Rubber Soul — Musique

Artiste The Beatles

Année 1965

Genre Rock

Note ★★★★★

★ Album culte

Titres

1 Drive My Car ♪ 2:28

Asked a girl what she wanted to be
She said baby, can't you see
I wanna be famous, a star on the screen
But you can do something in between

Baby you can drive my car
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

I told a girl that my prospects were good
And she said baby, it's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time

Baby you can drive my car
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

Beep beep beep beep yeah!

Baby you can drive my car
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

I told a girl I can start right away
And she said listen babe I got something to say
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
But I've found a driver and that's a start

Baby you can drive my car
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I love you

Beep beep'm beep beep yeah...

2 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) ♪ 2:04

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.
She showed me her room, isn't it good, norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere,
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine.
We talked until two and then she said, "It's time for bed".
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh.
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
And when I awoke I was alone, this bird had flown.
So I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood.

3 You Won’t See Me ♪ 3:19

When I call you up
Your line's engaged
I have had enough
So act your age
We have lost the time
That was so hard to find
And I will lost my mind
If you won't see me
You won't see me
I don't know why
You should want to hide
But I can't get through
My hands are tied
I won't want to stay
I don't gave much to say
But I can't turn away
And you won't see me
You won't see me

[Répétition] : x2
Time after time
You refuse to even listen
I wouldn't mind
If I knew what I was missing
Though the days are few
They're filled with tears
And since I lost you
It feels like years
Yes, it seems so long
Girl, since you've been gone
And I just can't go on
If you won't see me
You won't see me

4 Nowhere Man ♪ 2:43

[Répétition] :
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody.

Doesn't kave a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.

He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
Doesn't kave a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lend you a hand.

[Répétition]

5 Think for Yourself ♪ 2:18

I've got a word or two
To say about the things that you do
You're telling all those lies
About the good things that we can have
If we close our eyes.

[Refrain] :
Do what you want to do
And go where you're going to
Think for yourself
'Cause I won't be there with you

I left you far behind
The ruins of the life that you had in mind
And though you still can't see
I know your mind's made up
You're gonna cause more misery

[Refrain]

Although your mind's opaque
Try thinking more if just for your own sake
The future still looks good
And you've got time to rectify
All the thighs that you should

[Refrain] x2

Think for yourself
'Cause I won't be there with you.

6 The Word ♪ 2:42

Say the word and you'll be free
Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, It's sunshine
It's the word, love

In the beginning I misunderstood
But now I've got it, the word is good

Spread the word and you'll be free
Spread the word and be like be
Spread the work I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, It's sunshine
It's the word, love

Every where I go I hear it said
In the good and bad books that I have read

Give the word a chance to say
That the word is just the way
It's the word I'm thinking of
And the only word is love
It's so fine, It's sunshine
It's the word, love

Now that I know what I feel must be right
I'm here to show everybody the light

Say the word and you'll be free
Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love?
It's so fine, It's sunshine
It's the word, love

7 Michelle ♪ 2:40

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

Michelle, ma belle.
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble,
Très 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 that
You'll understand.

Michelle, ma belle.
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble,
Très bien ensemble.

I need you, I need you, I need you.
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 somehow.
Until I do I'm telling you so
You'll understand.

Michelle, ma belle.
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble,
Très bien ensemble.

I will say the only words I know that
You'll understand, my Michelle.

8 What Goes On ♪ 2:47

[Refrain] :
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind

The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why

[Refrain]

I met you in the morning
waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?

I used to think of no on else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die
Tell me why

[Refrain]

In your mind x2

9 Girl ♪ 2:30

Is there anybody gone to listen to my story
all about the girl who came to stay ?
She's the kind of girl you want so much
it makes you sorry;
Still, you don't regret a single day.
Ah Girl ! Girl !

When I think of all the times I've tried to leave her
She will turn to me and start to cry;
And she promises the earth to me
and I believe her.
After all this times I don't know why.
Ah, Girl ! Girl !

She's the kind of girl who puts you down
when friends are there, you feel a fool.
(choeurs) Tit tit tit tit tit tit....
When you say she's looking good
she acts as if it's understood.
She's cool, cool, cool, cool,
Girl ! Girl !

Was she tolod when she was young the fame
would lead to pleasure ?
Did she understand it when they said
That a man must break his back to earn
his day of leisure ?
Will she still believe it when he's dead ?
Ah Girl ! Girl ! Girl !

10 I’m Looking Through You 2:25

11 In My Life ♪ 2:25

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more x2

12 Wait ♪ 2:13

[Refrain] :
It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh how I've been alone
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried

But if your heart breaks
Don't wait, turn me away
And if your heart's strong
Hold on, I won't delay
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried

[Répétition] :
I feel as though
You ought to know
That I've been good
As good as I can be
And if you do
I'll trust in you
And know that you
Will wait for me

[Refrain]

[Répétition]

[Refrain]

It's been a long time
Now I'm coming back home
I've been away now
Oh, how I've been alone.

13 If I Needed Someone ♪ 2:21

If I needed someone to love
You're the one that I'd be thinking of
If I needed someone

[Refrain] :
If I had some more time to spend
That I guess I'd be with you my friend
If I needed someone
Had you come some other day
Then it might not have been like this
But you see now I'm too much in love

[Répétition] :
Carve your number on my wall
And maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Ah, ah, ah, ah

[Refrain]

[Répétition]

14 Run for Your Life ♪ 2:19

Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Of I won't know where I am

You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl

Well I know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line

You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl

Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead

You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl

I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Of I won't know where I am

You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl

Na, na, na x3

Mon avis

Rubber Soul – The Beatles : Le moment où la chanson devient une introspection

Sorti en 1965, Rubber Soul de The Beatles marque un tournant majeur dans l’histoire du groupe. Ce n’est plus seulement une collection de morceaux pop efficaces : c’est le début d’une musique plus mature, plus personnelle, où l’émotion et la réflexion prennent autant de place que l’énergie.

Dès les premières secondes, l’album installe une ambiance différente. Les guitares sont plus chaleureuses, les arrangements plus subtils, et l’ensemble donne une impression de proximité. La musique semble moins tournée vers la scène et davantage vers l’écoute, comme une conversation intime.

Le morceau Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) représente parfaitement cette évolution. Avec sa guitare acoustique délicate et l’utilisation du sitar par George Harrison, les Beatles ouvrent une nouvelle porte sonore. La chanson raconte une histoire ambiguë, pleine de sous-entendus, loin des textes amoureux plus simples de leurs débuts.

Ce qui frappe dans Rubber Soul, c’est la richesse des émotions. L’album parle d’amour, de doute, de solitude et de relations humaines avec une finesse nouvelle. Les chansons ne cherchent plus seulement à séduire : elles cherchent à comprendre.

Les voix de John Lennon et Paul McCartney gagnent en profondeur. Lennon apporte souvent une touche plus sombre et introspective, tandis que McCartney développe son sens de la mélodie et des arrangements élégants. Leur complémentarité devient l’une des grandes forces du disque.

La grande qualité de Rubber Soul est sa cohérence. Chaque morceau possède sa personnalité, mais l’album garde une atmosphère commune : une chaleur douce, parfois mélancolique, comme un souvenir que l’on revisite.

Des titres comme In My Life montrent cette nouvelle ambition. La chanson transforme la mémoire en émotion universelle, avec une mélodie simple mais profondément touchante. C’est un exemple parfait de la capacité des Beatles à rendre l’intime accessible à tous.

L’album annonce aussi la période où le groupe va commencer à explorer davantage les possibilités du studio. Sans les grandes expérimentations de Sgt. Pepper’s, Rubber Soul contient déjà les graines de cette révolution musicale.

Pourquoi il faut l’écouter

Parce que Rubber Soul est le moment où les Beatles passent du statut de groupe populaire à celui d’artistes. Un album élégant, humain et sincère, où chaque chanson semble porter une petite histoire. Une œuvre qui ne cherche pas à crier : elle murmure, et c’est justement ce qui la rend si puissante.

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