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Act Naturally

Act Naturally
Album: Help!, 1965
Lead vocalist: Ringo




Lyrics ▶︎

They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
And all I gotta do is act naturally
Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movies gonna make me a big star
'Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you'll come and see me in the movies
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely
And beggin' down upon his bended knee
I'll play the part, and I won't need rehearsing
All I have to do is act naturally
Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movies gonna make me a big star
'Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you'll come and see me in the movies
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally

Oh, my gosh, I love this song! Okay, okay. It isn’t written by Lennon-McCartney. It isn’t technically complicated. It doesn’t have the best lyrics in the world. (Not to mention, though it pains me to say it, Ringo doesn’t have the best voice in the group.) But this song is pure joy. It makes me happy, makes me laugh. And when I watch this video, I can see how much Ringo is loving every second of singing it. His little glances at John and the grin he cannot suppress show how much delight he had from this song. It also has a bit of a country twang to it, and Ringo has stated before how much he enjoys that genre. So, I think, this song was just the band giving Ringo free rein to have fun. And he did.