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Topic: The Beatles - "Little Child" subtitled Album With The Beatles (1963). Channel/Platform: "Little Child", track number 5 from the band's second British studio album, titled With The Beatles.

Tags: #rock #whiterhebeatles #1963 #eltonhayes #pop60 #lennonmccartney

Claim: Written by the famous duo John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it was originally composed with the intention that Ringo Starr would sing it. However, the drummer rejected it (preferring a more rock style) and ended up performing "I Wanna Be Your Man" instead for the same album.

Stance: support

00 — Begins the wondeful song.

Why it matters: McCartney openly described it as a "work song" or "filler song." McCartney himself admitted to borrowing the line "I'm so sad and lonely" from the tune "Whistly My Love" by British balladeer and actor Elton Hayes. This same thematic phrase would later reappear in "Act Naturally" (also sung by Ringo) on the album Help!.