Long, Long, Long

November 22, 1968

Long, Long, Long (German: , Long, long, long ') is a song by British rock band The Beatles in 1968, it appeared on the double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album known).. Was composed of the title of George Harrison.

Background

Superficially, Long, Long, Long appears to be a love song, but the text actually describes Harrison's joy at having found God. Musically, Harrison made ​​by Bob Dylan's song Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands inspiration, which published those in 1966 on his album Blonde on Blonde.

The song ends abnormally: During the recording of a randomly parked on a Leslie speaker cabinet wine bottle began to vibrate. The vibration noise were recorded separately and backed with a drum roll and a high frequency scream Harrison. The sound collage was used as the end of the song.

Recording

The song was recorded in London in 1968 in three days at Abbey Road Studios. Producer was George Martin, assisted by Ken Scott. On October 7, 1968, the Beatles recorded 67 takes of the song. George Harrison sang and played guitar to Paul McCartney played the Hammond organ, Ringo Starr played the drums. John Lennon was not involved in the entire production. On October 8, 1967 Harrison and McCartney added another recording vocals and bass added. On October 9, 1967, the recordings were with backing vocals and piano (played by Chris Thomas ) completed.

Publication

Long, Long, Long was released on November 22, 1968 on the White Album. It is the last song on the third side, and marks a calming influence between the loud song Helter Skelter and the political revolution rock song. As a single, the song was never released.