- I'll Follow the Sun
Song_infobox
Name = I'll Follow the Sun
Artist =The Beatles
Album =Beatles for Sale
Released =4 December 1964
track_no = 5
Recorded = Abbey Road18 October 1964
Genre =Rock music
Length = 1:46
Writer =John Lennon ,Paul McCartney
Label =EMI ,Parlophone , Capitol
Producer =George Martin
Misc = Extra musicsample |filename=Beatles follow the sun.ogg |format=Ogg |title=I'll Follow the Sun |Type=songExtra tracklisting
Album =Beatles for Sale
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "No Reply"
# "I'm a Loser "
# "Baby's in Black "
# "Rock and Roll Music "
# "I'll Follow the Sun"
# "Mr. Moonlight"
# Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey ";Side two
# "Eight Days a Week"
# "Words of Love "
# "Honey Don't "
# "Every Little Thing"
# "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party "
# "What You're Doing "
# "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby ""I'll Follow the Sun" is a song by
The Beatles . It is a melancholy ballad featuringPaul McCartney as the lead vocalist. The song was written by Paul McCartney (credited toLennon/McCartney .)The song was released on the "
Beatles for Sale " album in 1964, but was written long before that year. (In theUnited States it appeared on the "Beatles '65 " album.) The song is somewhat of a cult favourite; it was released as a mono extended 45 in 1964 on Parlophone/EMI (and in 1995 as a B-side).The song's lyrics center around a man who feels he is unappreciated by a woman. The song is believed to be him giving her an ultimatum, and that, as the lyrics state, "One day, you'll look to see I'm gone." There is an unwillingness on the part of the song's narrator that adds a tenderness and tragedy to his leaving: "And now the time has come, and so, my love, I must go. And though I lose a friend, in the end you will know..."
Cover versions and references
Paul McCartney performed the song live atOlympia ,Paris , 2007 and atTel Aviv ,Israel , on September 25, 2008.External links
* [http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/ifts.shtml Alan W. Pollack's analysis of "I'll Follow The Sun"]
* [http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/ill-follow-the-sun/ The Beatles Bible: I'll Follow The Sun]
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