Monday, June 1, 2015

"Whenever You're Ready" / "You'll Go from Me"

Backdated, archival post


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I listened to the demos of the songs that were recorded sometime this month fifty years ago, and I noticed something about "Whenever You're Ready" and "You'll Go from Me"/"Don't Go Away."

The second line of each verse in "Whenever You're Ready" ends with "like this before" or "like before" (often with a "yeah" capping the line):

First verse:
Well, I've been hurt, but I still love you
I've been hurt like this before, yeah
Second verse:
I know you laugh, but I still love you
And though I've cried like this before, yeah
Third verse:
And never hurt me 'cause I love you
Never hurt me like before
"You'll Go from Me"/"Don't Go Away" also exhibits this repeating sort of feature in that both verses start with "Through the night."  The first verse starts with "Through the night I can feel you love me," and the second with "Through the night you'll tempt my feelings."

I checked the demos against the final versions, and both versions exhibit these traits.