A Picture Of You (song)

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1962

A Modern Dance

A Room With A View

Other songs played during Teenager’s Turn/Here We Go #2

Ask Me Why

Officially appears on Please Please Me / Ask Me Why

Besame Mucho

Officially appears on Anthology 1

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Song facts

From BeatlesWiki:

A Picture Of You is a 1960 song originally by Jay Barry. The Beatles, likely influenced by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers’ 1962 cover of the song, performed it in an edition of the BBC show Teenager’s Turn/Here We Go.
The only available, and, by extension, the known Beatles version, was recorded on The Beatles’ second appearance on BBC Radio, on the show Teenager’s Turn/Here We Go. The recording was done on June 11, 1962. They began rehearsing at 4:00 PM, recording at 8:45 to 9:30 PM. They sung Ask Me Why (the first Beatles original played on BBC radio), Besame Mucho, and A Picture Of You. It was broadcast on BBC’s Light Program between 5:00 and 5:29 PM on June 15.

Last updated on May 5, 2019

Lyrics

In the night, there are sights to be seen
Stars like Jewels on the Crown of a Queen
But the only sight I wanna view
Is that wonderful Picture of you

On a Streetcar, or in the Caf
All of the evening, and most of the day
My mind is in a maze what can I do?
I still see that picture of you

It was last Summer, I fell in love
My heart told me what to do
I saw you there on the crest of a hill
An I took a little picture of you

Then you were gone, like a dream in the night
With you went my Heart, my Love and my Life
I didnt know your name, what could I do?
I only had a picture of you

Then you were gone, like a dream in the night
With you, went my Heart, my Love and my Life
I didnt know your name, what could I do?
I only had a picture of you, oh yeah
That wonderful picture of you,
Im left with a picture of, oh yeah
That wonderful picture of you

Bootlegs

The Beatles At The Beeb - Volume 1

Unofficial live • Released in 2003

2:32 • Live

George Harrison :: Vocals

Pete Best :: Drums

Concert From "Teenager's Turn - Here We Go" in Manchester, United Kingdom on Jun 15, 1962

The BBC Archives Volume 1

Unofficial live • Released in 2015

2:19 • Live

Concert From "Teenager's Turn - Here We Go" in Manchester, United Kingdom on Jun 15, 1962

Live performances

“A Picture Of You” has been played in 2 concerts.

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Latest concerts where A Picture Of You has been played

Chester • Riverpark Ballroom • United Kingdom

Aug 16, 1962 • Part of 1962 Liverpool Area Concerts

Teenager's Turn - Here We Go

Jun 15, 1962 • Part of BBC Sessions

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Erick Byrd 4 years ago

The lyrics on this site do not match the Beatles BBC recording. This site has the correct lyrics: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/The-Beatles/A-Picture-of-You

The PaulMcCartney Project 4 years ago

Thanks Erick - will fix !

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