Old Brown Shoe

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Old Brown Shoe
The Beatles
publication May 30, 1969
length 3 min 16 s
Genre (s) Blues rock
Author (s) George Harrison
Label Apple Records

Old Brown Shoe ( English Old brown shoe ) is a rock song by the British band The Beatles in 1969. It was designed by George Harrison , the lead guitarist of the band, written and sung.

background

Harrison composed Old Brown Shoe on the piano , which he actually doesn't know. In terms of content, the song describes a love relationship with the help of the representation of various opposites .

admission

George Harrison made several attempts to record Old Brown Shoe with the Beatles. During the recording sessions for the album Let It Be , two first versions were made on January 27, 1969. On the first recording Harrison only accompanied each other on the piano, on the second version Paul McCartney , John Lennon , Ringo Starr and George Harrison - accompanied by Billy Preston - played together. On the next two days, around ten other versions were made. None of these recordings were ever published.

On February 25, 1969, Harrison recorded a demo version of Old Brown Shoe alone . It was his 26th birthday. First he recorded the piano and vocals and then added a number of guitars. This version was published in 1996 as part of the Anthology series.

It was not until April 16, 1969 that the Beatles met in London's Abbey Road Studios to record a final version of Old Brown Shoe . Just two days earlier, Paul McCartney and John Lennon had recorded the song The Ballad of John and Yoko for a single release without Ringo Starr and George Harrison . The Old Brown Shoe should now become the B-side . Ringo Starr was still missing from the recordings. Paul McCartney played the drums again. Was produced Old Brown Shoe by George Martin and Chris Thomas , where Jeff Jarratt assisted. First, Harrison recorded another demo version of the song that morning. On the evening of April 14, 1969, four takes were made with the full cast. Piano, guitar, bass, and vocals were overdubbed onto this recording . Harrison recorded his vocals in a corner of the studio to give his voice a more intimate character. Two days later Harrison added a Hammond organ and another guitar solo to the recording .

publication

On May 30, 1969, Old Brown Shoe appeared on the B-side of the single The Ballad of John and Yoko . The song is not featured on any regular Beatles studio album. Instead, it can be found on many of the Beatles' compilations , including the so-called Blue Album , Hey Jude and Past Masters (Vol. Two) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle . London, 2006. ISBN 0-600-61001-2
  3. ↑ [2]