The Fool on the Hill
December 8, 1967
The Fool on the Hill (German: , The Fool on the Hill ') is a song by British band The Beatles in 1967 was composed the song by Paul McCartney, it is however subject to the usual with the Beatles Lennon Copyright /. McCartney. The song was first published on the double EP Magical Mystery Tour.
Background
McCartney wrote The Fool on the Hill in 1967 at his father's house in Liverpool. He was inspired by the public's perception of the Maharishi. Since this giggled a lot, you do not take him seriously and was often referred to as fools. The Beatles biographer Hunter Davies reported that McCartney the song for the first time John Lennon was playing, as they composed just With a Little Help from My Friends.
Recording
On September 6, 1967 McCartney took a first demo version without the participation of the other Beatles on the piano. This version was released in 1996 as part of the Anthology series.
The Beatles recorded The Fool on the Hill in 1967 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Producer was George Martin, who was assisted by Ken Scott. On September 25, 1967, the band recorded three takes of the song. At this time, the song was still dominated by two harmonicas, who played George Harrison and John Lennon. This first version also appeared in 1996 as part of the Anthology series. On September 26, 1967 majority of the recordings were discarded from the day before. Instead, piano, guitar, drums, bass and vocals in the overdub process have been added.
The last recordings took place on 20 October 1967. The three flutists Jack Ellory and the Christopher and Richard Taylor brothers played a composed by McCartney and George Martin arrangement.
Publication
The Fool on the Hill released in the UK on 8 December 1967, the double -EP Magical Mystery Tour. Just two weeks before the song was released in the U.S. on the album Magical Mystery Tour. In 2011, an exclusive version was released on iTunes that. Mashups from The Fool on the Hill, I Am The Walrus represents, Octopus's Garden, and Mother Nature's Son
For the television film Magical Mystery Tour McCartney turned in France a movie to the song, which shows him in the morning light on a hill.
Cover versions
The cover version by Sérgio Mendes was reached in 1968 # 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, the version of Shirley Bassey in 1970 placed itself at number 48 on the UK Singles Charts. Other interpretations published, inter alia, Eddie Fisher, The Four Tops, Petula Clark, Björk, John Williams and Aretha Franklin.