Maggie May (volkslied)

Maggie May (ook Maggie Mae) is een volksliedje uit Liverpool over een prostituee die een teruggekeerde zeeman besteelt. Het werd in 1905 voor het eerst uitgebracht door zanger John W. Myers en werd vooral bekend sinds er in 1957 een skiffle-versie werd uitgebracht door de The Vipers Skiffle Group.

Het Liverpool Sailors' Home in Canning Place, circa 1860. De zeeman is The sailor wordt in het huis uitbetaald en ontmoet Maggie op het plein.

In 1964 werd het lied door de liedjesschrijver Lionel Bart gebruikt voor een gelijknamige musical over de dokken van Liverpool. Deze musical liep twee jaar in Londen. Van The Beatles is bekend dat zij de musical van Bart hebben gezien en besproken. Zij brachten in 1970 hun versie van het nummer uit op hun elpee Let it be. De titel van het lied inspireerde Rod Stewart voor de titel van zijn lied Maggie May.

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Second Hand Songs, Maggie May

Nummers van The Beatles

1961:	Ain't She Sweet · Cry for a Shadow · My Bonnie · If You Love Me, Baby · When the Saints Go Marching In · Why · Nobody's Child
1962:	Like Dreamers Do · The Sheik of Araby · To Know Her Is to Love Her · Take Good Care of My Baby · Memphis, Tennessee · Sure to Fall · Hello Little Girl · Three Cool Cats · Crying, Waiting, Hoping · Love of the Loved · September in the Rain · Bésame mucho · Searchin' · Sweet Georgia Brown · How Do You Do It?
Please Please Me (1963):	I Saw Her Standing There · Misery · Anna (Go to Him) · Chains · Boys · Ask Me Why · Please Please Me · Love Me Do · P.S. I Love You · Baby It's You · Do You Want to Know a Secret · A Taste of Honey · There's a Place · Twist and Shout
With the Beatles (1963):	It Won't Be Long · All I've Got to Do · All My Loving · Don't Bother Me · Little Child · Till There Was You · Please Mr. Postman · Roll Over Beethoven · Hold Me Tight · You Really Got a Hold on Me · I Wanna Be Your Man · Devil in Her Heart · Not a Second Time · Money (That's What I Want)
1963:	I Want to Hold Your Hand · This Boy · From Me to You · Thank You Girl · She Loves You · I'll Get You · I'll Be on My Way
A Hard Day's Night (1964):	A Hard Day's Night · I Should Have Known Better · If I Fell · I'm Happy Just to Dance with You · And I Love Her · Tell Me Why · Can't Buy Me Love · Any Time at All · I'll Cry Instead · Things We Said Today · When I Get Home · You Can't Do That · I'll Be Back
Beatles for Sale (1964):	No Reply · I'm a Loser · Baby's in Black · Rock and Roll Music · I'll Follow the Sun · Mr. Moonlight · Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! · Eight Days a Week · Words of Love · Honey Don't · Every Little Thing · I Don't Want to Spoil the Party · What You're Doing · Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
1964:	Komm', gib mir deine Hand · Sie liebt dich · Slow Down · Matchbox · Long Tall Sally · I Call Your Name · I Feel Fine · She's a Woman
Help! (1965):	Help! · The Night Before · You've Got to Hide Your Love Away · I Need You · Another Girl · You're Going to Lose That Girl · Ticket to Ride · Act Naturally · It's Only Love · You Like Me Too Much · Tell Me What You See · I've Just Seen a Face · Yesterday · Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Rubber Soul (1965):	Drive My Car · Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) · You Won't See Me · Nowhere Man · Think for Yourself · The Word · Michelle · What Goes On · Girl · I'm Looking Through You · In My Life · Wait · If I Needed Someone · Run for Your Life
1965:	Bad boy · Day Tripper · We Can Work It Out · Yes It Is · I'm Down
Revolver (1966):	Taxman · Eleanor Rigby · I'm Only Sleeping · Love You To · Here, There and Everywhere · Yellow Submarine · She Said She Said · Good Day Sunshine · And Your Bird Can Sing · For No One · Doctor Robert · I Want to Tell You · Got to Get You into My Life · Tomorrow Never Knows
1966:	Paperback Writer · Rain
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967):	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · With a Little Help from My Friends · Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds · Getting Better · Fixing a Hole · She's Leaving Home · Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! · Within You Without You · When I'm Sixty-Four · Lovely Rita · Good Morning Good Morning · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) · A Day in the Life
Magical Mystery Tour (1967):	Magical Mystery Tour · The Fool on the Hill · Flying · Blue Jay Way · Your Mother Should Know · I Am the Walrus · Hello, Goodbye · Strawberry Fields Forever · Penny Lane · Baby, You're a Rich Man · All You Need Is Love

The Beatles (1968):	Back in the U.S.S.R. · Dear Prudence · Glass Onion · Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da · Wild Honey Pie · The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill · While My Guitar Gently Weeps · Happiness Is a Warm Gun · Martha My Dear · I'm So Tired · Blackbird · Piggies · Rocky Raccoon · Don't Pass Me By · Why Don't We Do It in the Road? · I Will · Julia · Birthday · Yer Blues · Mother Nature's Son · Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey · Sexy Sadie · Helter Skelter · Long, Long, Long · Revolution 1 · Honey Pie · Savoy Truffle · Cry Baby Cry · Revolution 9 · Good Night
1968:	Lady Madonna · The Inner Light · Hey Jude · Revolution
Yellow Submarine (1969):	Only a Northern Song · All Together Now · Hey Bulldog · It's All Too Much
Abbey Road (1969):	Come Together · Something · Maxwell's Silver Hammer · Oh! Darling · Octopus's Garden · I Want You (She's So Heavy) · Here Comes the Sun · Because · You Never Give Me Your Money · Sun King · Mean Mr. Mustard · Polythene Pam · She Came in Through the Bathroom Window · Golden Slumbers · Carry That Weight · The End · Her Majesty
1969:	Don't Let Me Down · The Ballad of John and Yoko · Old Brown Shoe
Let It Be (1970):	Two of Us · Dig a Pony · Across the Universe · I Me Mine · Dig It · Let It Be · Maggie Mae · I've Got a Feeling · One After 909 · The Long and Winding Road · For You Blue · Get Back
1970:	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
1982:	The Beatles' Movie Medley
1995:	Free as a Bird · Christmas Time (Is Here Again) · Hallelujah I Love Her So · You'll Be Mine · Cayenne · Lend Me Your Comb · Moonlight Bay · Shout · You Know What to Do · Leave My Kitten Alone
1996:	Real Love · If You've Got Trouble · That Means a Lot · 12-Bar Original · A Beginning · Junk · Not Guilty · What's the New Mary Jane · Step Inside Love · Teddy Boy · All Things Must Pass · Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues · Come and Get It