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The Dakota building, where Lennon lived and composed, and where he recorded a demo of the song on cassette. McCartney, Harrison and Starr originally intended to record some incidental background music, as a trio, for the Anthology project, but later realised, according to Starr, that they wanted to record "new music". [2]
The first instrumental written by the Beatles since "12-Bar Original" in 1965, "Flying" was also the first song to be credited as being written by all four members of the band with the writing credits of "Harrison/Lennon–McCartney/Starkey". [1] Like "12-Bar Original", it was based on the classic twelve-bar blues chord progression.
In 2016, the Anthology 3 mix became the first recording by the Beatles to appear in a film trailer when it was featured in the trailer for Luc Besson's film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. [11] The three-part backing vocals were also used in the 2023 Beatles song "Now and Then". [12]
The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition: W. C. Handy "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" Elvis Presley "Blue Moon" Glen Gray "The Walk" 2021 Let It Be: Special Edition: Jimmy McCracklin "Without a Song" Paul Whiteman "God Save the Queen" 2022 Get Back – The Rooftop Performance (traditional)
The original 1978 vinyl release of the soundtrack omitted some of the material. The design of the record's inner sleeve reflected the Apple/EMI 1962–1966 ("Red") and 1967–1970 ("Blue") compilation Beatles albums released in 1973, with printed lyrics, red, blue and white layouts, and the track listing for the two album sides using similar periods (side one: 1962–67, side two: 1967–70).
Incomplete when first brought into EMI Studios on Tuesday 2 June 1964, [6] Paul McCartney suggested an idea for the middle eight section based solely on chords, which was recorded with the intention of adding lyrics later. But by the time it was needed to be mixed, the middle eight was still without words and that is how it appears on the LP. [5]
Like much of the Beatles' early work, the song was released in two different mixes for mono and stereo. Lennon's opening vocal is single-tracked in mono but double-tracked in the stereo mix. "If I Fell" was a part of the Beatles repertoire during their US and Canadian tour in 1964.
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is a set of two books combining the lyrics of songs by the Beatles with accompanying illustrations and photographs, many by leading artists of the period. Comments from the Beatles on the origins of the songs are also included. [1] The book was edited by Alan Aldridge, who also provided many of the illustrations. [2]