Origins
Lennon wrote the song's guitar riff while the Beatles were in the studio recording "Eight Days a Week" in October 1964, and kept playing it between takes. He later recalled: "I told them I'd write a song specially for the riff. So they said, 'Yes. You go away and do that', knowing that we'd almost finished the album Beatles for Sale. Anyway, going into the studio one morning, I said to Ringo, 'I've written this song but it's lousy'. But we tried it, complete with riff, and it sounded like an A-side, so we decided to release it just like that."
Both Lennon and George Harrison said that the riff was influenced by a riff in "Watch Your Step", a 1961 song written and performed by Bobby Parker and covered by the Beatles in concerts during 1961 and 1962. Paul McCartney said the drums on "I Feel Fine" were inspired by Ray Charles's 1959 single "What'd I Say".
Audio Feedback
"I Feel Fine" starts with a single, percussive feedback note produced by McCartney plucking the A string on his bass, and Lennon's guitar, which was leaning against McCartney's bass amp, picking up feedback. This was the first use of feedback on a rock record. According to McCartney, "John had a semi-acoustic Gibson guitar. It had a pickup on it so it could be amplified ... We were just about to walk away to listen to a take when John leaned his guitar against the amp. I can still see him doing it … it went, 'Nnnnnnwahhhhh!' And we went, 'What's that? Voodoo!' 'No, it's feedback.' 'Wow, it's a great sound!' George Martin was there so we said, 'Can we have that on the record?' 'Well, I suppose we could, we could edit it on the front.' It was a found object, an accident caused by leaning the guitar against the amp." Although it sounded very much like an electric guitar, Lennon actually played the riff on an acoustic-electric guitar (a Gibson model J-160E), employing the guitar's onboard pickup.
Later, Lennon was very proud of this sonic experimentation. In one of his last interviews, he said: "I defy anybody to find a record – unless it's some old blues record in 1922 – that uses feedback that way."
Promo Film
On 23 November 1965, the Beatles filmed two promotional clips for the song for inclusion in Top of the Pops' round-up of the year's biggest hits. Directed by Joe McGrath, both films feature the band interacting with items of gym equipment. In the first, Harrison sang into a punch-ball while Ringo Starr pedalled on an exercise bike. In the second film, the Beatles ate fish and chips while trying to mime to the song. Brian Epstein was adamant that this film could not be used. From then on, the controversial "fish and chips" footage was kept in a 2" videotape box labelled "I Feel Fried".
I Feel Fine
Beatles Lyrics
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She's happy as can be, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That here baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
She's in love with me and I feel fine
The lyrics of the Beatles' song, I Feel Fine, are a simple declaration of love and happiness. The singer sings about how his girlfriend is happy being with him, and how he is in love with her and feels fine. The chorus "I'm in love with her and I feel fine" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's elation.
The lyrics also highlight the material aspect of the relationship, with the girlfriend being glad that her "baby buys her things" and "diamond rings." However, the singer seems to prioritize the emotional connection, stating that he is glad she's his little girl and that she tells the world about their love.
Overall, the lyrics of I Feel Fine are a celebration of love and happiness, and how a deep connection with someone can make one feel fine.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby's good to me, you know
The singer's significant other treats them well and they are aware of it
She's happy as can be, you know
The singer's significant other is extremely content and the singer is aware of their emotional state
She said so
The singer's significant other directly expressed their positive feelings to the singer
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
The artist loves their significant other intensely and it brings them happiness and contentment
Baby says she's mine, you know
The artist's significant other acknowledges being in a committed relationship with the artist
She tells me all the time, you know
The singer's significant other frequently reminds them of their affection and commitment to the singer
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
The singer is extremely happy to be in a relationship with their significant other
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
The artist's significant other is also ecstatic about their relationship and is sharing their joy with others
That here baby buys her things, you know
The artist's significant other receives gifts and gestures of love from the artist
He buys her diamond rings, you know
The artist's significant other has received particularly extravagant gifts from the artist
She's in love with me and I feel fine
The singer's significant other is deeply in love with the singer and it brings them happiness and contentment
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY
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@scombs6543
Best parts of the video:
0:09 Paul almost breaking his ankle
0:26 "I'm in love with her and I feel jdhcucvdbdjchdp"
0:33 Paul laughing (probably at Ringo being stupid)
0:40 Ringo running into frame like he's stepping on hot coals
0:57 *wink*
1:27 Ringo's head swaying behind Paul's
1:35 just Ringo in the back
1:43 "She's my little girl" *cheese*
1:49 Ringo's Edna Mode haircut
2:05 this is just funny to me
@charbelcruz1353
Lirycs:
Baby's good to me, you know
She's happy as can be, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl (ooh-ooh)
She's so glad she's telling all the world (ooh-ooh)
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
Baby says she's mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know
She said so
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I'm so glad that she's my little girl (ooh-ooh)
She's so glad she's telling all the world (ooh-ooh)
That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know
She said so
She's in love with me and I feel fine
She's in love with me and I feel fine
@leokimvideo
A band so brilliant they could be as goofy as they wanted and no one ever cared
@theonly7768
Not goofy
@patrickpaganini
So true!
@patrickpaganini
When you have genius, the goofy takes care of itself.
@kdd3051
That was part of their charm, of course.
@patrickpaganini
@@kdd3051 we are lucky that two are still alive.
@abhim.g5608
"I'm in a band"
"Oh, what instrument do you play"
"Sometimes the bicycle, sometimes the Umbrella"
@comediansactorsandall2502
Sometimes I just sit and look cool
(Paperback writer)
@debh6304
Makes me laugh...thanks
@juliameller501
PLZ😭🤟