"Long Tall Sally" is a cover The Beatles did of a song by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman (aka Little Richard). This bouncy, bluesy number is listed as #56 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and has been covered by hundreds of artists.
Before I start with The Beatles' version, run over to the wiki page for this song (here, if you're too lazy to click the song link above lol) and read the "History" section first. It's actually hilarious and explains who Enotris Johnson is. :)
For information about The Beatles' cover of "Long Tall Sally", I went to BeatlesEBooks.com. The page for the song has a lot of great facts. :) Rybaczewski states that "Long Tall Sally" has a longer history with The Beatles than any of their other songs. It was one of the songs Paul played for John "to impress him" during their first meeting on July 6th, 1957; they played the song often during their time as The Quarrymen; and it was included in their final live concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco on August 29, 1966. But it didn't die there--Paul also continued to play the song during his tenure with Wings.
Rybaczewski also has nothing but good things to say about the guys' performances during this song, which was recorded in a single live take with no overdubs. They clearly were at the top of their game with this one, being so familiar with it already. Paul sings it higher even than Little Richard did, George's guitar solo is virtually perfect, Ringo's drumming is absolutely devastating, and John (lead guitar solo in the beginning, and then rhythm guitar throughout) and George Martin (piano) provide excellent backup, allowing the rest to shine.
That's all guys... See you tomorrow!
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