One of my favorites from Rubber Soul, this was George Harrison's first classic IMO.

His earlier stuff is underrated. 'If I Needed Someone' from the same album is great too. I also like "I Need You" from HELP!

I've always loved this song.

The late-great critic Ian MacDonald says the following on it in his incredible book on the Beatles' music, "Revolution in the Head" (a must-have for any Beatles fan):

"Another early-hours session produced Harrison's second contribution to Rubber Soul: a typically sour jibe, allegedly 'political' in inspiration. Oddly mixed (as if to disguise leakage missed during a bounce-down), the track features two basses - on recorded conventionally from a Vox amp in the studio, the other played through a distortion unit and recorded by direct injection. The second bass-line seems to have been added to help the listener through Harrison's violent chord-changes (an angry circular progression from A minor, via D7, to a remote B flat and back through C and G). Underrated beside the pious If I Needed Someone, Think for Yourself is less ingratiating but more incisive. While the performance might have been better, it serves its purpose and McCartney's harmony at the chorus's descent to E flat major has real fervor".
[Edited 9/7/09 18:15pm]

That's good analysis. I love the harmonies, the double basses, and the "violent" chord changes.

AlexdeParis said:

Me too. I've always loved the dourness of George's songs.

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