the world in early 1965 that the Beatles would release their follow up film and record a new sound track in time for a summer release!! Fortunately they had a break from touring from February – June and during this time they were whisked to the Bahamas in February, Austria in March and Twickenham studios in April to film sequences for what was originally to be called “Eight Arms To Hold You”. In between location work, John and Paul furiously worked on new material for the soundtrack. The film eventually became “Help” after one of John’s new slower compositions. However John lived to regret agreeing to George Martin’s advice of speeding the song up to sound more commercial. What this in fact hid, was the true meaning of John’s song. Calling this his Dylan period, John was writing from the heart and in the first person not the third person. With the hype and commercialism surrounding the Beatles, the message was lost in the wash. The lyrics were desperate, John was bleeding and he needed help and reassurance. Things were getting on top of him and he couldn’t see a way out. John later revealed ‘In Help’ I was actually crying out for help. Most people just thought it was a fast rock n roll thing. I call it my fat Elvis period, I was very fat, insecure and completely lost.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON