The Beatles - Bad to Me (also Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)

[ificandream]

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[thucythucy]

1. Is the Beatle version of "Bad to Me"

available as a regular release?

I don't think I've ever heard this version before.

[ificandream]

3. I don't think so.

[highplainsdem]

4. It has been. See the first link, to beatlesbible.com, in my reply 2

below (about the writing of the song), which refers to the 2013 release described here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_Bootleg_Recordings_1963

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 is a compilation album of 59 previously unreleased recordings by English rock band the Beatles, released on 17 December 2013, exclusively through the iTunes Store.[1] While it was initially only available for a few hours,[2] it later became available again for purchase.[3][better source needed] The release was timed to extend the copyright of the 1963 recordings under EU law by 20 years – the EU protects recordings for 70 years only if they are formally released.[1][4]

The album includes 15 studio outtakes and 42 live BBC Radio tracks, adding to those released previously on the albums Live at the BBC (1994) and On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013).[5] The album also includes John Lennon's demo recordings of "Bad to Me" and "I'm in Love", later released as singles by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and the Fourmost, respectively.[1]

Beatlesbible.com article on the 2013 release: https://www.beatlesbible.com/2013/12/17/beatles-bootleg-recordings-1963-released-on-itunes/

Checking Google, I saw some 2-CD sets for sale, but I don't know if those were authorized like the 2013 release.

[highplainsdem]

2. Some background on that song and the recording of the demo

here:

https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/bad-to-me/

That doesn't mention, though Wikipedia does - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_to_Me - that John told differing stories about how the song was written and whether Paul helped him write it. I don't know if Paul has said anything about this.

It's a sweet little song, but IMO Billy J. Kramer's version was much better than that demo.