With a little help from my friends — The Beatles

A propósito de John, Paul y George, se anunció que el próximo 4 de noviembre tocará por primera vez en Chile Ringo Starr. Segundo beatle en pisar suelo nacional, y segunda visita beatle en un mismo año, pues en mayo estuvo con nosotros Paul. Si bien, Ringo no provoca la misma efervescencia que Paul –o la que causaría John o George si estuvieran de este lado–, de igual modo es un gran acontecimiento para cualquier beatlemaniaco. Y esta vez, iremos con mi amada S*, especialmente porque Ringo es su beatle favorito. Ella dice que le gusta su estilo y la onda con que canta sus temas. Cosa que comparto. Y, entre los disparos cruzados de John con Paul, y de George contra Paul y John; Ringo se despachó With a little help from my friends. Bueno, en estricto rigor solo la cantó, ya que la letra, para variar, es de Lennon-McCartney. ¡Pero Ringo cambió un verso! El dúo había escrito "'What would you do if I sang out of tune? / Would you stand up and throw tomatoes at me?". A Ringo no le gustó y en un instante mejoró la letra, dejándola tal y como la cantamos hoy, con ese: "What would you think if I sang out of tune? / Would you stand up and walk out on me?".

Aparte de bromas, John y Paul, como lo hacían habitualmente, escribieron este tema especialmente para Ringo, y creo que en la letra rescatan ese constante amor y sentimiento de amistad que ha reflejado siempre el beatle de los tambores. Ringo, nos vemos el 4/11.


With a little help from my friends

What would you think if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key

I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own)

No I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love

Do you believe in a love at first sight
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine

I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody
I just need somebody to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love

I get by with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends

The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967.