dccxxix. THE BEATLES: Octopus's Garden

dccxxix. THE BEATLES

Two versions

1. Octopus's Garden (1996)
Paul, bass
John, guitar
George, guitar
Ringo, guitar, vocals
(2:49)

• 8/22/68. Ringo leaves the White Album sessions. sick of the tensions and Paul's critical remarks.
• His friend, Peter Sellers lends him his yacht, and he takes his family on vacation in Sardinia.
• At lunch, he was served octopus, instead of the fish and chips he was expecting. The captain told him all about the octopus, his habits of accumulating objects and shellfish around his cave like a small garden.
• Ringo writes the song. No one there to tell us what to do.
• This is Take 2, with Well, that was superb from Take 8 ...

from: Anthology 3

2. Octopus's Garden (1969)
Paul, bass
John, guitar
George, guitar
Ringo, guitar, vocals
(2:50)

from: Abbey Road