Your Mother Should Know
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| "Your Mother Should Know" | ||
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| Song by the Beatles | ||
| from the album Magical Mystery Tour | ||
| Released | November 27, 1967 (US) (LP) December 8, 1967 (UK) (EP) November 19, 1976 (UK) (LP) |
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| Recorded | August 22, 1967 | |
| Genre | Pop Rock | |
| Length | 2:29 | |
| Label | Parlophone, Capitol, EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| Magical Mystery Tour track listing | ||
| "Blue Jay Way" (4) |
"Your Mother Should Know" (5) |
"I Am the Walrus" (6) |
"Your Mother Should Know" is a song by the Beatles from their 1967 record Magical Mystery Tour, released in the U.S. as an LP on 27 November 1967 and in the UK as a double-EP on 8 December 1967. It was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney).[1][2] McCartney said he wrote it as a production number for the movie Magical Mystery Tour,[1] supporting an old-fashioned dance segment that starts with the Beatles coming down a grand staircase in white tuxedoes. After they descend, boy scouts, RAF cadets and other groups march through. John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr are wearing red carnations, while McCartney's is black. The carnation difference contributed to the "Paul is Dead" controversy.[3]
[edit] Recording
The song was recorded in three sessions on 22 August, 16 September, and 29 September 1967. The remake from 16 September was left unused, and overdubs layered on the best take from 22 August.[4] Mixing didn't go any smoother, with sessions on 29 September, 30 September and 7 November 1967.[5]
The 22 August session took place at Chappell Recording Studios because Abbey Road Studios was unavailable that night. The remaining sessions were all at Abbey Road.[6]
The song was originally recorded with continuous drum rolls by Starr giving the impression of a funeral march. This version was later scratched in favour of the more fluid version (minus the drum rolls) in the released version.[citation needed]
[edit] Credits
Per Ian MacDonald:[7]
- Paul McCartney – lead vocal, backing vocal, piano, bass guitar
- John Lennon – backing vocal, organ
- George Harrison – backing vocal, guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Barry Miles (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 355. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- ^ David Sheff (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press, 198. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
- ^ Barry Miles (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, 356.
- ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 122, 126, 128. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions, 128, 130.
- ^ Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions, 122.
- ^ Ian MacDonald (1994). Revolution in the Head: the Beatles' Records and the Sixties. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 211. ISBN 0-8050-2780-7.
