Hello Little Girl

Hello Little Girl was John Lennon's first song, written in 1957 at the age of 16. The group performed this simple rock number for the (unsuccessful) Decca Audition of January 1, 1962. John is heard signing lead in the version that has survived on the Anthology 1 recording. An earlier recording (in early 1960 with Stu Sutcliffe on bass) makes it clear how much Buddy Holley had influenced the young Lennon. The idea of including the song in the Decca audition was to showcase original work by the Beatles, something the group was particularly keen about. In 1963 the song was given to "The Fourmost," who, recording it with George Martin at Abbey Road, made it into a number 9 single on the UK charts.