Thursday, January 9, 2020

“Mean Mr. Mustard”

Speaking of odd humor, this Lennon song fragment became part of the “Abbey Road” medley. He wrote it while the band was in India; the tune almost made it onto the White Album. John changed Shirley to “his sister Pam” to properly lead into “Polythene Pam.” This was supposed to segue into “Her Majesty,” but Paul had that song edited from the final cut. Most reissues return that track to its original place.


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