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"Get Back" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, written by Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston". [ 4 ]
"I'll Be Back" is a song written by John Lennon, [2] [3] with some collaboration from Paul McCartney [4] (credited to Lennon–McCartney). It was recorded by the English rock band the Beatles for the soundtrack album to their film A Hard Day's Night (1964) but not used in the film.
"Taxman" is a song by English rock band the Beatles, from their 1966 album Revolver. Written by the group's lead guitarist, George Harrison, with some lyrical assistance from John Lennon, it protests against the higher level of progressive tax imposed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Harold Wilson, which saw the Beatles paying a 95% supertax.
As reproduced in I, Me, Mine, Harrison's original handwritten lyrics show the song title as "For You Blues". [22] The song was named "George's Blues (Because You're Sweet and Lovely)" when the Beatles recorded it in late January 1969, and then "Because You're Sweet and Lovely" when mixing began on the unreleased Get Back album two months later ...
McCartney said, "It's not a great song but it's a great favourite of mine because it has great memories for me of John and I trying to write a bluesy freight-train song. There were a lot of those songs at the time, like ' Midnight Special ', ' Freight Train ', ' Rock Island Line ', so this was the 'One After 909'; she didn't get the 9:09, she ...
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band of all time [1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. [2]
"When We Was Fab" has similarities to songs by the Beatles, such as "I Am the Walrus" (1967). The fadeout contains a nod to the melody of "Drive My Car". It uses a string quartet and psychedelic effects as did many Beatles songs. The lyrics reference, among other things, "You Really Got a Hold On Me" and the final lines of "Within You Without You".
The song is also an ode to one of Lennon and McCartney's influences, the harmonies of the Everly Brothers. [7] An early performance of the song, in a guitar-driven rock style, can be seen in the Let It Be film and later in the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back. Unsatisfied with this style, which McCartney described as "chunky", the band ...