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
The 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 soI'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
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, mmm
The lyrics to The Beatles' song "I Feel Fine" revolve around the singer's love for a girl who is very happy with him. He expresses his happiness and contentment with the situation, stating that he feels "fine" because of her love. The song is somewhat simple in its lyrics, but the band's signature harmonies and upbeat, rock 'n' roll sound drive home the message of love and happiness.
The lines "Baby's good to me, you know/ She's happy as can be, you know/ She said so" speak to the singer's understanding of his partner's happiness and satisfaction with their relationship. He takes pleasure in her affirmations of love (such as "Baby says she's mine, you know/ She tells me all the time, you know/ She said so") and appears to feel a sense of confidence and pride in being able to provide for her (as evidenced by the lines "That her baby buys her things, you know/ He buys her diamond rings, you know").
The chorus ("I'm in love with her and I feel fine") is the catchiest element of the song and effectively conveys the singer's emotions. Overall, "I Feel Fine" is a simple yet effective love song that showcases The Beatles' famous sound and harmony.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby's good to me, you know
My significant other treats me well and I am content with our relationship.
She's happy as can be, you know
My significant other is completely satisfied with our relationship.
She said so
My significant other made it known that she is happy and content with our relationship.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I love my significant other and our relationship makes me happy.
Baby says she's mine, you know
My significant other claims to be exclusively mine.
She tells me all the time, you know
My significant other repeatedly reminds me of her exclusive commitment to me.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
I am pleased that my significant other is committed to me.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
My significant other is overjoyed with our relationship and makes it known to others.
That her baby buys her things, you know
I purchase material items for my significant other.
He buys her diamond rings, you know
I spoil my significant other with expensive jewelry.
She said so
My significant other confirmed that I buy her expensive material items.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm
My significant other loves me and it brings me joy.
She tells me all the time, you know
My significant other frequently reminds me of her love for me.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
I am happy that my significant other is in love with me.
She's so glad, she's telling all the world
My significant other happily declares her love for me to others.
That her baby buys her things, you know
I continue to spoil my significant other with expensive material items.
He buys her diamond rings, you know
I continue to purchase my significant other with high-quality jewelry as gifts.
She said so
My significant other confirms that I continue to spoil her with expensive gifts.
She's in love with me and I feel fine
I am content and happy knowing that my significant other continues to love me.
She's in love with me and I feel fine, mm, mm
The knowledge that my significant other loves me brings me great joy.
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
@yorick22
0:26 I really love how George isn’t even trying to make it look like he’s singing the actual lyrics
@deneziusarmageddonwhite7531
It looks as original as everything they've ever done
@tatteryt
I'm in love with her & I fee- bee doop bee doop bop doop bop
@popkorn256
Can anyone read his lips? :D
@dawsonrose8489
Busted!lol
@Hqhq-01
And dig that giant mic he's using, lol.
@perezalyannamarieb.773
Man, Ringo is really talented. He can play the drums, an umbrella, and now an exercise bike!
@evanmorrow1234
When you're good....you're good. You can't argue with success.
@waterbird91
L.O.L. still L.O.L.........................................yeah & he's really good @ it too. All those years of practice y'know.. Wonder if George can play a tennis racket.........Can Paul play a telephone pole ? (all those "wires")...So thats what an exercise bike sounds like. ok thumbs up for these "new" instruments. Keep peddling Ringo, the guitars are plugged into that exercise bike.................
@cleopatracleopatra7544
😂😂😂