Electricity from the cutting guitar, then the heavy bass and drums are the first notes you hear from the sunny Rubber Soul. Then comes Paul’s booming voice: Asked a girl what she wanted to be/She said, “baby, can’t you see/I want to be famous, a star on the screen/But you can do something in between…“Drive My Car” was clearly influenced by the Motown sound and it was George Harrison who suggested that the lead guitar and bass had similar lines and also a slippery guitar riff for the verses, inspired by a recent song and one of his favorites: Otis Redding’s original version of “Respect”. But it was Paul who did the guitar solo w/ his 1962 Epiphone Casino.”Drive My Car” was completed, arranged and recorded in a marathon on the same day – October 13, 1965. This was the first Beatles recording session to pass midnight. Over the months, this would become routine. Four takes were recorded and only the last one was used. Paul leads the vocals for most of the song, with John in harmony. In unison, John and Paul goes into “And Maybe I Love You”; George, in turn, appears to do the harmony in the chorus “Beep beep beep beep yeah”.Now, enjoy that great gem. In the comments, great Otis Redding and “Respect”.
