The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four-piece 60s British merseybeat band, best … Read Full Bio ↴The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four-piece 60s British merseybeat band, best known for their proto-rave-up hit single "Hippy Hippy Shake" (also known as "The Hippy Hippy Shake"). Intriguingly, while the song sounds rather Beatles-clone like, the Beatles did in fact do a cover version of this song for the BBC. The Swinging Blue Jeans had a spell of moderate success, breaking into the U.S. with the aforementioned hit but also charting again and again in the U.K. such as with the top 5 cover track "You're No Good". Sadly, they seemed to fly along with the all-pervading merseybeat success story. Once the novelty started to pale, the hits dried up, and the band eventually retired to the oldies circuit.

Guitarist Terry Sylvester left the group in the late 60s, and he joined another seminal Britsh rock act, The Hollies, as a replacement for the departing Graham Nash. The Swinging Blue Jeans, with some original members, soldiered on through the decades. A version of the group, with singer-songwriter and guitarist Ray Ennis remaining, continues to tour to this day.

A Hard Day's Night
The Swinging Blue Jeans Lyrics

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It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright

You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things
And it's worth it just to hear you say you're going to give me everything
So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone

You know I feel OK

When I'm home everything seems to be right
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight

It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright, ow

So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone
You know I feel OK

When I'm home everything seems to be right
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight

It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright

You know I feel alright
You know I feel alright

Overall Meaning

The Swinging Blue Jeans's song "A Hard Day's Night" is a cover of The Beatles' song with the same title. The song is about a hard-working man who spends all day working to provide for the woman he loves. He's exhausted, but when he gets home and sees his girlfriend or wife, he feels better because of the love and affection she shows him. The singer describes how he works hard all day to make enough money to buy things for his significant other, but he doesn't mind doing it because it makes her happy. He doesn't complain about being tired or overworked because he knows that being with her makes everything ok. The song is all about the bond between two people and how their love gives the other person strength to get through even the hardest days.

The lyrics of the song are straightforward and easy to understand, focusing on the message that love can make even the most difficult days feel better. The song's catchy tune, fun beat, and upbeat melody are also worth noting, as they make the listener feel more positive and energized. Overall, the song is a testament to the power of love and how it can make even the toughest times feel like a "good day."

Line by Line Meaning

It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog
Today has been quite a tiring day for me, I have put in a lot of hard work.

It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
I am so exhausted that I ought to be asleep as soon as I get to bed.

But when I get home to you I find the things that you do Will make me feel alright
But when I get to see you, my love, you always manage to make me feel better with the things you do for me.

You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things
You know I work all day for us to have a comfortable life and to be able to get you things you deserve.

And it's worth it just to hear you say you're going to give me everything
The satisfaction I experience when you tell me that you will give me everything is worth all the hard work I put in the entire day.

So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone You know I feel OK
Therefore, I find no reason to complain because when I am alone with you, my love, everything feels just perfect.

When I'm home everything seems to be right When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight
Being at home with you makes everything feel just right, especially when you are holding me tight in your arms.

It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog
Today has been quite a tiring day for me, I have put in a lot of hard work.

But when I get home to you I find the things that you do Will make me feel alright, ow
But when I get to see you, my love, you always manage to make me feel better with the things you do for me.

You know I feel alright
You know, my love, when I am with you, I always feel alright despite all the difficulties I face during the day.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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