Don't Let Me Down
“Nobody ever loved me like she does”
A Lennon composition delivered as a vulnerable plea to Yoko Ono, with Billy Preston's electric piano shaping the sound. B-side to 'Get Back' on the 1969 single, credited to 'The Beatles with Billy Preston'.
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Billy Preston plays on 10 Beatles recordings: Let It Be, Get Back, Something, I Want You (She's So Heavy), The Long and Winding Road, Dig a Pony, One After 909, I've Got a Feeling, Dig It, and Don't Let Me Down.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJanuary 28, 1969
ReleasedApril 11, 1969 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyFragile LennonRaw vulnerability and fear of loss, Rooftop concert
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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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