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“The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” is a song by The Beatles from the 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album).
The song opens with a flamenco guitar solo (taken from a seldom-heard Mellotron bank of Spanish guitar runs; on some CD reissues, this solo closes the previous track, “Wild Honey Pie”), followed by the chorus, sung by all four Beatles, Ringo’s then-wife Maureen, and Yoko Ono (providing the only female lead vocal on a Beatles recording, for a single line). John Lennon, who wrote the song, is the primary lead singer. Like the majority of songs written by either Lennon or Paul McCartney it is credited to Lennon/McCartney.The song was recorded at Abbey Road on 8 October 1968 and was completed including all overdubs in this one session. The Beatles also started and completed the Lennon-composed ‘I’m So Tired’ during the same recording session.
The song opens with a flamenco guitar solo (taken from a seldom-heard Mellotron bank of Spanish guitar runs; on some CD reissues, this solo closes the previous track, “Wild Honey Pie”), followed by the chorus, sung by all four Beatles, Ringo’s then-wife Maureen, and Yoko Ono (providing the only female lead vocal on a Beatles recording, for a single line). John Lennon, who wrote the song, is the primary lead singer. Like the majority of songs written by either Lennon or Paul McCartney it is credited to Lennon/McCartney.The song was recorded at Abbey Road on 8 October 1968 and was completed including all overdubs in this one session. The Beatles also started and completed the Lennon-composed ‘I’m So Tired’ during the same recording session.
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xtwntraphq wrote:
A Oh !
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Who are we hunting? Oh yes, Yoko! lol
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BarneyJWY wrote:
The only song where I can tolerate Yoko's singing. :)
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Luffbucket wrote:
Love Yoko's "not when he look so fierce!" :-)
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tcbp wrote:
The transition to While my Guitar... is really excellent, as someone below said
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Ninja1980 wrote:
Such a playful fun song... love it.
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StereoGirl95 wrote:
The end of the song lol!
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KarlaBeatles wrote:
this is brilliant!!! <3
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barryvs wrote:
Female vocals with the Beatles could really have worked out, but Yoko....well, it's not good. Maybe Maureen Starr would have been better?
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song
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Bejn23 wrote:
I'd love to hear a verion without Yoko's 'vocals'... maybe if I dubbed her part with a fart that part would be listenable without cringing.
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Mr_Romeo wrote:
Ey oh!
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the_real_bigjay wrote:
@Cassandra-Leo thats always been my favorite part of this song, and that's not supposed to be a knock on the song
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prognost wrote:
Not my favourite. I would never listen to this outside of a full listen of the White Album. But it's fun and catchy.
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
The transition from this song to "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is so flawlessly executed. I marvel at it every time I listen to them together.
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Samhain138 wrote:
For some reason this song always makes me think of John's death.
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xTYLERisMETALx wrote:
ALL DEE CHILDREN SING
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enfysmwng wrote:
EY UP. [2]
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UrbanFervor wrote:
@Seppooku U mad?
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HeeyJules wrote:
I looooooooooove this song. It's so different, I can't see any reason for hate.
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