Lady Madonna
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| “Lady Madonna” | |||||
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| Single by The Beatles | |||||
| B-side | "The Inner Light" | ||||
| Released | 15 March 1968 (UK) 18 March 1968 (US) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios: 3-6 February 1968 |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:16 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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| “ | It sounds like Elvis, doesn't it? No, it doesn't sound like Elvis... it IS Elvis. Even those bits where he goes very high. | „ |
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—Ringo Starr, 1968 |
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| “ | Paul. Good piano lick, but the song never really went anywhere. Maybe I helped him on some of the lyrics. | „ |
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—John Lennon, 1980 |
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| “ | 'Lady Madonna' is all women. How do they do it? --bless 'em. Baby at your breast, how do they get the time to feed them? Where do they get the money? How do you do this thing that women do?. | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, 1986 |
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| “ | The original concept was the Virgin Mary, but it quickly became symbolic of every woman-- the Madonna image but as applied to ordinary working-class women. 'Lady Madonna' was me sitting down at the piano trying to write a bluesy boogie-woogie thing. It reminded me of Fats Domino for some reason, so I started singing a Fats Domino impression. It took my voice to a very odd place. | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, 1994 |
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