I Want To Tell You (track)
by The Beatles

I Want To Tell You by The Beatles
Year: 1966
From the album Revolver (track #12)
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 949 votes)
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80/100
From 09/24/2025 08:18 | #311037
I really like the harmonies on this and the discordant nature of parts of the song. I guess I just find George more interesting than the other members of the band.

Written, I understand, after an LSD “experiment”. He was of course, also getting into Indian music and instruments.

A really lovely track which is far too short. You can image this going on far longer in the studio / at rehearsals.
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95/100
From 07/06/2025 11:26 | #309919
An interesting track, I love that piano.
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90/100
From 03/12/2023 23:14 | #294965
Such an underrated song, one of the most under-appreciated songs in the Beatles’ discography. This is probably my favorite George song on Revolver.
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85/100
From 10/01/2018 22:12 | #221936
Love the lyrics.
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From 11/23/2016 15:28 | #178968
Reall like the dissonance in this song!
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From 08/23/2016 19:22 | #173330
Another good George Harrison song, although he's still certainly not in the same league as Lennon or McCartney. Still, I want to tell you, shows us just how much Harrison's songwriting was progressing. Not one of the album's best songs but still a decent track.
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85/100
From 01/05/2016 23:52 | #155890
Great George song that sounds left over from Rubber Soul. Terrific opening lick that bridges the verses later on. The opening build is cool, climaxing with shakers. The piano chord George invents keeps the verses interesting while Ringo's drum fill to connect the bridge to the verse is stellar! One of his best.
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From 11/16/2013 14:22 | #92847
It's alright/decent
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From 01/27/2013 01:43 | #62982
There are some special moments on this one.
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