Help! – The Beatles：歌詞及意思

Help! (1965) – The Beatles

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ’round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won’t you please, please help me, help me, help me, ooh

Help! (1965) – The Beatles

歌曲Help!，由英國著名樂隊The Beatles在1965年唱出。歌曲長達2分18秒，屬於民謠搖滾(Folk Rock)類型，作曲填詞由Lennon McCartney組合，即John Lennon及Paul McCartney聯手創作。歌曲是為了當時1965年關於The Beatles的電影《Help!》而創的，更推出電影原聲帶同名專輯。歌曲被滾石雜誌列入史上最佳歌曲500名單中，排行第29名。

據真跡紀念輯系列 (The Beatles Anthology)所示，歌曲的靈曲源於The Beatles短時間的爆紅熱潮令到John Lennon及樂隊感到應付不來，充滿壓力，這首歌曲正是代表John Lennon抒發對樂隊情感的歌曲。從媒體採訪得知，John Lennon曾向美國雜誌Playboy透露，短時間爆紅熱潮，這個負擔對他造成影響，包括抑鬱及肥胖，所以歌曲的Help是解作John Lennon求救為了減壓及抒發情緒。

在一次滾石雜誌1970年採訪得知，John Lennon透露了 這兩首作品Help 及Strawberry Fields Forever對他很重要，真正能夠代表The Beatles的歌曲。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲由Lennon McCartney組合打造，即John Lennon及Paul McCartney聯手創作

I need somebody
(Help!) not just anybody
(Help!) you know I need someone
Help!

I never needed anybody’s help in any way
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured (but now these days are gone)
(And now I find) Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ’round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won’t you please, please help me?

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways (and now my life has changed)
My independence seems to vanish in the haze
But every now and then I feel so insecure (I know that I)
I know that I just need you like I’ve never done before

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ’round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won’t you please, please help me

When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody’s help in any way
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured (but now these days are gone)
(And now I find) now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being ’round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won’t you please, please help me, help me, help me, ooh

翻唱方面

Bananarama 版本 (1989年)

Roxette 版本 (1995年)