It's Only Love (track) by The Beatles
It's Only Love appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Help! (track #9) (this album) (1965)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #68) (compilation) (1988)
- Anthology 2 (track #8) (compilation) (1996)
- Love Songs (track #15) (compilation) (1977)
- E.P. Collection (Box Set) (track #44) (compilation) (1981)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #64) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #64) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #64) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #64) (compilation) (1982)
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TheDude85 06/28/2019 16:56
I don't understand why this song disappointed Lennon so much. I think lyrically it could have been weaker - I'm looking at you "Run For Your Life".
I really don't care if the lyrics are cheesy cos this is a tight song with cool chords! The watery guitar at the beginning is cool too
Daydreamer 12/06/2017 00:33
Lyrics are pretty cheesy and all, but Lennon's delivery is incredibly convincing
In 1980 Lennon told Playboy journalist David Sheff: "I always thought it was a lousy song. The lyrics were abysmal. I always hated that song."
In his 1997 biography Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, McCartney said of the song: "Sometimes we didn't fight it if the lyric came out rather bland on some of those filler songs like 'It's Only Love'. If a lyric was really bad we'd edit it, but we weren't that fussy about it, because it's only a rock 'n' roll song. I mean, this is not literature."
Nothing more than filler, but I really like this song, always have, always will. It's a bit generic, but the Beatles could always write incredibly catchy songs even on auto pilot. Decent album track.
I prefer the anthology version but this is one of John's best love songs imo. Looking back he didn't think much of it though.
GandalfORiley345 06/08/2014 15:10
Beautiful song, love the rhythm nd the sounds, specially the lyrics, completely incredible song
Jasonconfused 01/26/2013 23:48
Definitely one of the gems of the album. Loved it.
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