"Cry Baby Cry" is a song by The Beatles from the White Album, and it is the final song on the album featuring the group's instrumental presence. It is about an old fairy tale that John Lennon remembered from his youth.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (700 × 700 pixel, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles U.S. chronology The Beatles is the ninth official album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle—a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of The Beatles records. ... The Beatles U.S. chronology The Beatles is the ninth official album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Savoy Truffle is a song written by George Harrison and performed by the Beatles on their self-titled album (the White Album). Harrison wrote the song as a tribute to his friend Eric Claptons chocolate addiction, and indeed he derived the title and many of the lyrics from a... Revolution 9 is an experimental recording which appeared on the Beatles 1968 self-titled LP release (known as the White Album). ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... Sean Paul Henriques (born January 8, 1973) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. ... Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a BRIT Award- and Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over ten million albums worldwide. ... Cry Baby Cry is a single by Mexican Latin rock musician Carlos Santana featuring Jamaican dancehall/reggae deejay Sean Paul and English soul singer Joss Stone, released in May 2006. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles U.S. chronology The Beatles is the ninth official album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

When asked about "Cry Baby Cry" in 1980, Lennon replied, "Not mine. A piece of rubbish."^[1] The "Not mine" part is either a mistake in Lennon's memory, an error in the transcription of the interviewer's audio tape of the interview, or merely John sarcastically disowning the song. Paul McCartney said, "Cry Baby Cry was another of John's songs from India."^[2] Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award and Grammy Award winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...

The track also includes a very short unrelated song performed by McCartney, whose most prominent line is "Can You Take Me Back," appearing directly before "Revolution 9". This portion of the song does not appear in the lyrics shown written for the album. Revolution 9 is an experimental recording which appeared on the Beatles 1968 self-titled LP release (known as the White Album). ...

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The original lyrics were "Cry baby cry, make your mother buy." Lennon said he got the words from an advertisement.^{[citation needed]} The "Duchess of Kirkcaldy" mentioned in the song was a creation of Lennon's, possibly inspired by the Beatles' gig in the town of the same name in 1963.[2] Kirkcaldy (IPA pronunciation: ) is the largest town in Fife, Scotland. ...

George Martin plays harmonium on this track (introduced after the first statement of "make your mother sigh". This was the same harmonium Lennon used on 'We Can Work It Out'. A Harmonium is a free-standing musical keyboard instrument similar to a Reed Organ or Pipe Organ. ... A Harmonium is a free-standing musical keyboard instrument similar to a Reed Organ or Pipe Organ. ... We Can Work It Out is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles as a double A-sided single with Day Tripper. The song is a classic instance of true Lennon-McCartney collaboration, its authors meeting more closely in a single song only...

Cultural references

• The song is referenced in a line from the Firefly episode "Serenity."

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Trivia

German pop band Fool's Garden covered this song on their first album Once In A Blue Moon in 1993. Fools Garden is a German pop group formed in 1991, comprising singer Peter Freudenthaler, guitarist Volker Hinkel, bassist Thomas Mangold, keyboardist Roland Röhl and drummer Ralf Wochele. ...

Samiam covers this song on their 1997 album, You Are Freaking Me Out.

Notes

1. ^ David Sheff, All We Are Saying, p. 200
2. ^ Barry Miles, Many Years From Now, p. 487
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ Steve's Beatle Page

External link

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