"Tell Me Why"

Song: “Tell Me Why”

Album: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

Written by Lennon, “Tell Me Why” was recorded in eight takes in February 1964. The video below was filmed the next month at the Scala Theatre in London and can be seen during the studio performance portion of A Hard Day’s Night. The lyrics are far more biting than the harmonies and doo-wop structure suggest, and Paul later reflected that this, like many of Lennon’s songs, was likely drawn from personal experiences, but neither McCartney, Starr, or Harrison realized it at the time.