"Honey Don't", a rock-and-roll / rockabilly jam originally written and performed by Carl Perkins, was covered by The Beatles; it was one of the last songs they recorded for Beatles for Sale. One of the best parts about this song is Ringo's two quick spoken parts:
Although John Lennon had previously sung the song live, Ringo Starr performed it for the album, his requisite one lead vocal per album. During the song, he makes self-referential remarks leading into Harrison's guitar riffs, saying, "Rock on George, one time for me!" and then "Rock on, George, for Ringo one time!"
As a Ringo song, this one's got style. George's excellent guitar work paired with Perkins' unusual choice of chord progression makes "Honey Don't" really stand out to me. Normally I'm not too into the rockabilly songs, but this one definitely caught my interest. :) It must have interested the guys as well, because not only did they cover it as The Beatles, but Ringo and John both covered it individually later on in their careers.
Alright, that's all for now... See you guys later. :)
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