About This Track
“Hey Bulldog” is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1968. Written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney), the song was recorded during the filming of the “Lady Madonna” promotional video, and is one of the few Beatles songs to revolve around a piano riff.
During the recording, Paul McCartney started to bark without warning. The next lines, initially written as “Hey Bullfrog”, were changed mid-song to “Hey Bulldog”. This became the song’s title.
Geoff Emerick, the Beatles’ engineer, would subsequently claim this was the last song the band recorded that featured a team dynamic with enthusiasm from every member. When the group reconvened in the studio in May 1968 for the The Beatles sessions, their group cohesion had already been undermined by the business, artistic, and personal differences that would culminate in their eventual breakup.
During these sessions, a film crew photographed the four Beatles recording the song. It was one of the few times they allowed themselves to be extensively filmed recording in the Abbey Road studios, for a promotional film to be released during their scheduled four-month retreat to India (which was later edited together as a promotional film for the single Lady Madonna).
Musically, the song harks back to the early R&B riffs of songs such as Money (That’s What I Want), and retains a similar blues feel as Lady Madonna - the two songs were combined on the Love album.
During the recording, Paul McCartney started to bark without warning. The next lines, initially written as “Hey Bullfrog”, were changed mid-song to “Hey Bulldog”. This became the song’s title.
Geoff Emerick, the Beatles’ engineer, would subsequently claim this was the last song the band recorded that featured a team dynamic with enthusiasm from every member. When the group reconvened in the studio in May 1968 for the The Beatles sessions, their group cohesion had already been undermined by the business, artistic, and personal differences that would culminate in their eventual breakup.
During these sessions, a film crew photographed the four Beatles recording the song. It was one of the few times they allowed themselves to be extensively filmed recording in the Abbey Road studios, for a promotional film to be released during their scheduled four-month retreat to India (which was later edited together as a promotional film for the single Lady Madonna).
Musically, the song harks back to the early R&B riffs of songs such as Money (That’s What I Want), and retains a similar blues feel as Lady Madonna - the two songs were combined on the Love album.
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flickothewrist wrote:
Gold Medal Beatle in spellbinding form, one of his truly greatest songs among many and I can only watch the video sparingly as I bubble like a big school girl every time I see it, legend, icon, genius barely covers it
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DaveBaldwin wrote:
They have so many more songs with deep meaning, texture and grit than the most popular, bubble gummy Beatles hits of the 60's. If people would just take the time to listen to them they would blow their minds.
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noooot wrote:
Bass...
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2morrowww wrote:
Fuck, yeeeeeeeeeess
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Rockarolla1 wrote:
great riff
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dominic_john wrote:
great song. pretty mad, but brilliant.
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Luffbucket wrote:
"Big man....yeah!..."
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TheHutchman wrote:
If it were possible to have such a thing as an 'underrated Beatles song', this would be the one.
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innerspeaker wrote:
I want someone to sample that piano riff for a hip hop track. Would be awesome.
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mastersword666 wrote:
Definitely one of my favourite Beatles songs. I think if this was on one of their more prominent albums, it wouldn't be so overlooked.
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donkukis wrote:
temón.
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
One of their best!!
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sogletho wrote:
woof!
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BeatlesLover_x3 wrote:
The bit at the end always cheers me up. [3]
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lesalanos wrote:
Fantastic song, easily one of my favourites by them
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blossomtoe wrote:
Imagine this being one of your knocks off, not even regarded as A list? What a bloody song. Just an absolute diamond.
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
IF YOU'RE LONELY YOU CAN TAAAALK TO MEEE ♪
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KSM20 wrote:
"Don't look at me man I only have ten children"
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DarkEpitaph wrote:
underrated
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blossomtoe wrote:
FUCKING HELL THIS SONG IS SO FUCKING AWESOME. Yes. That needed capitals. It just did.
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