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In the 1885 collection "St Nicholas Songs", p. 177, is W J Henderson's music set to the poem, titled "Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes". Abbey Road does not credit Dekker with the stanza or with the title. Thomas Dekker's poem was set to music by W J Henderson in 1885, Peter Warlock in 1918, also by Charles Villiers Stanford and Alfredo Casella. [6]
These include demos, outtakes, songs the group only recorded live and not in the studio and, for The Beatles Anthology in the 1990s, two reunion songs: "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love". [41] A final reunion song, "Now and Then", was released in 2023. [42] The Beatles remain one of the most acclaimed and influential artists in popular music history.
The Beatles began recording "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight" as one piece on 2 July 1969. [5] McCartney, Harrison, and Ringo Starr recorded 15 takes of the two songs [5] while Lennon was in a hospital recovering from a car accident in Scotland. [6] The rhythm tracks featured McCartney on piano, Harrison on bass guitar, and Starr on drums.
Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969, by Apple Records.It is the last album the group recorded, [2] although Let It Be (1970) was the last album completed before the band's break-up in April 1970. [3]
A music video for “Now and Then”, which is expected to be the last Beatles song, has been released. The video, directed by Peter Jackson, includes unseen footage of the band and what the ...
American guitarist George Benson covered the song in a medley with "Golden Slumbers" in his 1970 album The Other Side of Abbey Road. [18] Comedy rock duo Tenacious D covered "You Never Give Me Your Money" in medley with "The End" as a single released on 2 July 2021. The proceeds benefit Doctors Without Borders. [19]
The box set was released on 27 September 2019. Presented with new mixes in stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos, expanded with previously unreleased session recordings and demos, the anniversary releases include a four-disc set, three-LP vinyl set, a two-CD set, a limited-edition picture disc, single CD and LP releases, and digital and streaming. [1]
In 1976, the Bee Gees had recorded three Beatles cover songs, "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" and "Sun King", for the musical documentary All This and World War II. The Beatles' former producer, George Martin, served as musical director, conductor, arranger and producer of the film's soundtrack ...