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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 ]
McCartney later said that the idea of a song suite was inspired by Keith West's "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera". Some musical segments of "You Never Give Me Your Money" were reused for the "Golden Slumbers" / "Carry That Weight" portion of the medley, including the opening verses and later guitar arpeggios. [6]
"Carry That Weight" 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, it is the seventh and penultimate song in the album's climactic side-two medley. It features unison vocals in the chorus from all four Beatles, a rarity in their songs.
It’s been a long time since we’ve been totally, jaw-droppingly surprised by any “new” Beatles anything, but judging by the preview released on Monday, “Get Back” is the final frontier.
American guitarist George Benson covered the song in a medley with "You Never Give Me Your Money" on his 1970 album The Other Side of Abbey Road. [14] Brazilian singer Elis Regina recorded a cover of the song on her ninth album, Ela. [15] In 2001, Ben Folds covered the song for the soundtrack of the film I Am Sam. [16]
The group's "main catalogue"—songs released between 1962 and 1970—consists of 213 songs (four of which exist in different versions): 188 originals and 25 covers. Since their break-up, over 100 more songs by the group have been officially released, including live songs the group never recorded in the studio and numerous outtakes. The band ...
More than 50 years since the Beatles broke up, John, Paul, George and Ringo are back together, reunited for one final track that's set to be released Thursday.
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).