AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING

Lennon/McCartney | Revolver (1966)

AARON LEE TASJAN: “When I listen to the lead guitar parts, I can’t help but be delighted by the ambition of the part and the ramshackle execution of it. I saw an interview where George said he couldn’t remember if John or Paul had played the other part, so I also love the sort of mysterious nature of how it came to be. When I hear it, it feels like something that just appeared out of thin air so it intrigues me that George, who always seemed quite thoughtful, from my vantage, was the channel for it. I know John dissed some of the lyrics later on in some interviews, but I love them. Either way, I’ll always listen to it for that fabulous guitar work. It never fails to make me smile.” JAMES STRAUSS (NITA’S DAD:) “[His solo] drew influences from his early days listening to Buddy Holly and the Crickets — and dance hall music like Ray Davies and the Kinks. It was a beginning of the hopefulness his later music inspired.”