This US version of "Rubber Soul" was released on an individual compact disc on January 21, 2014, both the mono and stereo versions of the album being contained on a single CD. Although John had crossed out much of what he had written, the following is what can be deciphered from that document: To the Dockers Umbrella that they pulled down. After the solo, they needed to quickly pan that track back to the left channel immediately because the tambourine comes in on the very next beat. There are also a couple of small but noticeable differences in the 1986 stereo mix concerning John’s vocal track. "In My Life" was included on "Disc Three (That Was The Decade That Was).". We can only expect this to continue for many future years to come. They then started rehearsing their recent composition “In My Life” to get the arrangement perfected before the tapes starting rolling. A second bridge then follows which is also structurally identical but with new lyrics. A small bleed over of the rhythm track can be heard on the right channel due to it being played in the studio for The Beatles to sing along with, being picked up by their microphones. Concerning the melody, Paul stated: "I think I wrote it, but John thinks he wrote it. Those were words that John wrote, and I wrote the tune to it. A second bridge then follows which is also structurally identical but with new lyrics. I said, ‘Well, you haven’t got a tune, let me just go and work on it.’ And I went down to the half-landing, where John had a Mellotron, and I sat there and put together a tune based in my mind on Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. 2,” contains the entire “Rubber Soul” album with its original US track listing. Then our focus turns to the people as we begin to wonder whatever happened to them. In my life There are so many questions and answers That somehow seem wrong In my life There are times when I catch in the silence The sigh of a faraway song And it sings The perception of “In My Life” as a nostalgic recollection from John was never stronger than after his untimely death on December 8th, 1980. “He did have a very warm side to him really,” recalls Paul McCartney, “which he didn’t like to show too much in case he got rejected.” Far from being rejected, the song “In My Life” has always been viewed as a respected piece of music lodged toward the end of their 1965 pop masterpiece “Rubber Soul.” John may have had the reputation of being the "rocker" in the group even during the early years but, as evidenced as early as the previous year's “If I Fell,” he periodically allowed his softer feelings to show in his writing. Have you been too much on your own? The first germ of an idea that resulted in the song “In My Life” came with an interview between John and journalist Kenneth Allsop in March of 1964. The remaining measures of the bridge introduce a traditional rock beat riding the bell of the ride cymbal. Only one thing was needed to complete the song. But of all these friends and lovers There is no one compares with you And these memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life I … Lennon credited the harmony and bridge to McCartney, while McCartney claimed the entire musical structure. He described it as “a number about the places in Liverpool where we were born…Places like Penny Lane and the Dockers’ Umbrella (which was the Liverpool Overhead Railway) have a nice sound, but when we strung them together in a composition they sounded contrived so we gave up.”. 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