Things We Said Today (track)
by The Beatles

Things We Said Today by The Beatles
Year: 1964
From the album A Hard Day's Night (track #10)
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82/100 (from 391 votes)
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Things We Said Today
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From 10/06/2025 17:50 | #311254
McCartney's lyrics are moody and reflective. Melodically complex with interesting use of chords and key switching. A degree of sophistication being shown here absent from their first 2 albums.
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From 08/29/2016 15:51 | #173708
Another excellent Paul McCartney contribution to A hard day's night. John Lennon basically wrote ten of the thirteen songs on the album to Paul's three, but it's quality over quantity as far as i'm concerned, and this is another brilliant track. Great major/minor chord shifts and a strong middle eight help make this one of the best of McCartney's early songs.
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From 12/28/2015 16:08 | #155270
An underrated song by McCartney. I love the rhytm guitar too.
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From 08/18/2015 16:08 | #147929
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From 01/26/2013 10:58 | #62860
This one was somewhat enjoyable. The guitar work is okay.
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