“Get Back”
Single by The Beatles feat. Billy Preston
B-side	"Don't Let Me Down"
Released	11 April 1969
Format	7"
Recorded	27 January 1969
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	3:14 (single version) 3:07 (album version) 2:34 (Naked version) 2:04 (Love version)
Label	Apple Records
Writer(s)	Lennon/McCartney
Producer	No official credit (single version) George Martin; Produced for disc by Phil Spector (Let It Be version) The Beatles and George Martin; Produced for disc by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey and Allan Rouse (Let It Be… Naked version)
The Beatles chronology
"Hey Jude" (1968) "Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" (1969) "Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969)
Music sample
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Let It Be track listing
"For You Blue" (11) "Get Back" (12)
1 track listing
"Hey Jude" (21) "Get Back" (22) "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (23)
Love track listing
"Because" (1) "Get Back" (2) "Glass Onion" (3)

"Get Back" is a song written by Paul McCartney (though credited to Lennon/McCartney), and originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston. Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. " For You Blue " is a Beatles song written by George Harrison for his wife Pattie Boyd, who would be the subject of many of his love songs including 1 is a Compilation album by The Beatles, released on November 13, 2000. " Hey Jude " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968 " Ballad of John and Yoko " is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969 Love is a Grammy Award -winning Soundtrack Compilation album of music recorded by The Beatles, released in November 2006 " Because " is a ballad written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles. Glass onions were large hand blown Glass Bottles used aboard Sailing ships to hold Wine or Brandy. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, "^[1] It would later become the closing track of The Beatles' last album to be released before they split, Let It Be (1970). An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Let It Be is the twelfth and final original album released by The Beatles. However, it was not placed there in retrospect; Let It Be was recorded before Abbey Road, Get Back therefore being recorded in the Let It Be sessions. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, France, West Germany, and Mexico, and was The Beatles' only single that credited another artist (Preston), although Tony Sheridan had shared a billing credit with The Beatles on his own single "My Bonnie" when issued in the UK in 1962 (and again in 1964). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

"Get Back" was The Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the U. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical S. — in the UK they remained monaural records until the following single release — "The Ballad of John and Yoko. Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel " Ballad of John and Yoko " is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969 "

Composition

"Get Back" is unusual in The Beatles' canon in that almost every moment of the song's evolution has been extensively documented, from its beginning as an offhand riff to its final mixing. Much of this documentation is in the form of illegal (but widely available) bootleg recordings, and is summarized in the book Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of The Beatles' Let It Be Disaster by Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority ^[2]

The song's melody grew out of some unstructured jamming on 7 January 1969 during the rehearsal sessions on the sound stage at Twickenham Studios. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Twickenham Film Studios is a Film studio located in St Margarets London, England, that is used by many motion picture and television companies ^[3] Over the next 15 minutes or so, McCartney introduced the lyrics to the chorus - lifting "Get back to the place you should be" from fellow Beatle George Harrison's "Sour Milk Sea" and turning it into "Get back to where you once belonged"^[4] - and some of the elements of the verses. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Sour Milk Sea is a song written by George Harrison that surfaced during the sessions for The Beatles (also known as The White Album) Later, on the press release to promote the "Get Back" single, McCartney would write, "We were sitting in the studio and we made it up out of thin air. . . we started to write words there and then. . . when we finished it, we recorded it at Apple Studios and made it into a song to roller-coast by. Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their "^[5]

Around the time he had the first inklings of "Get Back", McCartney was inspired to satirise the "Rivers of Blood Speech" by former British Cabinet minister Enoch Powell, in which Powell used a reference in Virgil to the river Tiber foaming with blood to describe what he thought would happen if the tide of Commonwealth immigrants was not stemmed. The Rivers of Blood speech was a speech about Immigration and anti- Discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom made on 20 April, 1968 Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, The Tiber ( Latin Tiberis, Italian Tevere) is the third-longest River in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains McCartney jammed what has become known as the "Commonwealth song" - loosely based on Powell's speech. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements The lyrics included a line "You'd better get back to your Commonwealth homes". As evident from bootlegs, the "Commonwealth Song" has no resemblance to the final version of "Get Back", but it is a good insight into the creative process that developed the song.

On 9 January the group introduced what has become known in Beatles folklore as the "No Pakistanis" version. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. ^[6] This version is more racially charged, satirising right wing attitudes - (we) "don't dig no Pakistanis taking all the people's jobs". However, most of the song was random screaming and vocalizing with random lyrics.

The song was further developed into what McCartney described as a "protest song", and in subsequent rehearsal takes (some of which John Lennon sings) the immigration theme is developed into a full verse. By mid-January the song had developed into three verses: The first being the "Lorreta Martin" verse, the second being the "Jo-jo" verse and the third the "Pakistanis verse". Whilst heard by Beatles fans on bootleg for over a decade the lyrics to the third verse are not widely known:

"Meanwhile back at home there's nineteen Pakistanis,
Living in a council flat
Candidate for Labour tells them what the plan is,
Then he tells them where its at"

Another version of the "Pakistanis verse", in what is claimed to be the entire song in John's handwriting, is on display in the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco. In this version, the Pakistani verse is:

"Meanwhile back at home too many Pakistanis,
Living in a council flat
Candidate Macmillan, tell us what your plan is,
Won't you tell us where you're at"

These lyrics show the true meaning of the 'Pakistani' references, which were a social commentary on the racist attitudes of the time. In an interview in Playboy magazine in 1980, Lennon described it as ". Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy . . a better version of 'Lady Madonna'. " Lady Madonna " is a song by The Beatles, written mostly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. You know, a potboiler rewrite. "^[7] "Lady Madonna" is widely considered to be a social commentary.

On 23 January the group (now in Apple Studios)^[8] tried to record the song properly; bootleg recordings preserve a conversation between McCartney and Harrison in between early takes discussing the song, and McCartney explaining the original "protest song" concept. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The recording captures the group deciding to drop the third verse largely because McCartney doesn't feel the verse is of high enough quality, although he likes the scanning of the word "Pakistani".

Recordings

In line with the concept behind the "Get Back project", the idea was to record all songs live to get back to the rock and roll sound of their early work. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African To achieve this the band recorded multiple takes in the studio trying to perfect the performance of each song.

Billy Preston joined The Beatles on the Fender Rhodes electric piano from January 22, having been recruited by Harrison partly with a view to deter bickering among The Beatles. William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, A Rhodes piano is an electromechanical Musical instrument, a brand of Electric piano. An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Harrison's idea worked: when Preston was present The Beatles avoided fighting as they had during some earlier sessions. Augmented by the addition of a fifth musician, the group started to produce some tighter performances.

The Beatles recorded approximately ten takes on January 23 developing the song. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor On the January 27 they made a concerted effort to perfect "Get Back" by recording approximately 14 takes. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. By this time the song had the addition of a false ending and reprise coda, as heard on the bootlegs of the session which are widely available. Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate After numerous takes the band jammed some old numbers and then returned to "Get Back" one last time in an attempt to record the master take. This performance (Take 11) was considered to be the best yet, it was musically tight and punchy without mistakes. For some reason though the song finishes without the restart; on the session tape George Harrison comments "we missed that end", this is the version heard on the Let It Be... Naked album. Let It Be… Naked is a Remixed and Remastered version of the original session tapes from the 1970 Let It Be Album by

The next day, 28 January,^[3] the group attempted to recapture the previous day's performance and recorded several new takes each including the coda. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Whilst these takes were good, they didn't quite achieve the quality of the best take from the previous day.

The Beatles had EMI produce a mono remix of the track on 4 April^[9] (completed by Jeff Jarrett). Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. When The Beatles heard it they were unhappy with the mix; therefore on 7 April McCartney and Glyn Johns booked time at Olympic Studios to produce new remixes for the single release. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Glyn Johns (born February 15, 1942 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a musician recording engineer and Record producer ^[1] They made an edited version using the best take—take eleven—from January 27 and the 'best coda' ending from the January 28. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The edit is so precise that it appears to be a continuous take, achieving the desired ending the Beatles had wanted all along. This was a divergence from the concept of straight live performance without studio trickery, but a relatively minor one, and avoids the somewhat abrupt ending of the version that is used on the Let It Be. . . Naked album.

The Beatles performed "Get Back" (along with other songs from the album) as part of the "Beatles Rooftop Performance" which took place on the roof of Apple Studios in Savile Row, London on January 30, 1969. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Get Back" was performed in full three times; on the third and final time, The Beatles' performance was interrupted by the police, who had received complaints from office workers nearby. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force After the police spoke to Mal Evans, he turned off Lennon and Harrison's amplifiers only for Harrison to switch them back on, insisting that they finish the song. Malcolm 'Mal' Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976 is best known as the road manager, assistant and a friend of The Beatles. It was during this period that McCartney ad-libbed, "You've been playing on the roofs again, and that's no good, and you know your Mummy doesn't like that. . . she gets angry. . . she's gonna have you arrested! Get back!" None of the rooftop versions appear on record in their entirety although in the Let It Be film an edited version of the rooftop performance was included, and is available on Anthology 3. Let It Be is a 1970 film about The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969 The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series a series of three albums and a book all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.

At the end of the last rooftop performance of "Get Back", the audience applauds and McCartney says "Thanks, Mo" in reply to Maureen Starkey's applause, and Lennon adds: "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we've passed the audition". Maureen Cox Starkey ( August 4, 1946 &ndash December 30, 1994) was the first wife of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Spector used some of the talk preceding the master take of 27 January and edited on these comments to make the album version sound different from the single. Because of the talk at the start and end of the take, the different mix and the absence of the coda it is widely believed that the album version was a different take. In fact all three versions use the same 'take 11' as the core performance. One can define this 'take 11' by listening for the high "hoo!" or "bup!" just after "Get back, Loretta!" in all versions.

Releases

Single version

On 11 April 1969, Apple Records released "Get Back" as a single in the United Kingdom, paired with "Don't Let Me Down" on the B-Side. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The single began its seventeen-week long stay in the charts on April 26 at the top spot in the charts, a position it would hold for six weeks. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. It was the only Beatles single to enter the UK charts at number one.

In the United States "Get Back" came out as a single on 5 May, backed with "Don't Let Me Down. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John " Five days later "Get Back" began its first of twelve weeks on the chart. Two weeks after the song's chart debut, it hit number one, a position it held for five weeks. It was The Beatles' first single to be released in true stereo instead of mono as part of the "stereo only" movement gaining force in 1969. Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel

In both the United Kingdom and the United States the single was released by Apple, although EMI retained the rights to the song as part of their contract. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The single was the only Beatles single ever to feature another artist on the credit, crediting "Get Back" to "The Beatles with Billy Preston".

Apple launched a print ad campaign for the song concurrent with its release showing a photo of the band with the slogan The Beatles as Nature Intended, indicating that the sound of "Get Back" harked to the group's earlier days.

The single version of the song contains a tape echo effect throughout and a coda after a false ending, with the lyrics "Get back Loretta / Your mommy's waiting for you / Wearing her high-heel shoes / And her low-neck sweater / Get back home, Loretta. A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases " This does not appear on the album version; the single version's first LP appearance would come three years later on the 1967–1970 compilation. 1967–1970 (widely known as The Blue Album) is a compilation of many of The Beatles ' most popular tracks from 1967 to 1970 This version also appeared in Past Masters, Volume Two. Past Masters Volume Two is a compilation album by The Beatles released on Compact disc in 1988

Let It Be version

When Phil Spector came to remix "Get Back" he decided to make it seem different from the version released as the single. Both of the previous unreleased Get Back albums included elements of studio chatter to add to the live feel of the recordings. In this spirit, Spector included part of the studio chatter recorded immediately before the master take (recorded on 27 January) and added the close of the rooftop performance. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. This made the album version appear to be a live version, creating the impression that the single and album versions are different takes. The studio echo effect was also removed.

Let It Be. . . Naked version

In 2003 "Get Back" was re-released on the Let It Be... Naked album, remixed by independent producers with the sanction of surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, with John Lennon's and George Harrison's widows. Let It Be… Naked is a Remixed and Remastered version of the original session tapes from the 1970 Let It Be Album by Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author The "naked" version of "Get Back" is ostensibly a cleaned up version of the single version albeit much shorter as there is a fade immediately before the final "whoo" and coda.

Love version

In 2006 a newly mixed version of "Get Back" produced by George Martin and his son Giles was included on the album Love. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Giles Martin (born 9 October 1969) is an English Record producer, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist. Love is a Grammy Award -winning Soundtrack Compilation album of music recorded by The Beatles, released in November 2006 This version incorporates elements of "A Hard Day's Night" (the intro chord), "A Day in the Life" (the improvised orchestral crescendo), "The End" (Ringo Starr's drum solo and John Lennon and Paul McCartney's first two guitar solos), and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" (Take 1's drum count-off intro). " A Hard Day's Night " is a song by British rock band The Beatles. "A Day in the Life" is a song by the British rock band The Beatles, written by John Lennon with the middle eight by Paul McCartney " The End " is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) for the album Abbey Road. " Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band " is a song credited to Lennon/McCartney, and first recorded and released in 1967 on the The Beatles ' ^[10]

Lyrics and melody

The song is composed of two verses, with the intro, outro, and several refrains making up the rest of the song. The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form.

The first verse tells the story of a man named Jojo, who leaves his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some "California grass"; at the time that Linda McCartney lived in Tucson, one of the most popular bars was one named Jojo's. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and The second verse is about "Loretta Martin". The single version includes the coda urging her to "get back" where she belongs, as well.

The Beatles would play around with their lyrics during recording sessions, as evidenced by Lennon's introduction on the Let it Be album: "Sweet Loretta Fart, she thought she was a cleaner, but she was a frying pan".

The album version of the song famously ends with John Lennon quipping "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition".

Credits

• John Lennon — lead guitar, harmony vocals
• Paul McCartney — bass guitar, vocals
• George Harrison — rhythm guitar
• Ringo Starr — drums
• Billy Preston — electric piano

Covers

• Amen Corner released their version as a single in November 1969, at around the time they disbanded. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In " sometimes incorrectly known as " The Age of Aquarius " or " Let the Sunshine In " is a medley The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor " Israelites " is a Song written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong that became a hit for Dekker's group Desmond Dekker & The Aces Desmond Dekker ( July 16 1941 — May 25 2006) was a Jamaican Ska and Reggae Singer and Songwriter This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Dizzy " is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe which was a worldwide smash in 1969 Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American Pop music singer/songwriter Amen Corner was a successful British pop group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales.
• Patrick Williams, the US arranger and composer, did a jazz-oriented instrumental cover of the song for his 1970 album Heavy Vibrations. Patrick Williams or Pat Williams is a name shared by the following individuals John Patrick Williams (born 1937 American politician generally known That version became the longtime theme for the TV quiz Sports Challenge, hosted by Dick Enberg. Sports Challenge was a sports-centered Game show that aired in weekly syndication from 1971 to 1979. Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster.
• Elvis Presley performs the song as part of a medley with "Little Sister" in the rockumentary film That's the Way It Is (1970). "Little Sister" is a Rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and first released as a single in 1961 by American singer The term rockumentary is a Neologism denoting a program on Television or movie documentary about Rock music or its
• Elton John covers it completely during extended live performance of "Burn Down the Mission" on 11-17-70 (Uni 19305, 1971), a live broadcast over WABC-FM, New York City on that date. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer " Burn Down the Mission " is the tenth and final song on Elton John 's album Tumbleweed Connection, released in 1970. WPLJ (955 FM) is a Radio station in New York City. WPLJ is the flagship FM station of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation. The City of New York
• Ike & Tina Turner covered it on their album Nutbush City Limits (1973). Ike & Tina Turner were an American Rock & roll and soul duo made of the husband-and-wife team of Ike Turner and Tina Turner
• The Punkles did a Punk cover of this song on their "Pistol" album. The Punkles are a band that performs songs by The Beatles in punk style
• Rod Stewart covered the song for the 1976 ephemeral music documentary All This and World War II. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War (Various Artists, 1976).
• Billy Preston, in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and released on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various Artists, 1978). William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighteenth album by the Bee Gees.
• Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin, released on Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin (Excelsior 88009, 1981). Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr
• Steve Wariner, in 1995
• Little Texas, in 2007
• Status Quo covered the song on their Don't Stop album in 1996. Steve Wariner (born Steven Noel Wariner, December 25 1954, Noblesville Indiana) is an American Country music singer Little Texas is an American Country music band founded in Arlington Texas in 1988 by Tim Rushlow ( Lead vocals) Brady Seals (lead Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Don't Stop is an album of cover versions by English Rock band Status Quo.
• Al Green covered the song on his debut LP for Willie Mitchell's Hi Records in 1969. Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in
• Chris Clark covered the song on her second and final album, "CC Rides Again", for the Motown distributed Weed Records. Chris Clark (born February 1, 1946 in Santa Cruz California) is an American soul Singer who recorded for Motown Records "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan.
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song on their album Welcome to Woody Creek (2004). The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country - folk - rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach California

Parodies and cultural references

• The Rutles' "Get Up and Go", written by Neil Innes, features a set of lyrics parodying "Get Back". The Rutles was a fictional band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes as a Pastiche of The Beatles. Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of Comic songs, best known A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject The lyrics are about a jockey by the name of Joe who leaves his "one-horse town" set to an almost identical tune. In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession This apparently caused a copyright dispute which resulted in the song being left off of the Rutles soundtrack album, although it was reinstated for the later CD reissue. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for
• At the end of The Simpsons episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", all the members of The Be Sharps sing their first hit on Moe's rooftop while George Harrison, driving by, says "It's been done. " Homer's Barbershop Quartet " is the first episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. " Homer's Barbershop Quartet " is the first episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. " Also, at the end of their song, Homer says the ending comments ". . . I hope we pass the audition", followed by everyone laughing and Barney saying "I don't get it. "
• U2's 1987 video for "Where the Streets Have No Name" features a Get Back-style rooftop concert on the roof of a building in downtown L.A.
• In the 2007 film, Across The Universe, directed by Julie Taymor, most characters are named after lyrics in Beatles songs. " Where the Streets Have No Name " is a song by Irish rock band U2, from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Across the Universe is a 2007 Musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and film A principal character is named Jojo, played by Martin Luther McCoy. Martin Luther McCoy is an American Musician and Actor. He collaborated extensively with musicians like The Roots and Cody ChesnuTT

Notes

References

Books

• Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-55784-7.
• Lewisohn, Mark (1996). The Complete Beatles Chronicle. Chancellor Press. ISBN 0-7607-0327-2.
• Miles, Barry (1998). The Beatles: A Diary. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-6315-0.
• Sulpy, Doug & Schweighhardt, Ray (2003). Get Back: The Beatles Let It Be Disaster. Helter Skelter Publishing. ISBN 1-900924-83-8.

Internet

• The Beatles Official Website: Get Back. Internet Archive (2004-07-27). The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
• Fricke, David (February 20, 2003). Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Buried Treasure. Rolling Stone.
• Marck, John T. Oh Look Out Part 13, Let It Be — Music History. I Am The Beatles. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2004
• (Jan. 10, 2003). Police 'Get Back' Beatles Tapes. CBSnews. com.
• beatles-discography.com. Retrieved September 11, 2004. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• What goes on retrieved 28 June 2006

External links

• Alan W. Pollack's analysis of "Get Back"