Baby’s in Black Lyrics
Oh, dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
[Verse 1]
She thinks of him
And so she dresses in black
And though he'll never come back
She's dressed in black
[Chorus]
Oh, dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
[Verse 2]
I think of her
But she thinks only of him
And though it's only a whim
She thinks of him
[Bridge]
Oh, how long will it take
Till she sees the mistake she has made?
Dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Oh, how long will it take
Till she sees the mistake she has made?
[Chorus]
Dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
[Verse 1]
She thinks of him
And so she dresses in black
And though he'll never come back
She's dressed in black
[Chorus]
Oh, dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh, what can I do?
About
The fourth Beatles album, “The Beatles for Sale” releasesed in December 1964 signaled the beginning of the “serious” era for the Beatles.
This is the third track on the SA side.
Hunter Davies, author of The Beatles' only authorized biography, suggests that John’s lyrics may have been inspired by thoughts of Astrid – “the beautiful, arty, clever, talented girl the band met in Hamburg and whom they all loved” – and her reaction to the sudden death of her fiancé and former member of The Beatles, Stuart Sutcliffe.
In the US it was part of the compilation “Beatles 65”.
Q&A
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We wanted to write something a little bit darker, bluesy… It was very much co-written and we both sang it. Sometimes the harmony that I was writing in sympathy to John’s melody would take over and become a stronger melody… When people wrote out the music score they would ask, ‘Which one is the melody?’ because it was co-written that you could actually take either. We rather liked this one.
— Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now
- 1.No Reply
- 2.I’m a Loser
- 3.Baby’s in Black
- 10.Honey Don’t
