
Beatles Expert Weighs In: Only Two Real Harmony Lines in “Tell Me Why” Despite Persistent Fan Debate—Musicologist Uses Spectrogram Analysis to Debunk Myth of a Third Vocal Line in Lennon’s 1964 Classic, Citing George Martin’s Official Score and Psychoacoustic Blending as Source of the ‘Phantom’ Voice Heard by Many
In a detailed and technical analysis, a Beatles musicologist has finally weighed in on one of the more persistent fan debates surrounding the song “Tell Me Why” from *A Hard Day’s Night*—are there two or three distinct vocal harmony lines in the verses? Despite many listeners claiming to hear a third “ghost” voice floating above…