The Tambourine period

From sometime in 1964 till early in 1966, the Beatles, obviously hearing and loving the great Tambourine sound on the then-new Motown records, added tambourine to a few of their songs, notably We Can Work it Out, Help!, Ticket to Ride. The question is,
1. what's your favourite bit of Beatle tambourine (which song)?, and
2. Which of their earlier or later songs would be further enhanced by judicious addition of tambourine?
Odd topic, I know, but I love the Funk Brothers tmbourine sound and think The Beatles (Ringo? John? George? Paul?) got it just right too!

1. (tie) You Won't See Me
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

2. I think "You Can't Do That" would have worked well with some tambourine mixed in...love that cowbell, though! [With apologies to Christopher Walken!]

I like the tambourine on "We Can Work It Out".

1. You've got to Hide Your Love Away or Ticket to Ride

2. As for this one, i'm not sure. I never really thought about what song could use one. I'd have to think...lol!

I always liked playing along with the tamborine section (as well as guitars, of course)

There's a nice subtle bit in "For No One" - and of course, the virtuoso bit in "Day Tripper"

Great topic, Duke!

I have always loved the very loose tambourine work on "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Hey Bulldog". "Wait" is also a good tambourine song.

I also dig that tambourine sound. "Think For Yourself," "Taxman" and "Wait" are all good ones.

Has anyone noticed on "And Your Bird Can Sing" how the tambourine pattern keeps changing? I read that it was John playing that.

Did the guys take turns playing tambourine or was it usually Ringo?

The Day Tripper tambo is fantastic.

They must have taken turns playing it because there is that one track you can hear it crash to the ground on and that was apparently Paul who dropped it - of course which song it is has completely flown out of my skull at this precise moment.

1. Wait, Think For Youself and We Can Work It Out

2. I really would not know. I love all the tambourines on All Things Must Pass though.

1) "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out"

2) Hmm... I'm drawing a blank, here. I can't really picture any non-tambourine songs having a tambourine in them.

Originally Posted by Lucy

They must have taken turns playing it because there is that one track you can hear it crash to the ground on and that was apparently Paul who dropped it

That's hilarious.

is that song every little thing?

I always listen to the tambourine when I'm listening to "Wait", was the tambo really the only overdub they did to the song they had saved from the Help! sessions?

Originally Posted by BadLittleKid

I always listen to the tambourine when I'm listening to "Wait."

Hehe, thanks PBS.

I know Paul plays the tambo on "Hey, Bulldog" because you see him playing them in the (Lady Madonna) promo film...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=