Paperback Writer - The Beatles
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Paperback Writer
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Paperback
Writer / Rain"
A good rocker again, I like the "a capella" (only vocals) intro and
refrains. Also that guitar riff, and Paul's bassline is excellent again. I
don't know why Paul put the child song "Frere Jacques" in the backing
vocals for the third and fourth verses, but I think it's funny :-)
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a week or two I could
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make it
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e...
Please e-mail me for any corrections.