... at Twickenham film studios, London (April 22, 1965) (1.81 MB, wmv, colour)
Lennon wrote the lyrics (April 4th) to express his stress coming from the quick rise to a massive level of success for The Beatles. Since Lennon's feelings of insecurity were incongruous with the band's image of confidence, Lennon felt it was nearly impossible for the fans to understand the origin of the song. In 1970, Lennon said that because of its honesty it was one of his favorites among the songs he wrote, but he wished they had recorded it at a slower tempo.