Sunday, March 28, 2010

Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles – ***

First released: 1967

I always thought this song was quite silly and probably McCartney did as well since he didn’t play it live until the early part of the 21st Century. This version appears on "Back in the US/World in 2002/3". It was the last major Beatles #1 composed by Paul that received the live treatment. When he finally did sing it as the concert opener, it improved my opinion of the song’s goofiness. It ended up on the "Magical Mystery Tour" album with a brief bit of it appearing in the movie on the closing credits. It's also on "1967-1970" and 2000's "1". A demo version appears on 1996's "Anthology 2".

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