The quintessential 60's flower power song, from the first ever live worldwide satellite TV broadcast. The Beatles agreed to write and perform the UK's contribution, with a simple yet universal message. It has unusual timing, going between 7/4 and 4/4 with a 6/4 measure at the end of each chorus. The backing tracks were pre-recorded but the vocals, Ringo's drums, Paul's bass and George's somewhat flubbed lead guitar were all live. They invited a bunch of their friends into the studio to hang out that night, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon and Graham Nash. The next day, John re-did a few vocal parts and Ringo replaced a tambourine intro with the drum roll leading into "La Marseillaise." Notice how they refer to "Yesterday" and "She Loves You" at the end. The broadcast was a tad early cutting to the British portion, so producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick had to quickly stash a bottle of Scotch they'd been drinking to calm their nerves, knowing 400 million people would be watching!
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