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An early and lesser-known Beatles song, the group recorded "I'll Cry Instead" in two sections that were then edited together. Don't let the upbeat rockabilly tune fool you - the song is quite sad, with John Lennon beating himself up because he lost his girl. He'd like to lock himself up, but since he can't do that, he settles for a good cry. Lennon wrote the song, but as was standard practice, Paul McCartney also is credited as a writer.

The song was intended for the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night, but it was replaced by "Can't Buy Me Love." It appears on the A Hard Day's Night album, and in America it also shows up on the album Something New. The mono version of that album has an extended version with the first verse repeated at the end.

John Lennon commented on this song to the author David Sheff, telling him, "I like the middle eight," before adding, "That's about all I can say about it."

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