Because
“Love is old, love is new”
Lennon's three-part vocal meditation, written after hearing Yoko Ono play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in reverse. Triple-tracked harmonies from John, Paul, and George produce nine vocal lines over an arpeggiated harpsichord-and-guitar figure.
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The Moog synthesizer first appears on a Beatles record on 'Because' (1969).
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedAugust 1 – August 5, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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