Critical Reception
Music critic Ian MacDonald said the song was "the only unmitigated disaster in the Lennon–McCartney catalogue", and criticised its lyrics and melody. Beatles' historian Mark Lewisohn agreed, saying it was "not one of the better Lennon–McCartney numbers ... nor was it brilliantly performed." George Harrison himself stated that "it's the most weird song. It's got stupid words and is the naffest song. No wonder it didn't make it onto anything."
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