Mr. Moonlight (2:35)

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Written by: Johnson
Recorded: 14 August; 18 October 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
A staple of The Beatles’ live act for some years, Mr Moonlight was recorded by the group during sessions for their fourth LP, Beatles For Sale.
he song was written by Roy Lee Johnson. The first known recording was by blues pianist Piano Red, recording as Dr Feelgood and the Interns. It was released as the b-side of Dr Feelgood, a minor R&B hit in 1962.
In the studio

The Beatles attempted the song twice in the studio in 1964. The first time was on 14 August, when they recorded four takes - the last of these was for a time considered the best.

Anthology 1 contains takes one and four. The first broke down almost immediately; take four was complete, and featured a frantic slide guitar solo by George Harrison.

The Beatles re-made the song on 18 October. Again they recorded four takes, the last two of which featured McCartney’s somewhat gaudy Hammond organ solo.

Despite a blistering vocal from John Lennon, Mr Moonlight is held by many Beatles fans as one of the least successful songs in their catalogue.

Released: 4 December 1964 (UK), 15 December 1964 (US)

John Lennon: vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: harmony vocals, bass, Hammond organ
George Harrison: harmony vocals, lead guitar, African drum
Ringo Starr: percussion

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AndreaVolta wrote:
last month

we love you misters

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shinohiro929 wrote:
October 2009

LIKE'IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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mayra_coldplay wrote:
September 2009

MISTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERR.

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Langevins wrote:
September 2009

i love this song so much and i don't think it's weird

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TFSeear wrote:
September 2009

The vocals here are fantastic, good beat and much underated for sure... not sure why this has often been picked out as their worst song... ah well

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Yunckzilla wrote:
September 2009

birthday is way better than this.

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jonniewilks wrote:
September 2009

Yup, it's all about that Lennon vocal.

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subjective wrote:
September 2009

always absolutely loved how great john's voice was in this song

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iantm wrote:
September 2009

@Dead_Dogs_Two: don't step on "birthday" just because this clunker of a cover doesn't get the recognition your poser ass thinks it deserves

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Robondacob wrote:
August 2009

John's singing makes the song awesome. It's really not that bad of a song.

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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
July 2009

I changed my mind. Now I quite like this song.

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Devildom wrote:
June 2009

Miiiiisteeer Moonlight (=

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Ranzatsu wrote:
June 2009

I really really love the opening. John's voice is so amazing.

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pixieshey wrote:
April 2009

Dr. Feelgood!

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rhandofnixon wrote:
April 2009

I really can't stand this song. I don't have a good explanation, but the harmonies just grate on me.

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Stranger023 wrote:
March 2009

rly love this one.. !

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Blodhemn800AD wrote:
March 2009

Weird song, but John's singing is great.

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For_Iconoclasm wrote:
January 2009

I don't understand everyone's gripe with this song!

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RhealLuhb wrote:
September 2008

Hm. I actually absolutely love this song. One of my favorites.

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jaigurudevaom_ wrote:
September 2008

i used to think this was the worst beatles song, but now i've actually given it a shot and i like it. john's vocals are perfect.

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