Dear Prudence
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| "Dear Prudence" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| From the album The Beatles | ||
| Album released | 22 November, 1968 | |
| Recorded | 28 August, 1968 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Song Length | 3:57 | |
| Record label | Apple Records | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| The Beatles Album Listing | ||
| Back in the U.S.S.R. (Track 1 of Disc 1) | Dear Prudence (Track 2 of Disc 1) | Glass Onion (Track 3 of Disc 1) |
"Dear Prudence" is a Beatles song, from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as "The White Album"). It is about actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, who was present when the Beatles visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. Prudence, focused on meditation, stayed in her room for the majority of their stay. John Lennon, worried she was depressed, wrote this song.
Lennon considered it one of his favorite Beatles songs and his son Julian Lennon has named it his favorite.
In 1983, the song was covered and released as a single by Siouxsie & the Banshees.
In 1987, Lennon's original handwritten copy of the lyrics was auctioned off for $19,500.
This song, along with Back in the U.S.S.R., features Paul McCartney on drums rather than Ringo Starr, who had recently walked out. He returned after the recording of this song to find flowers on his drumkit, greeting him.
The song's line "Won't you come out to play?" was adapted by Elton John and Bernie Taupin in their 1982 song "Empty Garden", written as a tribute to the late John Lennon.
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