About This Track
“Flying” is an instrumental by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States).
The first since “Cry for a Shadow” in 1961, this rare Beatles instrumental (although chanting is heard at the end) was the first song to be credited as being written by all four members of the band with the writing credits of “Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr” (another being “
Dig It” on Let It Be). It was recorded on September 8, 1967 with mellotron, guitar, bass, maracas, drums, and tape loops overdubbed September 28.
“Flying” was originally titled “Aerial Tour Instrumental”. The end of the recording originally included a fast-paced traditional New Orleans jazz-influenced coda, but this was removed and replaced with an ending featuring tape loops created by John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the September 28 session. The loops initially resulted in a track length of 9:38, but the track was later cut down to only 2:17. Part of the loops were used alongside an element of the ending jazz sequence to make “The Bus,” an incidental piece used at various points, for the TV movie. The track is likely to have originally started simply as a jam session — it is in simple 12-bar blues form in a straight-forward 4/4 time and the key of C major.
The first since “Cry for a Shadow” in 1961, this rare Beatles instrumental (although chanting is heard at the end) was the first song to be credited as being written by all four members of the band with the writing credits of “Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr” (another being “
Dig It” on Let It Be). It was recorded on September 8, 1967 with mellotron, guitar, bass, maracas, drums, and tape loops overdubbed September 28.
“Flying” was originally titled “Aerial Tour Instrumental”. The end of the recording originally included a fast-paced traditional New Orleans jazz-influenced coda, but this was removed and replaced with an ending featuring tape loops created by John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the September 28 session. The loops initially resulted in a track length of 9:38, but the track was later cut down to only 2:17. Part of the loops were used alongside an element of the ending jazz sequence to make “The Bus,” an incidental piece used at various points, for the TV movie. The track is likely to have originally started simply as a jam session — it is in simple 12-bar blues form in a straight-forward 4/4 time and the key of C major.
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Shouts
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doubleshell wrote:
makes me fly...I just love them...
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EvanSites wrote:
Best Beatles Instrumental until Paul finally gets permission to release Carnival of Light
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ark4real wrote:
high
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obscurecendo wrote:
downtempo, anyone?
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lihei wrote:
The organ does it for me.
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farmgirlblues wrote:
I listened to this album endlessly in high school; at the time, instrumental songs bored the hell out of me. Listening to it now, however, just might be my favorite happy place.
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mgpixlab wrote:
there go tha' 12 bar blues.
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fromabeach wrote:
holy shit i never noticed the blues structure.
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boehj wrote:
classic shit!
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sodr2 wrote:
i wish this song was 1hour longer [2]
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atomicpanda325 wrote:
Possibly my favorite Beatles song.
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blaze1289 wrote:
The definition of chill.
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hydecrabs wrote:
la la la la laaaaaa! laaaa! laaaa! laaaaaaaaaaaa! [3]
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GoldenTouf wrote:
la la la la laaaaaa! laaaa! laaaa! laaaaaaaaaaaa! [2]
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Enkuturi wrote:
I want to listen to this song while being brutally murdered.
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takoinche wrote:
Has anyone noticed this song has a blues structure? :3 its just great.
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Rapowke wrote:
A true pearl on the Magical Mystery Tour Album.
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backtothelight wrote:
It's alright. Nuffin' special.
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GiseleMartel wrote:
first downtempo track
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Kreen-Akrore wrote:
This song always puts me in a good mood. :)
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