The Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe

by The Beatles

The Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 30 May 1969
  • Label: Apple
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 6:15
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded entirely by John Lennon and Paul McCartney while the other members were absent, the A-side functions as a frantic, journalistic diary of Lennon's controversial honeymoon. The B-side marks a rare, blues-inflected A-side/B-side feature for George Harrison, propelled by a distinctively bouncing bassline.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, satirical, travel, fame, marriage

Tracklist

  1. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2:58)
  2. Old Brown Shoe (3:17)

Credits

  • The Beatles - primary artist
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • George Harrison - written-by

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