Ringo Starr and John Lennon Had Conflicting Feelings About The Beatles' 'Get Back'
Ringo Starr never played The Beatles' "Get Back" in full in the studio. John Lennon said the song was connected to Paul McCartney's feelings about Yoko Ono.
While The Beatles wrote great harmonies, they were far from a harmonious band. Ringo Starr and John Lennon had different takes on The Beatles’ “Get Back.” One had fond memories of the song, especially a famous live version of it, while the other dismissed the track. John famously claimed Paul McCartney wrote the song to express his feelings about Yoko Ono. He also said it sounded a lot like one of the Fab Four’s other hits.
During a 2023 interview with USA Today, Ringo looked back at “Get Back.” “I love [the song] ‘Get Back,'” he said, beaming. “If you look at the [Peter Jackson documentary Get Back] … I never played to the whole song [in the studio]. Anyway, all the bits we were writing, it was regular rock.”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/CheatSheet
