“It would have been great for the Beatles to cover.” George Harrison wanted the Fabs to record this song in 1963. Twenty-four years later, it gave him one of the biggest hits of his career

Today is Global Beatles Day. During a 1963 visit to St. Louis, George Harrison found a record he couldn't stop thinking about. He even imagined the Beatles recording it.

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