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Encyclopedia > Lady Madonna
"Lady Madonna"
Single by The Beatles
B-side(s) "The Inner Light"
Released 15 March 1968 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded Abbey Road
3 February and 6 February 1968
Genre Rock music
Length 2:16
Label Parlophone (UK)
Capitol Records (U.S.)
Producer(s) George Martin
Peak chart positions
The Beatles singles chronology
"Hello, Goodbye"
(1967)
"Lady Madonna"
(1968)
"Hey Jude"
(1968)

"Lady Madonna" is a song by the The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney). In March 1968 it was released as a single, backed by "the Inner Light". The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios during sessions on 3 February and 6 February 1968, before the Beatles left for India. This single was the last release by the band on Parlophone in the UK and Capitol Records in the U.S.. All subsequent releases, starting with "Hey Jude" in August 1968, were released on their own label Apple Records, under EMI distribution, until the late 1970s, when Capitol and Parlophone re-released old material. Image File history File links This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Inner Light is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to Lady Madonna. The lyrics are a rendering of Chapter 47 in the Laozis Dao De Jing, the foundational book of Daoism. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock artists: The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 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The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Inner Light is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to Lady Madonna. The lyrics are a rendering of Chapter 47 in the Laozis Dao De Jing, the foundational book of Daoism. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock artists: The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 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The song, and in particular, the intro, is similar to Humphrey Lyttelton's "Bad Penny Blues" from 1956.[1] John Lennon helped write the lyrics.[2] The line "see how they run" was included after his suggestion (and was a theme that had been used in the previous year's "I Am the Walrus"). In music, the introduction is a passage or section which opens a movement or a separate piece. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... Bad Penny Blues is a trad jazz piece written by Humphrey Lyttelton and recorded with his band in London on April 20, 1956. ... See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - Blue Suede Shoes is released by Carl Perkins on the Sun Records label. ... 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. ... I Am the Walrus is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. ...


The piano playing on this song was inspired by 1950's rock/blues piano-player, Fats Domino. McCartney recalled in 1994, "'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."[3] Domino himself would cover the song later in 1968, and it would become his most recent U.S. Hot 100 hit (peaking at exactly #100). Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...


The saxophone solo was played by British jazz musician and club owner Ronnie Scott. The mix used in the single had much of Scott's saxophone removed, but the versions on Anthology 2 and Love feature a more prominent use of Ronnie's solo, at the end of the song. In a recent BBC documentary, Timewatch, McCartney explained the decision behind this saying that at the time, Scott had not been impressed that his music had been hidden behind other instruments, so McCartney had decided to fix it with the most recent mix in the hope that if Scott were still alive today, he would be proud. The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... Ronnie Scott (left) with Tubby Hayes. ... The Beatles Anthology 2 is an album released in March 1996, and includes rarites and alternatives tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and singles they were planning to release before their trip to India in 1968. ... Love is a soundtrack compilation album by The Beatles released in November 2006. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...


A variation of this song can be heard on McCartney's Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road DVD (PBS Great Performances). McCartney calls it "An Old Lady in New Clothes". Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road, recorded July 28 2005, was a live concert given by Paul McCartney at Abbey Road Studios, specifically Studio 2, where many Beatles recordings were made. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...


"Lady Madonna" has been a regular staple on various compilation albums released by Apple Records: A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ...

The version on Love includes rain sound effects and is mixed with parts of Why Don't We Do It in the Road? and Hey Bulldog. Hey Jude (originally titled The Beatles Again: Hey Jude) was a 1970 compilation of singles and b-sides from various points in The Beatles career, as well as the A Hard Days Night album track I Should Have Known Better. The common thread running through all the albums... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Capitol label of the Past Masters, Volume Two LP. Note the small Parlophone logo on the left Past Masters, Volume Two is an compilation album by The Beatles released in 1988. ... The Beatles Anthology 2 is an album released in March 1996, and includes rarites and alternatives tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and singles they were planning to release before their trip to India in 1968. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Love is a soundtrack compilation album by The Beatles released in November 2006. ... Why Dont We Do It in the Road? is a song by the Beatles released on the White Album. ... Hey Bulldog is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album in 1969. ...

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Cover versions

  • "Lady Madonna" was performed by Romanian band Phoenix on their first EP, Vremuri ("Old times", 1968). The Electrecord studios didn't trust the sales success of the band's own songs ("Vremuri" and "Canarul"). This was a common practice in communist countries and the predominant way western music was reaching there officially.

Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... 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. ... Richard Perry is an American record producer and musician. ... Transsylvania-Phoenix band logo Transsylvania Phoenix or, more commonly, just Phoenix, is one of the most prominent Romanian Rock and Roll bands of the latest decades, and also the first one to take musical inspiration from ancient Romanian folk themes. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... A Communist state is a state governed by a single political party which declares its allegiance to the principles of Marxism-Leninism. ... The term Western world or the West (also on rare occasions called the Occident) can have multiple meanings depending on its context (i. ...

Cultural references

Preceded by
"The Legend of Xanadu"
by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
UK number one single
March 27, 1968
(2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Congratulations" by Cliff Richard

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Notes

  1. ^ Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 132. ISBN 0-517-57066-1. 
  2. ^ Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press, 201. ISBN 0-312-25464-4. 
  3. ^ a b Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 449-450. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6. 

Mark Lewisohn (born 1958) is one of the worlds foremost experts on The Beatles. ... Barry Miles (commonly known as, and called, simply Miles) is an author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg as well as books about John Lennon, the Beatles and Frank Zappa. ...

External links

  • Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Lady Madonna"

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