"Tell Me Why" is a song by The Beatles from their album A Hard Day's Night. In the US it would also feature on the album Something New. Credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York, it was completed in eight takes on Thursday, 27 February 1964, at Abbey Road Studios, London. Lennon described the song as resembling "a black New York girl-group song". Its basic structure of simple doo-wop chord changes and block harmonies over a walking bass line creates an illusion of sincerity through its sheer attack.
Tell Me Why featured in The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night. The song was part of the 'studio performance' sequence, which was filmed at the Scala Theatre, London, on 31 March 1964. John Lennon's lead vocals in the film differ from either the mono or stereo studio versions. The Beatles were a pop and rock group from Liverpool; England formed.
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