Because

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Because
The Beatles
publication 26th September 1969
length 2 min 45 s
Genre (s) Psychedelic rock
Author (s) Lennon / McCartney
album Abbey Road

Because ( German "weil" or "denn") is a song by the Beatles that appeared on the 1969 album Abbey Road . The three-part singing was recorded three times, so that in the end nine voices can be heard.

composition

John Lennon later reported that the basic structure of Because came about when his wife Yoko Ono played him the Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven on the piano . Lennon suggested that she play the chord progression backwards, which ultimately resulted in Because .

Regarding the sparse text of Because , Lennon said that it speaks for itself and does not contain any obscure references. The copyright is Lennon / McCartney .

admission

On August 1, 1969, the Beatles recorded the music for Because at Abbey Road Studios in London . The song is introduced by an electric harpsichord (played by producer George Martin ). After a few bars the electric guitar played by John Lennon kicks in ; later the arrangement is extended by an electric bass (played by Paul McCartney ). Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison then recorded the three-part vocals for Because .

The following day the three-part singing was recorded two more times, so that the singing now consists of a total of nine voices.

On August 5, 1969, Because was completed by overdubbing a Moog synthesizer (played by Harrison).

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr can not be heard on the recording, but he hit the hi-hat as a clock when recording on August 1, 1969 . However, this was not included.

Because was the last song produced for the Abbey Road album .

publication

The song appeared on the Beatles' eleventh studio album, Abbey Road .

An a cappella version , in which only the nine-part vocals can be heard, appeared in the third part of the Beatles' anthology series in 1996 . This version was also used as the opener on the album Love , but there is still underlaid with a faint chirping of birds and flows seamlessly into the song Get Back .

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheff, David: The Ballad of John and Yoko. The last big interview . Hannibal, Höfen 2002, ISBN 3-85445-202-0 , p. 197 .