Michelle

By John T Marck

It is said that songs become standards when they sound as if they have been around forever the first time you hear them. This song by McCartney, like his ballad "Yesterday," is one of those songs. Paul got the inspiration for this song from seeing French art students at a party, dressed in their berets and sporting beards. Paul wrote the song at first while sitting with Jane Asher on her sofa. Originally, he had not come up with the girl's name, using lines like "goodnight sweetheart," and "hello my dear," which later became "Michelle ma belle." As Paul could not speak French properly, he asked Jan Vaughan, the wife of an old friend to help him out. It was she that came up with the name of Michelle, and John Lennon thought of placing the words, "I Love You," in the song. It was recorded on November 3, 1965.

Michelle, ma belle, These are words that go together well,

my Michelle Michelle, ma belle,

Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

Until I find a way, I will say the only words I know you'll understand

Michelle, ma belle, Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble

I need to, I need to, I need to, I need to make you see

Oh, what you mean to me, until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean,

I love you

I want you, I want you, I want you, I think you know by now

I'll get to you some how, until I do I'm telling you so you'll understand

Michelle, ma belle, Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble

And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand,

my Michelle

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