Girl

"Girl" is the (amazing) song of the day. Written by John and Paul, it talks about a girl "you want so much it makes you sorry"--not the most romantic love song, and certainly not a positive one. 

As with many of their songs, John and Paul had differing memories as far as who wrote what and what it was supposed to mean. While Paul maintains that he wrote the lines, "Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure" and "That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure", John said in a 1970 interview that those lines "were a dig at the Roman Catholic Church."

Despite its depressing lyrics, this is one of my favorite Beatles songs. I love the original, and I love the version from Across the Universe just as much. I think Jim Sturgess's accent just adds this fantastic sound to the song, even though he only sings the first verse in the film.

Well, that's all for today! See you tomorrow. :)

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