And you think that John is the one who wanted to break them up but, when you hear this, he isn’t. But no – they’re discussing the next album. “The books have always told us that they knew Abbey Road was their last album and they wanted to go out on an artistic high. “It’s a revelation,” the historian Mark Lewisohn said of the find. 2 Beatles Songs Written by Ringo Octopus’s Garden Ringo Starr - Octopus's Garden (Beatles) (live 2005) HQ 0815007 Watch on One of the more lighthearted songs in the Beatles catalogue, Octopus’s Garden was written by Ringo while the band was recording The Beatles (aka The White Album). He also wrote and sang the Beatles songs Dont Pass Me By and Octopuss Garden, and is credited as a co-writer of four others. This week, the Guardian was given access to a rare recording of the band’s discussions while they recorded Abbey Road. The track, recorded in Starr’s home studio, features on What’s My Name, his 20th solo album, which also features a number of regular contributors and members of his touring All-Starr Band. McCartney and Starr have worked together on a number of records since the Beatles split up in 1970, including Starr’s last album, Give More Love. And the strings that Jack arranged for this track, if you really listen, they do one line from Here Comes the Sun. Paul came over and he played bass and sings a little bit on this with me.” “The other good thing is that I really wanted Paul to play on it and he said yes. I do well up when I think of John this deeply. “And I had never heard all this … I just loved this song. “Jack asked if I ever heard the Bermuda Tapes, John’s demos from that time,” Starr said.
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