Doctor Robert

"Doctor Robert"
Canção de The Beatles
do álbum Revolver
Lançamento 14 de Junho (Estados Unidos) e 5 de Agosto de 1966 (Reino Unido)
Gravação 17, 19 de Abril de 1966, Estúdios Abbey Road
Gênero(s) Rock,[1] rock psicodélico[2]
Duração 2:15
Gravadora(s) Parlophone, Capitol Records, EMI
Composição Lennon/McCartney
Produção George Martin

"Doctor Robert" é uma canção dos Beatles originalmente lançada no álbum Revolver (no Reino Unido) e no Yesterday and Today (nos Estados Unidos). A música foi escrita por John Lennon e Paul McCartney ajudou a terminá-la. Foi gravada em 7 tomadas no dia 17 de Abril de 1966 e vocais foram adicionados no dia 19.[3]

Referências às Drogas

A canção contém várias referências às drogas, incluindo o fato de que traficantes de drogas às vezes são chamados de 'doctors' (doutores) na gíria inglesa. Os Beatles eram freqüentemente acusados de porem referências às drogas em suas músicas, apesar de eles negarem fazê-lo intencionalmente; ironicamente, as referências nessa música são muito pouco percebidas. John disse que o 'Doutor Robert' na verdade era ele mesmo: "Eu era o único que carregava todas as pílulas nas excursões... nos primeiros dias"[4]. No entanto, foi especulado que o Doutor Roberto na vida real era o Doutor Robert Freymann, que supria "grande quantidade de anfetamina para o povo"[5]. Outra especulação é de que seja sobre Dr. Charles Roberts, um físico de Nova Iorque.[6][7].

Ficha Técnica

Notas e referências

  1. Shaar Murray, Charles (2002). «Revolver: Talking About a Revolution». Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967). London: Emap. p. 74  A referência emprega parâmetros obsoletos |p= (ajuda)
  2. Riley 2011, p. 329. "... psychedelic numbers like 'Rain,' 'Dr. Robert,' and 'And Your Bird Can Sing'".
  3. Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, p. 75
  4. David Sheff, All We Are Saying, p. 180
  5. "Doctor Robert", However "Doctor 'Robert'" could have been a reference to Bob Dylan who was known to have introduced the band to pot, leaving Bob to be known as "Robert" About the Beatles http://aboutthebeatles.com/song-doctor_robert.php
  6. Stein, Jean, and Plimpton, George, "Edie: A biography", Grove Press 1982
  7. "Dr. Robert" notes - About the Beatles website."Written about a New York doctor named Doctor Robert Freymann, a 60 year old, German physician who was famous for prescribing generous amounts of amphetamines to famous people. Freymann once boasted that he could name 100 famous names in 10 minutes of people who used his services. Some books credit Dr. Robert as being Dr. Charles Roberts, but that name was only used as an alias for one of Andy Wahol's actresses to protect another doctor who practiced the same type of medicene. The real Dr. Robert died in 1987 after losing his license in 1968 and removed from the NY State Medical Society in 1975."

Bibliografia

  • Case, George (2010). Out of Our Heads: Rock 'n' Roll Before the Drugs Wore Off. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-967-1 
  • Everett, Walter (1999). The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512941-0 
  • Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2013). All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release. New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-1-57912-952-1 
  • Levy, Shawn (2002). Ready, Steady, Go!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-84115-226-4 
  • Lewisohn, Mark (2005) [1988]. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962–1970. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 978-0-7537-2545-0 
  • MacDonald, Ian (1998). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6697-8 
  • Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now. New York City: Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6 
  • Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-8308-9 
  • Riley, Tim (2011). Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music – The Definitive Life. London: Random House. ISBN 978-0-7535-4020-6 
  • Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0 
  • Savage, Jon (2015). 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-27763-6 
  • Sheff, David (2000) [1981]. All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4 
  • Turner, Steve (2016). Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year. New York City: Ecco. ISBN 978-0-06-247558-9 
  • Winn, John C. (2009). That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970. New York City: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-45239-9 

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