It Won't Be Long

Album: With the Beatles *

Year: 1963

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

Leading off The Beatles's second album, It Won't Be Long is a very lively tune, making it the perfect soundtrack to this fun video. The video, dubbed "Scousers by the Seaside" by Ringo ("Scouser" is a nickname for someone from Liverpool), contains footage taken by photographer Dezo Hoffman of The Beatles having fun on the beach in Weston-super-Mare in July of 1963.

John sings a powerful lead (double-tracked, once again), with Paul and George both singing backing vocals in a call-and-response format. It Won't Be Long is a fun song to sing along with; you should try it. Enjoy!

* = With the Beatles was titled Meet the Beatles when it was released by Capitol Record in the United States. In this blog, I always default to the British albums, because those were the original releases and the ones that The Beatles had more creative control over.