I should have known better with a girl like you,
That I would love everything that you do,
And I do, hey hey, and I do.
Whoa, whoa, I never realized what a kiss could be,
This could only happen to me
Can't you see, can't you see?
You're gonna say you love me too hoo hoo
Hoo hoo, oh
So, oh, I should have realized a lot of things before,
If this is love you;ve got to give me more,
Give me more, hey hey, give me more.
Whoa, whoa, I've realized what a kiss could be,
This could only happen to me
Can't you see, can't you see?
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
You're gonna say you love me too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine,
You're gonna say you love me too.
You love me too
You love me too.
Translation
I should have known better with a girl like you
That I would like everything that you do
And I, hey, hey, and I do.
Hey hey I never understood what a kiss could be
You're gonna say you love me too hu hu
Hu hu oh
So, oh, I had to understand a lot of things before,
If it's love you; you should give me more
Give me more, hey, hey, give me more.
Hey hey, I've mever figured out what a kiss could be
This can only happen to me
Can't you see, can't you see?
It's when I tell you that I love you, oh
You're gonna say you love me too, ooh
And when I ask you to be mine
You're going to say that you love me.
You love me too
You love me too.
I Should have Known Better sounds in the film A Hard Day's Night at the moment where the Beatles perform in front of a crowd of girls. Among them, George Harrison met his future wife, Patty Boyd, with whom he lived in marriage until 1974 .
Song "I should have Known Better" sounds in the episode where the Beatles play cards in the train car. This episode was actually filmed in a van propelled by crew members to create the effect of a moving train.
Source: Dowling, William (1989). Beatlesongs.
The sound of the harmonica in the opening part of the composition is very reminiscent of the playing style of the American songwriter Bob Dylan. "I Should Have Known Better" is one of the fruits of the Beatles' "passion" (as music critic Ian MacDonald described it) for the work of this musician.
The musicians first heard about Bob Dylan in January 1964 during a three-week tour at the Olympia Theater in Paris. And after they bought his record "The Freewheelin", the Beatles often began to play songs from this album. American journalist Al Aronowitz introduced the Beatles to Bob Dylan during their visit to New York in February 1964.
Bob Dylan had a great influence on the work of the Beatles, and, in particular, on John Lennon, who even began to wear a cap, like Huckleberry Finn ( literary hero, mentioned in the work of Dylan).
Paul McCartney noted that Dylan's songs had "great lyrics", and John Lennon has repeatedly said that Bob's music inspired him to write songs with deeper meaning.
Source: The Beatles Anthology. - London: Cassel & Co., 2000. Bill Harry "The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated". - London: Virgin Publishing, 2000. Ian MacDonald "Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Recordings and the Sixties". - New York: Henry Holt and
The composition opens with John Lennon playing the harmonica. "I Should Have Known Better" is one of the last Beatles songs to feature this instrument.
The use of the harmonica is peculiar distinguishing feature early music of the Beatles. The harmonica is featured on songs such as "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me" and "From Me To You".
The sixteen-section mid-song features the brand new sound of George Harrison's Rickenbacker 360/12 guitar.
Source: Ian MacDonald, Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Recordings and the Sixties. - New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994. Craig Cross "The Beatles: Day by Day, Song by Song, Record by Record"
The song was first recorded on February 25, 1964 at Abbey Road Studios. Three versions of the song were recorded, but only the last one was complete. During the second recording of the song, the session was interrupted when Lennon laughed while playing the harmonica. The next day, some changes were made to the arrangement of the composition, and the song was re-recorded.
I should have known better with a girl like you,
that I would love everything that you do;
and I do,
hey, hey, hey
and I do.
Whoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be,
this could only happen to me;
can't you see,
can't you see,
That when I tell you that I love you, oh, you're gonna say
You love me too, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oh
And when I ask you to be mine,
you're gonna say you love me too.
You love me too, you love me too.
The Beatles
I should know you better now
And everything that you love, only you believe me,
Trust me, hey-hey-hey, trust me.
This could only happen to me.
What about you, what about you?
Are you mine, I ask you, oh-oh, oh
What do you love too, you say.
Oh-oh... I know there's a lot to understand
For you to love me more
Getting stronger, hey-hey-hey, getting stronger.
Oh-oh... I'm different now after the kiss,
It could only be so with me
What about you, what about you?
I'll tell you that I love you, oh!
That you love too, you say, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Are you mine, I ask you, oh, oh!
What do you love too, you say
What do you love, what do you love...