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"Golden Slumbers" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, [2] [3] it is the sixth song of the album's climactic B-side medley. The song is followed by "Carry That Weight" and begins the progression that leads to the end of the album.
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]
As a nod to Abbey Road's medley, most of the M.G.s' selections are arranged into their own medleys. (" Something " was released as a single and reached number 76 in the US). Booker T. Jones said, "I was in California when I heard Abbey Road , and I thought it was incredibly courageous of The Beatles to drop their format and move out musically ...
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]
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.
The tape was passed on to the surviving Beatles members in 1994 by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and featured the songs "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love," which were both reworked by the surviving ...
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.