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"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney [4] [5] [6] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Following the album's release, the song was issued as a single in many countries, although not in the ...
After a lesser hit with their follow-up single "Wait For Me Mary-Anne" (written by Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard), which made No. 30, they enjoyed their biggest UK success with their cover of the Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969, [2] the group becoming the first Scottish group to top that chart. [3]
The music video, directed by McG, [5] was shot on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood.Lead singer Dexter Holland paraglides down to a suburban street and starts singing acapella while walking down the street, beats are soon added by a girl with a boombox, the rest of the band and a man playing the steelpan.
In the same section, a subsequent line names the track "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", a Paul McCartney composition that would also appear on The Beatles. [54] In this way, "Savoy Truffle" continued a tradition initiated by John Lennon in 1967, particularly in his lyrics to "I Am the Walrus", whereby the Beatles deliberately quoted from their previous songs.
[148] [g] But although no singles were taken from The Beatles in Britain or America, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" backed with "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was released in other markets. The single was a commercial success in Australia (where it spent five weeks at number one on the Go-Set chart), [ 149 ] Japan, [ 150 ] Austria [ 151 ] and Switzerland.
In 1976, it was released as the B-side of the "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" single. [11] In 1988, "Julia" was one of the nine Beatles songs on the soundtrack album Imagine: John Lennon . In 2006, a portion was used for the Love album, mixed with " Eleanor Rigby ".
[5] [6] The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, with colourful brass instrumentation [7] and lyrics that suggest a psychedelic experience. [1] "It's actually an ode to pot," McCartney explained. [8] A cover version by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, produced by McCartney, peaked at number six in 1966 in the UK. [9]
Anthology 3 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 28 October 1996 [8] by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final two years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions for The Beatles (better known as "the White Album") to the last sessions for Let It Be and Abbey Road in 1969 and early 1970.