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SongsLet It BeMaggie Mae
Let It Be·I've Got a Feeling
Maggie Mae1970 · Let It Be
Let It Be album cover

Maggie Mae

1970 · Let It Be

“She never walk down Lime Street anymore”

A 39-second fragment of a traditional Liverpool folk song about a local prostitute, performed informally by the Beatles during the Get Back sessions. Credited as arranged by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey.
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Independent engineer Glyn Johns recorded the Get Back sessions and Let It Be. Credited on 15 Beatles recordings, including 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)', 'One After 909', 'Maggie Mae'.

I Want You (She's So Heavy)One After 909Let It BeGlyn Johns
Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track7 · Side 1 · Side closer
Duration0:39
Songwriter(s)Traditional
Lead VocalJohn, Paul
RecordedJanuary 24, 1969
ReleasedMay 8, 1970

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Text103 tags

Motif

Place namesCharacterStorytellingWomenNumbersStreet

Vocabulary

Neutral toneCasual languageMinimal lyrics

Narrative

First personVignetteThird personObservational

Lyrical device

Pastiche

Rhyme type

Perfect rhymeInternal rhymeTriple rhyme

Song form

StrophicNo verse-chorus

Sections

Single verseNo chorus
Word cloud

Cover-shared words

anymoreawaydirtyfoundgoodheherhomewardmemyneverohpartpayshestreettakententheytwowalka weekand shefound herher awayme topart ofshe neverthat wasthe judgethey havethis isthis is a

Cover-shared shape

[ADJ] no[NOUN] that[VERB] a[VERB] down[VERB] he[VERB] her[VERB] me[WORD] a[WORD] of[WORD] the[WORD] theya [NOUN]a [WORD]down [WORD]for [VERB]have [VERB]he [ADJ]her [ADV]my [NOUN]no [ADJ]of [WORD]she [WORD]the [NOUN]they [VERB][VERB] [WORD] a[VERB] a [WORD][VERB] her [ADV][VERB] me to[WORD] a [NOUN][WORD] of [WORD][WORD] the [NOUN]a [NOUN] thata [WORD] [WORD]a [WORD] ofdown [WORD] [NOUN]is a [WORD]she [WORD] [VERB]the [NOUN] hethey [VERB] methey have [VERB][VERB] [WORD] a [NOUN][VERB] a [WORD] [WORD]a [WORD] of [WORD]and she [WORD] [VERB]have [VERB] her [ADV]is a [WORD] ofthis is a [WORD]

Rhyme scheme

Unique rhyme scheme

Line length

Unique line length

Music55 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarDrums

Instrument group

Guitars

Bass work

No bass guitar

Music genre

SkiffleFolk

Vocal work

Vocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Defining riff

Tempo

Slow

Key

G major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

StrophicAANo verse-chorus

Sections

No chorusStandard verses (2-4)

Harmony

Perfect cadenceParallel harmonyPlagal cadence

Composition

All major chordsOnly basic triadsTonic openingTonic endingMinimal harmonyVerse in ITonic verse

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

major

Scale degree

IIVV

Chord degree

V–II–IVIV–II–VIV–I–VV–I–IVI–IV–I–V

Chord shape

C → FC → GC → G → DC → F → B♭C → F → C → G

Chord literal

G → CC → GG → DD → GC → G → DD → G → CG → C → G → D

Studio11 tags

Studio technique

Tape splicing

Equipment

Fender Rosewood TelecasterMartin D-28Gibson J-160ELudwig Hollywood Maple3M M23 8-track recorderEMI REDD.51 consoleEMI REDD.37 console

Recording location

Apple StudiosExternal location

Session duration

Single day

People12 tags

Unique personnel
Beatles onlyUnique writing creditClassic formationRole swap
Line-up
John Lennon
Lead vocalsAcoustic guitar
Paul McCartney
Lead vocalsBacking vocalsAcoustic guitar
George Harrison
Electric guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums
Songwriter
Traditional
Producer
Phil SpectorGeorge Martin
Recording engineer
Glyn Johns
Assistant engineer
Neil Richmond

Info15 tags

Release type

Song on albumSong on Giles Martin remix

US release

Identical release

Release mix

Stereo

Label

AppleApple US

Publisher

Northern Songs

Recording type

Live recording

Song type

Cover

Duration

Very short
Sources & references

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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Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track7 · Side 1 · Side closer
Duration0:39
Songwriter(s)Traditional
Lead VocalJohn, Paul
RecordedJanuary 24, 1969
ReleasedMay 8, 1970
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