"Anna (Go To Him)" is a cover of a song by Arthur Alexander, sung in this situation by The Beatles on their 1963 album, "Please Please Me".
At this early stage in their recording career, The Beatles used to really get into playing cover version of some of their favourite music whilst on stage. They'd particularly get into playing some of the B-sides and lesser-known songs from hit artists at the time. Because Lennon and McCartney's songwriting abilities weren't seen quite yet for what they truly were (ie. EMI wouldn't let them write and put what they wanted on albums at this stage till they'd proven themselves and sold some albums), this album in particular is made up of cover versions.When I get into a Beatley mood, I especially like to put this album on to begin listening to their catalogue from start to finish... especially now that they've re-released all their material. It sounds just superb.
And so, till next Thursday!
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