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“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.
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  • aldyshekoski

    If you're lonely, you can talk to me

    16 days ago

  • alexia_N

    yesterday (no pun intended) when i got in the car, this song was on the radio! it was pretty cool

    last month

  • alexia_N

    This song is brilliant and addictive and i love it. I agree with DaveBaldwin.

    last month

  • nightswatch

    there are way more beatles songs i dislike than like, but this one is fucking badass

    last month

  • AniithaM

    You can talk to me, you can talk to me, you can talk to me, if you're lonely, you can talk to me!!!! :D

    last month

  • Ohlsson

    the lyrics

    March 2012

  • PopKaa

    been my favourite beatles song ever since i first watched the yellow submarine. the first film i remember :D

    March 2012

  • DonkeyKongJr13

    fuckity fuck fuck mother fuck, good song, sorry for cursing

    March 2012

  • WWOMENN

    JOHN splendor, I LOVE HIS VOCAL!❤❤❤❤❤

    February 2012

  • flickothewrist

    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

    January 2012

  • DaveBaldwin

    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.

    January 2012

  • noooot

    Bass...

    January 2012

  • 2morrowww

    Fuck, yeeeeeeeeeess

    December 2011

  • Rockarolla1

    great riff

    November 2011

  • dominic_john

    great song. pretty mad, but brilliant.

    November 2011

  • Luffbucket

    "Big man....yeah!..."

    October 2011

  • TheHutchman

    If it were possible to have such a thing as an 'underrated Beatles song', this would be the one.

    October 2011

  • innerspeaker

    I want someone to sample that piano riff for a hip hop track. Would be awesome.

    October 2011

  • mastersword666

    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.

    August 2011

  • donkukis

    temón.

    August 2011
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