Day Tripper

Today's song is "Day Tripper". John wrote the melody and Paul helped with lyrics, and this particular song was meant to be amusing. From Wikipedia:

According to music critic Ian MacDonald, the song "starts as a twelve-bar blues in E, which makes a feint at turning into a twelve-bar in the relative minor (i.e. the chorus) before doubling back to the expected B—another joke from a group which had clearly decided that wit was to be their new gimmick." Indeed, in 1966 McCartney said in Melody MakerDrive My Car" (recorded three days prior) were "funny songs, songs with jokes in. that "Day Tripper" and "

There's also the matter of the lyrics; "day tripper" means a person who takes day trips (like mini holidays), but it also references drugs, and John said of the song, "...you're just a weekend hippie. Get it?" I love the guitar riff in "Day Tripper". It's good fun, and complements the quirky and suggestive lyrics quite well. :) 

That's it for today! See you tomorrow. :)

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