ccxi. BEATLES, THE: Cry Baby Cry

ccxi. BEATLES, THE

Cry Baby Cry (1968)
John Lennon, vocal, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Paul McCartney, vocal, bass, keyboards
George Harrison, guitar, backing vocal
Ringo Starr, drums, tambourine, percussion
George Martin, harmonium

Four versions

1. Esher demo
(2:28)

2. Unnumbered rehearsal
(3:03)

3. Anthology 3 version
(2:47)

4. 2009 remix
(3:03)

from The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition.

Sing a Song of Sixpence

The king was in his counting house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey.

Can you take me back where I came from?
Can you take me back??

At 2:34, this little clip of Paul singing comes from an improvisation done on September 16, 1968 during Take 19 if I Will.

It seems fitting, because The Beatles was such a jumble of individual contributions -- John probably never noticed.

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Many years later, John called this lovely tune "rubbish."