She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
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| “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| Album | Abbey Road | |
| Released | 26 September 1969 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios: 25 July-30 July 1969 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 1:57 | |
| Label | Apple Records | |
| Writer | Lennon/McCartney | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Music sample | ||
| Abbey Road track listing | ||
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"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" is a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles on their album Abbey Road as part of the Abbey Road medley.
This song was performed directly after "Polythene Pam", the song on the preceding track, without pause. Allegedly, McCartney plays lead guitar on this song, while George Harrison plays the bass part.
At the very beginning of the song, John Lennon says, "We'll listen to that now. He he he. Oh, look out!" If you listen very closely, someone then says, "You should", possibly even Paul.
In 1976, The Bee Gees covered the song for the ephemeral musical documentary All This and World War II.
In the 2006 DVD documentary The Classic Artists Series: The Moody Blues (DVD UK, released October 2006), Mike Pinder, the former keyboard player of Birmingham R&B band The Moody Blues, states that the inspiration for the song actually rests with an incident that happened to them - a groupie climbing into an open bathroom window in the bands' home and spending the night with band member Ray Thomas. The next day, Pinder and Thomas recounted the story to McCartney, who - guitar in hand - strummed and sang "She came in through the bathroom window..."
Paul McCartney played "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" in his 2005 US Tour in combination with the song "Too Many People" from his solo album Ram.
A slower, ethereal version of this song can be heard on Anthology 3.
Joe Cocker has also covered the song in a soulful style.
Megan Mullally, of Will and Grace fame, has also covered the song in her album, Big As A Berry.
[edit] In popular culture
- The song is referenced in the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly, based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. One of the characters, paranoid about his house being broken into, says, "What if they come in through the back door or the bathroom window like that infamous Beatles song?" This line is also in the novel but does not reference the song.
- The song was also mentioned in Across the Universe where Prudence (also a Beatles reference) came into their apartment through an open bathroom window.
- Matchbox Twenty added their cover of this song to their Exile in America Tour in 2007-2008, as a medley with their hit single "Bright Lights". The lead vocals were performed by not only Rob Thomas, but also guitarists Kyle Cook and Paul Doucette (for verses one, two, and three, respectively).
[edit] References
- Turner, Steve. A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song, Harper, New York: 1994, ISBN 0-06-095065-X
- Brewer, Jon (director/producer). The Classic Artists Series: The Moody Blues, DVD UK Ltd, 2006, catalogue number: DVDCASMB002
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