| "We Love You Beatles" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Carefrees | |
| B-side | "Hot Blooded Lover" |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label |
Oriole (UK) London International (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Lee Adams, Charles Strouse |
"We Love You Beatles" is a song by the Carefrees. It was a 1964 novelty record about The Beatles and the song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100; [1] [2] [3] it was the only Beatles novelty record to reach the Top 40. [4] It was released in the UK on the Oriole label #CB1916 and in the USA on the London International label #10614.
The song was based on "We Love You Conrad" from the musical Bye Bye Birdie and has simple lyrics ("We love you Beatles, oh yes we do!"). [4] Individual verses also have "We love you _____ (replace with " Ringo", " John", " Paul", and " George", in that order) along with reasons why the group loves that particular Beatle. It also includes at least three different vocal and instrumental quotations from the Beatles' 1963 hit song " She Loves You", suggesting the fact that "We Love You Beatles" was a reply to it.
References
- ^ Farndale, Nigel (April 1, 2020). "One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown review — az fab formula for a Beatles miscellany". The Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Womack, Kenneth (March 31, 2014). "50 Years of Beatles: The Fab Four's historic high-five | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "'Post Malone' Joins Post Malone On Pop Songs Chart, Thanks to Sam Feldt's Tribute". Billboard. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b Womack, Kenneth (30 June 2014). The Beatles encyclopedia : everything fab four. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 978. ISBN 9780313391729.
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