1 Song From The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' Was 2 Songs 'Forced Together'
A song from The Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour was originally two different songs, one by John Lennon and the other by Paul McCartney. Subsequently, a sound engineer who worked on the song was enthralled with it. The tune complements some other Fab Four songs very well.
John gave fans insight into how the song came together. “One half was all mine,” he recalled. “‘How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people, now that you know who you are, da da da da.’ Then Paul comes in with [sings] ‘Baby, you’re a rich man,’ which was a lick he had around.”
Eddie Kramer is a sound engineer who worked on songs by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and some tracks from Magical Mastery Tour. During a 2013 interview with Guitar World, Kramer discussed John’s role in creating “Baby, You’re a Rich Man.” He said John added electronic keyboard riffs to the track that sounded like Indian music.
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
