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I don't think the stuff at the end is actually part of this track, Mark. It's was added later. I actually got this from a similar compilation to the one you have and it was appended after the fact. I should have removed it before I posted it but didn't bother.

It definately sounds more modern in the recording than 1964.  Dig that stereo.

If memory serves correct, the song was originally intended for Billy J. Kramer, who opted to pass it on to The Fourmost.  The Fourmost even had Paul McCartney sitting in on the session with his trusted bass and couldn't make it work the way it was intended.  Somehow the group that ended up recording it were The Strangers with Mike Shannon.

I just hauled my lazy ass to my CD room and indeed, The Strangers with Mike Shannon are listed as the group. But I don't remember it sounding this good.

So it wasn't just me!  It sounds better online that my own copy.  Can't figure it out.  Must be old age kicking in.

:=)

Sorry to put you to all that work, Mark.

Thank you Mark. The Strangers version is hilarious! I guess the thinking of lesser bands of the day was to do every track in uptempo faux Beatles style. Paul’s demo is comparatively unlike the Beatles, and I hear a hint of melancholy that gives even this slightest of songs some depth. Maybe that’s why other artists couldn’t make the song work for them - they were too caught up in trying to make a hit record.