I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
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Parlophone Australia, 1963
Where it all began. Happy birthday, John. Rest in peace.
Continuing with another of The Fabs enormous hit singles, that also "screams Beatlemania". Recorded and released in late '63. Manager Brian Epstein had asked John & Paul to write a song with the American market in mind. The single became the one that really established them in the U.S., becoming their first number one there. In the U.K. alone, it had over one million copies advanced orders!! To quote one Beatles source after the release of this single "And then it was bloody pandemonium!" In the first 3 days of release, it has been reported as selling 10,000 copies an HOUR in New York City alone!!!! This clip features the band's appearance on British comedians "Morecambe and Wise" TV show, with some banter at the end.
Let me be your man...
