“Across The Universe”

Also from the “Let It Be” LP, this John song was first done in 1968 at the “Lady Madonna” sessions. It sat unreleased until the Beatles were asked to contribute a song to a charity album in late 1969. Phil Spector then slowed down the track, adding a choir and orchestra. He removed bird sounds from the intro and backing vocals by two girls Paul brought in off the street. The end of each chorus (“Jai guru deva, om”) is a Sanskrit phrase which roughly translates as “Victory to God divine.”