Written in 1957, it was used as one of the songs at the Beatles unsuccessful Decca audition in 1962, included on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1.
In particular, Lennon was captured by the rhythmic flow of lines like, "When you smile it's so delightful / When you talk it's so insane / Still it's charming chatter, scatterbrain.
"[5] Lewisohn writes that the song is "steeped in the Crickets' sound"[1] and that, "the Buddy Holly influence is overwhelming.
"[10] The change was likely made in part to accommodate added backing vocals from McCartney and George Harrison,[10] emulating the Jordanaires and the Crickets in singing sustained vowels behind the soloist.
[23] Lewisohn further writes that the track is one of the few in the session that turned out well, mostly due to Lennon and McCartney's combined lead vocal.
[24] On 8 February 1962, the Beatles recorded "Hello Little Girl" and three other songs in an audition for radio producer Peter Pilbeam.
[28] On 13 February 1962, Beatles manager Brian Epstein visited producer George Martin for the first time.
[30][31] In the raw transcripts and manuscripts for his 1964 autobiography, A Cellarful of Noise, Epstein recalls "George [Martin] liked Hello Little Girl, Till There Was You.
"[32] The Fourmost's lead guitarist Brian O'Hara recalls that Lennon and Harrison made him a demo tape of "Hello Little Girl" on acoustic guitars and gave it to him a few days before the recording session.
[39] Everett describes both performances as "straight" with "square syncopation, in strictly even eights as opposed to John's much freer style, in the music-hall tradition and lacking all soul.