The Ballad of John and Yoko
“Christ, you know it ain't easy”
Lennon's first-person account of his March 1969 marriage to Yoko Ono and the Amsterdam bed-in, set to a 12-bar blues. Recorded by Lennon and McCartney alone – Harrison was abroad and Starr was filming The Magic Christian.
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Paul McCartney played drums on 7 Beatles songs, taking over for Ringo on tracks like 'Wild Honey Pie', 'Don't Pass Me By', 'Mother Nature's Son'. This song is one of them.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 14, 1969
ReleasedMay 30, 1969 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
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