The Beatles – If I Needed Someone

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If I needed someone to love
You're the one that I'd be thinking of
If I needed someone

If I had some more time to spend
Then I guess I'd be with you my friend
If I needed someone
Had you come some other day
Then it might not have been like this
But you see now I'm too much in love

Carve your number on my wall
And maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Ah, ah, ah, ah

If I had some more time to spend
Then I guess I'd be with you my friend
If I needed someone
Had you come some other day
Then it might not have been like this
But you see now I'm too much in love

Carve your number on my wall
And maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Ah, ah

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Track duration: 04:24

"If I Needed Someone" as written by George Harrison

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  • 0
    General Comment:George was a big fan of the 12-string jangling sound
    of the Byrds, and was a friend of David Crosby -
    this song is a Beatles take on that sound and the
    vocals match the Byrdsound - the lyrics do not
    amount to much, simply becuz they didn't have to-
    sort of like when the Beatles in "Back In The USSR"
    were imitating the Beach Boys
    Flag rockboy52on December 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:don't flame me, but what i get from this is close to what JO5EPH said, putting on a facade or a false "yeah IF i needed someone it would be you" when inside its more of a "i DO need someone" i dunno why but thats what i get from it. the one line: "had you come another day then i might not have been like this but you see now i'm in to much love." almost sounds like he's saying if i hadnt met you when i did how i did i might not feel the same but because i did i'm all kinds of in love. but its being played down so he doesnt sound desperate....or, OR it really is a booty call :/ i dunno but thats what i get from it.
    Flag HalfordBeatlesManon March 09, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:As I see it, the song is about a guy who likes someone but doesn't seem willing to fully embrace that feeling. The guy really DOES need someone, but he doesn't want to admit it, so he feels the need to play it up like he doesn't. Hope that makes sense. Awesome song either way.
    Flag JO5EPHon August 27, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:The Beatles wrote such beautiful melodies and sang such gorgeous harmonies for lyrics often written about silly things. And don't misinterpret what I mean by silly. They were often silliest (and joyful) when writing about adult topics and most serious when writing about childhood or children.
    Flag tpksummerson October 10, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is one of those songs - and there are so, so many - that make you want to throw back your head and yell out the words!!
    Flag TrueSongson March 24, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:..actually the background harmonies are both paul and john - paul does the high and john the low harmonies - as was typical in help and rubber soul...
    Flag CharmingManon March 12, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:The songs sounds to me like a person who's already in a serious relationship being approached by another woman. George is replying that if this new gal had come by sooner, things might have been different.

    BTW, I love the harmonics between George and John. They should've done more vocals together.
    Flag Krendall2006on January 27, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Plain and simple...singer is in a relationship, but is telling 'another girl' that, if he wasn't currently involved, she'd be 'the one.' Fairly common conundrum, for guys anyhoo.
    Flag burbleson March 21, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The song's a p*take on someone who was after his attention.
    Flag Unpredictableon February 12, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:can someone explain to me what this would have to do with a drug dealer?
    This song does kind of seem like its about a booty call, although I'd like to suggest another possible meaning that I think people tend not to think of right away: fidelity.
    It doesnt seem plausible at first because he keeps saying "If I needed someone" (implying that he doesnt need someone), but perhaps the reason that he doesnt need someone is that he already has someone and doesnt need anything more. I think this is possibly addressed to a woman who is trying to lure him into an affair, and he is telling her that if he were to be unfaithful it would be with her, but he's perfectly happy in the relationship he already has. This would explain the line "Had you come another day then it might not have been like this, but you see now I'm too much in love"--that is, he may have become involved with this woman if he was single, but he's too in love with his present sweetie to think of anyone else
    Flag LladyLlamaon January 23, 2007   Link

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