Monday, July 15, 2019

“Old Brown Shoe” B-side

If there’s such a thing as a Beatles obscurity, this might be one. The group began work on this near the end of the “Get Back” sessions then put it aside, bringing the song back months later when a B-side was needed for “The Ballad Of John And Yoko.” There is a question as to who played what. The consensus is that George sang lead, played bass and all the guitars on his own tune, Paul played piano and did backing vocals and John only did backing vocals, as he barely contributed to any Harrison tracks. It didn’t appear on a US album for almost a year, nor on a UK album for three years after that. Regardless, George ROCKS OUT on the guitar solo.


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