Two of Us (song)

May 8, 1970

Two of Us (German: ' Two of Us' ) is a song by British band The Beatles in 1969, it appeared on the album Let It Be. . Was composed the song by Paul McCartney, but it is under the care usual when the Beatles copyright, Lennon / McCartney '.

Background

Content McCartney describes the common preference, with his wife Linda McCartney to go to the country and to get lost there with intent. Linda McCartney later reported that she parked her car somewhere in the forest and Paul McCartney Two of Us wrote in the car while she walked. The mention of postcards in the song go back to the habit of the couple, each other to send a lot of postcards.

Contrary to this view Two of Us was often interpreted as a representation of the relationship between McCartney and John Lennon.

Recording

While working on the album Let It Be and the film of the same name, the Beatles recorded on countless versions of Two of Us. The first photo was taken on January 24, 1969. Ultimately The published version was on 31 January 1969, was recorded in their own studio the Beatles in London. Was produced this version of George Martin and Glyn Johns. Was mixed Two of Us on March 25, 1970 by Phil Spector. This made ​​the song even a spoken introduction by John Lennon ahead, the comes from a session of 21 January 1969.

Publication

Two of Us was released on 8 May 1970 as the first song of the album Let It Be. Alternative versions appeared on the albums Anthology 3 (1996) and Let It Be ... Naked ( 2003). In May 1969, Paul McCartney produced a cover version of the band Mortimer, but remained unpublished.

Cover versions

Among other gecoverte versions of Boney M. (1979 ), Aimee Mann and Michael Penn ( 2001), Guster (2007), Ljubljana (1988 ), Kenny Loggins (2009) or Darren Criss appeared ( 2013).

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