(george harrison song)
(track 4 of 1970 beatles album “let it be”)
(last new song recorded by the beatles
(without lennon)
(1 april 1970)
(george harrison was railing against the “selfishness” of paul in his song “i me mine”)
(and pretending like he was going macro and addressing the selfishness of mankind)
(way too preachy for me!)
(so i’ll embrace an objectivist outlook!)
(*groan*)
(“my ____”)
(“i me mine” is a song by the english rock band “the beatles” from their 1970 album let it be)
(written by george harrison, it was the last new track recorded by the band before their split in april 1970)
(the song originated from the get back / let it be sessions in january 1969, and its lyrics serve as a comment from harrison on the fractious situation within the group at that time)
(the song’s musical mood alternates between waltz-time verses, during which harrison laments the ego problems afflicting “the beatles”, and choruses played in the hard rock style)
(the beatles rehearsed “i me mine” at twickenham film studios in january 1969)
(a year later, by which point john lennon had privately left the group, the three remaining members formally recorded it at EMI’s “abbey road studios)
(when preparing the let It be album for release in 1970, producer phil spector extended the track by repeating the song’s chorus and second verse, in addition to adding lush orchestration)
(the original version of the track, at just 1:34 in duration and without the orchestral overdubs, appeared on the beatles’ 1996 outtakes compilation anthology 3, introduced by a mock announcement from harrison referring to lennon’s departure)
(harrison titled his 1980 autobiography, “i me mine”, after the song)