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30 POP GO THE BEATLES (8)
August 6, 1963

VENUE: BBC Paris Theatre, London
REC.: 16.07.1963, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
TX.: 06.08.1963, 5:00 - 5:29 p.m.
ANNOUNCER: Rodney Burke
PRODUCER: Terry Henebery

1. POP GO THE BEATLES
(Trad., Arr. Patrick)
2. I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY (OVER YOU)
(Thomas-Biggs)
3. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING
(Holly)
4. KANSAS CITY/ HEY!-HEY!-HEY!
(Leiber-Stoller/Penniman)
5. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
(Spector)
6. THE HONEYMOON SONG
(Theodorakis-Sansom)
7. TWIST AND SHOUT
(Russell-Medley)
8. POP GO THE BEATLES
(Trad., Arr. Patrick)

NOTES. Together with Pop Go The Beatles (5), this is the most    
important BBC programme ever taped by the Beatles. In August 1963, only track 7 was known to the audience, and track 4 would be released on disc more than one year later. All the other songs were
played at the BBC only on this occasion.

THE SONGS:
2. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)"
was first recorded by Roy Hamilton in 1954 and also
released by Elvis Presley in 1956. The Beatles covered
this second version.
Lead vocalist: Paul.
3. "Crying Waiting Hoping".
Another highlight from the unreleased BBC takes.
This song was recorded by Buddy Holly just a few
weeks before his tragical death in the plane crash
of February 2, 1959. A backing track was added
to his home-recorded voice and guitar, and the disc
was released in June 1959. The Beatles were great
fans of Buddy Holly and recorded this song both at the
Decca audition and for this programme,
this version being by far better.
Lead vocalist: George.
4. "Kansas City/ Hey!-Hey!-Hey!-Hey!".
Little Richard recorded his own composition "Hey!-Hey!-Hey!
(Goin' Back To Birmingham) in 1958. In 1959 he rerecorded
it in a medley with "Kansas City", which was a number
one single in the USA for Wilbert Harrison in May 1959.
The Beatles included this medley in their repertoire
from the beginning. Paul, who was particularly fond
of Little Richard's songs, takes the lead vocal.
5. "To Know Her Is To Love Her".
This is the Beatles' cover version (with "him" changed
to "her") of the Teddy Bears' number from 1958,
with a noticeably different arrangement (the Teddy Bears
were Phil Spector, who would produce the "Let It Be"
album at the end of the Beatles' career, with Annette Kleinbard
and Marshall Leib). It was also played by the Fab Four in Hamburg. Lead vocalist: John
6. "The Honeymoon Song". The title song from the 1959
film "Honeymoon" was first performed by Manuel and the
Music of the Mountains. In June 1959 Marino Marini and his Quartet released a vocal version.Although not typical of theBeatles' style, Paul seems to have liked this song a lot since he not only sang it at the BBC but also produced a version for Mary Hopkin in 1969.

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