About This Track
“Cry Baby Cry” is a song by The Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles, also known as The White Album. “Cry Baby Cry” is the final song on the album featuring the group’s instrumental presence. It is about an old nursery rhyme that John Lennon remembered from his youth.
The song is followed by a brief segment, written by Paul McCartney often referred to as “Can You Take Me Back”.
When asked about “Cry Baby Cry” in 1980, Lennon replied, “Not me. A piece of rubbish.” The “Not me” part is either a mistake in Lennon’s memory, an error in the transcription of the interviewer’s audio tape of the interview, or Lennon sarcastically disowning the song. Paul McCartney said, “Cry Baby Cry was another of John’s songs from India,”although demos of the song indicate it was written in late 1967. The original lyrics were “Cry baby cry, make your mother buy.” Lennon describes to biographer Hunter Davies how he got the words from an advertisement. The “Duchess of Kirkcaldy” mentioned in the song was a creation of Lennon’s, possibly inspired by the Beatles’ gig in the town of the same name in 1963.
George Martin plays harmonium on this track (introduced after the first statement of “make your mother sigh”). This was the same harmonium Lennon used on “We Can Work It Out” and that Martin had previously used on “The Word”.
The song is followed by a brief segment, written by Paul McCartney often referred to as “Can You Take Me Back”.
When asked about “Cry Baby Cry” in 1980, Lennon replied, “Not me. A piece of rubbish.” The “Not me” part is either a mistake in Lennon’s memory, an error in the transcription of the interviewer’s audio tape of the interview, or Lennon sarcastically disowning the song. Paul McCartney said, “Cry Baby Cry was another of John’s songs from India,”although demos of the song indicate it was written in late 1967. The original lyrics were “Cry baby cry, make your mother buy.” Lennon describes to biographer Hunter Davies how he got the words from an advertisement. The “Duchess of Kirkcaldy” mentioned in the song was a creation of Lennon’s, possibly inspired by the Beatles’ gig in the town of the same name in 1963.
George Martin plays harmonium on this track (introduced after the first statement of “make your mother sigh”). This was the same harmonium Lennon used on “We Can Work It Out” and that Martin had previously used on “The Word”.
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VomitGirl wrote:
Am I just hallucinating or is this entirely different than the album version? I'm pretty sure I'm not hallucinating although I often am. And I mean, don't get me wrong, I understand hallucinations are generally perceived as a more visual thing as opposed to an auditory thing but when I'm hallucinating I generally have auditory distortions as well and I'm damn sure this isn't the same version I've heard on vinyl. Still though, pretty darn neat 4 sure, tis always a pleasure to hear beatles stuff.
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jimgravy845 wrote:
See my earlier post
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Sasu_Prog wrote:
THE DRUMS!!!!!!!!!!!
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jimgravy845 wrote:
Why is there no rock band as good as this today?
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jorlightpenguin wrote:
I love the piano in this song.
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Maudie00 wrote:
really beautiful. and i'll cry baby.
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El_Salvador7 wrote:
The bass line is amazing here...
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song
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ZackZeppelin wrote:
Creepy...
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rudesam wrote:
the kids are dead
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mosnterks wrote:
LOVE THIS <#
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Ksimi wrote:
Could have been easily included on Sgt. Pepper
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ikarus999 wrote:
lovely song.
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naohiroxx1968 wrote:
R&R http://www.myspace.com/electronicswarrior
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kristenbrutus wrote:
I wish 'Can You Take Me Back' made the cut.
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bander_az wrote:
#100
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somnambulance wrote:
something about the way the drums slip in is absolutely spellbinding; paul's outro is also a ! moment
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nattehdee wrote:
Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back ...
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jjarichardson wrote:
Timeless.
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quashe wrote:
The best song on the White Album.
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