Hold On
Martin George Lyrics

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Oh yeah I tell you somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh please say to me

You'll let me be your man
And please say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I feel that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for Martin George's "Hold On" are actually the very popular and well-known song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. The song is a classic love song about a man who is in love with a woman and wants to hold her hand. The lyrics are simple and straightforward, but they express the depth of the man's love for the woman.

The song begins with the man expressing that he has something to say to the woman and believes that she will understand it. He then says that he wants to hold her hand, and that it is all he wants. He pleads with her to allow him to be her man and to let him hold her hand. He expresses that the feeling of touching her hand makes him happy inside and that he cannot hide his love for her.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh yeah I tell you somethin'
I am about to express my feelings to you

I think you'll understand
I believe you will comprehend my emotions

When I say that somethin'
When I convey my thoughts to you

I want to hold your hand
I desire physical contact with you

Oh please say to me
Please respond to me

You'll let me be your man
You will allow me to be your significant other

And please say to me
And affirmatively answer me

You'll let me hold your hand
You will allow me to touch you

Now, let me hold your hand
Currently, permit me to make contact with your hand

And when I touch you
Whenever I make physical contact with you

I feel happy inside
I experience a sense of joy internally

It's such a feelin' that my love
This is a sensation that my love for you produces

I can't hide
I am unable to conceal my emotions

Yeah, you got that somethin'
You possess a certain je ne sais quoi

When I feel that somethin'
Whenever I detect that indescribable quality that you possess

I want to hold your hand
I still desire physical contact with you

I want to hold your hand
My desire for physical touch with you persists

I want to hold your hand
I long to touch you physically

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY

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Comments from YouTube:

jonsmtrs

3y↑15

It's most difficult to imagine The Beatles without having George Martin as their producer.

DnB and Psy Production

They would have sounded like this:

(Search: Harry and Paul - The Beatles - Bigger Than Cheeses).

Octanedo

4y↑43

We are listening to the other Beatle. This guy is also genius musically

Rob Coleman

3y↑6

"You can have half a symphony" is my favorite line by George Martin. John's song becomes a masterpiece when Paul comes up with the soft/low note to loud/high note symphony crescendo. 1967 was the best year for music and The Beatles led the way, like always.

Greg Hewson

3y↑1

I agree with the 1967 comment - as well as Sgt. Pepper they also produced Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields, Magical Mystery Tour EP and movie, Hello Goodbye/Walrus - and all in the year their manager, and driving force, passed away. Definitely their most creative year.

Richard Taylor

4y↑22

This was a joy to listen to.

Kim Senior

2y↑1

Very interesting insight to the formulation of some of their songs & George Martin’s involvement. There’s nothing to compare with the Beatles’ prolific & quality recordings! IMHO.😊

DJ

3y↑6

More! More! I could listen to this for hours.

Sam Mencia

3y↑10

5:52
Alan Livingston got to hear the master tape of Sgt Pepper DITL before it was pressed to vinyl.
Literally never sounded better at that moment. Brand new mix just finished.
I know a billion rock fans who would trade places.

Dean Swanson

2y↑3

Yes, Brian was very important. But in the end it was George Martin who was the fifth Beatle.

DnB and Psy Production

2y↑3

3:20 "Woke up, got outta bed... it was a jazzy little tune". I never thought of it like that before. It doesn't sound jazzy to me but I can picture a trumpet playing the melody and then it does sound jazzy.

Fortunato Luchresi

3y↑13

1:26 Interviewer asks "why wasn't (I Want To Hold Your Hand) on the first English album". George was too much of a gentleman to tell him "because it wasn't written yet!"

Björn Roth

3y↑2

Best avoid going there, or he'd have to explain how the singles Love Me Do and Please Please Me ended up on that album, despite what he just told :D

Aaron Reeves

3y↑3

Love it

Jackson Plop

2y↑1

George Martin says that Paul's middle section "had nothing to do with John's song." Really? I always thought it was kind of a perfect fit, like the beginning of the character in the song's mind-blowing, epiphany kind of day. It starts out with, "Woke up, fell out of bed," and ends with, "And I went into a dream." Synchronicity!

TU VEUX LA DÉMOCRATIE OU TU VEUX LA SODOMIE ?

3y↑5

For goodness sakes why on earth did you make cuts in George Martin's answers ????? There are bits and pieces missing here and there that were apparently edited out ! When George Martin is reminiscing about the recording of "A Day In The Life" : you just keep it in its full extension, you don't make little edits in it !!!!!!...

DnB and Psy Production

2y↑1

4:00 But that alarm clock was PERFECT for what came next - "Woke up, got out of bed!".

gutgolf74 gutgolf

So he confirmed here that it was indeed Paul who had the idea of how the orchestra should play.
There are still clowns around the internet who claim "A day in the life" is a great song by John.

Sanguine Fan

3y↑3

George Martin discussing how A Day in the Life was put together: "...maybe a guitar solo, maybe I'll help you write something..." (4:09).

Kab1

4y↑5

Yay! Thank you 😊

Euan Thorburn

4y↑1

♡♡♡

Scott Anders

2y↑1

Only 4 years between these 2 songs.

Charles Philip Adams

3y↑3

I see the Rolling Stones came and downvoted this video?

DnB and Psy Production

No, it was Decca.

Justin Herbert

Today jay Z and most popular rappers would be pondering how many times should i spew the N word, how many times can i call women b#tches and ho's, how should i glorify criminality, how can i say wave your arms in the air like you just dont care -- RIP humanity

Jose Meda

4y↑1

What year was this interview?

TPSKurochi

2001

Capuchin Neumann

George Martin and Astoria NY

ice POOKY

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Albert Halsey

Always thought 'Day in the Life' sounded like two songs taped together; always amusing to see midwits try to find some deeper meaning in the atonal crescendo when it was really a contingency measure to sandwich in McCartney's limp ditty because Lennon had reached an impasse.

TomFoti

At 3:15 George Martin admits he wrote the "Woke up, got out of bed.. " part of the song. Interesting that he didn't get a writing credit. I wonder how often that happened.

L P

@MiamiBeach xxx living is easy with typos,
misunderstanding all you read
it’s getting hard to see these trolls
but it all works out
it doesn’t matter much to me

Joe

3y↑2

@MiamiBeach xxx Because I have no patience for people who say things that aren't true before verifying what they're about to say. That's why the internet sucks.