Beatles song was John Lennon and Paul McCartney's 'only unmitigated disaster'
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote classic after classic for The Beatles but they weren't happy with all of them. John famously took aim at a number of Paul's songs after he left the band, sharing his disdain for 'Let It Be', 'Hello Goodbye', the 'Abbey Road' closing medley and 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'.
Paul could also be critical of his own work and was happy to give songs away to other artists if he didn't think they were up to scratch. He gave his track 'A World Without Love' to Peter and Gordon because he didn't think it was good enough for The Beatles but it ended up topping the charts for the pop pair.
Ringo Starr also wasn't afraid to share which songs he wasn't a fan of. In a 2008 Rolling Stone interview, he said: "The worst session ever was 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer.' It was the worst track we ever had to record. It went on for f***ing weeks. I thought it was mad."
But one song that none of the band appeared to be keen on was 'If You've Got Trouble'. Written by John and Paul, the song was intended to be Ringo's vocal performance on the 'Help!' album, which accompanied their 1965 film of the same name.
The Beatles began recording it on February 18, 1965, which was the fourth day of their studio sessions for 'Help!'. That day also saw the band work on 'Tell Me What You See' and 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away'.
Ringo recorded a vocal and the backing track was sorted, as well as extra guitar from George Harrison. A mono mix of the song was prepared from the session, making it essentially ready for release.
However, it didn't make it onto the album and was replaced by 'Act Naturally', a Ringo-sung cover of the Buck Owens track. 'If You've Got Trouble' was bootlegged before it finally was released officially in a stereo version on the compilation album 'Anthology 2' in 1996.
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk/Dan Haygarth
