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"The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The lyrics describe a solitary figure, the one named in the title, who is not understood by others, but is actually wise.
"The Fool on the Hill" b/w "So Many Stars" (from Look Around) 6 1 14 Fool on the Hill "Scarborough Fair" b/w "Canto Triste" 16 2 8 1969 "Pretty World" b/w "Festa" (from Fool on the Hill) 62 4 83 Crystal Illusions "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" b/w "Song of No Regrets" 66 12 "Wichita Lineman" b/w "Ye-Me-Le" 95 34 Ye-Me-Le: 1970 "Norwegian Wood"
"The Fool on the Hill" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:26; Personnel. Four Tops. Renaldo Benson – bass vocals; Abdul Fakir – first tenor vocals;
Fool on the Hill is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66, released in 1968.. This is the first album featuring the second edition of Brasil '66. Mendes replaced all of the original band members (with the exception of lead singer Lani Hall).
The song was one of several recorded as a demo at George Harrison's Esher home in 1968 before the recording sessions for The Beatles.The Esher demo was first released on Anthology 3 (1996) and the 2018 deluxe edition of The Beatles. [8]
Philipp came to national prominence in 1968 when she was hired as one of the two female vocalists in the second iteration of Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66, debuting on their Top Ten best-selling album, Fool on the Hill. She remained with Brasil '66 (and its successor group, Brasil '77) until she left in 1972 to pursue an acting career.
Fool on the Hill may refer to: "The Fool on the Hill", a 1967 song by the Beatles; Fool on the Hill, a 1968 album by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66; The Fool on the Hill, a 1976 ballet by Gillian Lynne; Fool on the Hill, a 1988 novel by Matt Ruff
Ruff's first novel, Fool on the Hill, is a fantasy that drew on his experiences living in Risley Residential College at Cornell. It was first written as his senior thesis in Honors English. [7] It was published shortly after Ruff graduated from the university.