The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" Album Quiz

Answer: "I'm Down"

After a take of "I'm Down," Paul said, "plastic soul, man, plastic soul." "Help!" was their next album to be released, and "Rubber Soul" came next. I have heard that Mick Jagger might have come up with it, but I don't know who said it first.

Answer: Alf

Alf Bicknell was John Lennon's chauffeur in the mid-sixties. He was also in the chorus of "Yellow Submarine." P.S.: "Drive My Car" wasn't about him.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul did the background singing. George played the sitar, which Ravi Shankar was teaching him to play.

Answer: Mal Evans played the organ

Mal played a Hammond organ for this recording. No "Rubber Soul" song was recorded in 1966; the UK version was released in December 1965. John played the tambourine. I had always thought a woman was doing the background vocals, but that's George's voice, way up there.

The first female lead vocal was on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill," although there were women in the background for "Yellow Submarine" and "Across the Universe" (World Wildlife Fund version).

Answer: It was on the first single that included a song by Ringo

The "Nowhere Man" single's B-side was "What Goes On," co-written by Richard Starkey. All the Beatles were there, John wrote it the same year it was recorded, and it was on "Yesterday" and "Today", not "Revolver" in the US.

Answer: Opaque

"Although your mind's opaque, try thinking more if just for your own sake." "Think For Yourself" was only the fourth George Harrison song released on a Beatles album.

Answer: Jesus

Paul said, shortly after the release of "Rubber Soul," "'The Word' could be a Salvation Army song. The word is 'love' but it could be 'Jesus.' It isn't, mind you, but it could be." John once said after he left the Beatles, his whole songwriting method had grown from "All You Need is Love" to "all you need is peace."

Answer: Dutch

On January 29th, 1964, the Beatles recorded "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich," the German versions of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You," respectively. John sang a few words in Hindi (Jai guru deva) in "Across the Universe," and there was a little fake Spanish (a few words were real) in "Sun King" and in "Los Paranoias," which was written on the spot and appears on "Anthology 3" as part of "Step Inside Love," which Paul wrote for Cilla Black.

Answer: George Harrison

John and Paul wrote this together, with a little help from their friend Ringo, which makes "What Goes On" the first song to credit Ringo as an author.

Answer: 1

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is the only one that has the sitar. Other songs featuring that long, crazy instrument are "Love You To," "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Across the Universe", and "The Inner Light."

Answer: The Wallflowers

While all four of these musicians have songs on the soundtrack, the Wallflowers performed this one. Eddie Vedder did "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," Sheryl Crow did "Mother Nature's Son," and Rufus Wainwright did "Across the Universe." It's a good CD. Pick it up some time.

Answer: George Martin

Sir George Martin played that piano solo. John suggested that the solo be done "like Bach," and while John was out on a tea break, Martin laid this part down at half speed and it was sped up for the final version. Malcolm "Organ" Evans played piano on a few songs throughout the Beatles' career, and the Beatles didn't team up with Billy Preston ("Let it Be") until January 1969.

Answer: Trust in you

This song was recorded on June 17th and November 11th, 1965, making it both the first and the last song recorded for "Rubber Soul"!

Answer: George alone

George wrote this song alone. John and George sound great together!

Answer: Baby Let's Play House

John wrote the song around a line ("I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man") from "Baby Let's Play House". He later said that he wasn't too fond of "Run For Your Life", but George liked it. Thanks for playing!