Don't Pass Me By
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| "Don't Pass Me By" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| From the album The Beatles | ||
| Album released | 22 November 1968 | |
| Recorded | 5 June, 1968 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Song Length | 3:50 | |
| Record label | Apple Records | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| The Beatles Album Listing | ||
| Rocky Raccoon (Track 13 of Disc 1) | Don't Pass Me By (Track 14 of Disc 1) | Why Don't We Do It in the Road? (Track 15 of Disc 1) |
"Don't Pass Me By" is a song by The Beatles that was on the White Album. It was Ringo Starr's first solo composition and he sang lead on this song, which apparently became a #1 hit in Poland.
Its earliest mention seems to be off a BBC chatter session introducing "And I Love Her" on the Top Gear program in 1964. In the conversation, Ringo is asked if he wrote a song and McCartney proceeded to mock it soon after, but the song is unmistakably Don't Pass Me By with very slightly different lyrics.
The fact that it wasn't recorded until 1968 contributed to Starr temporarily quitting The Beatles during the White Album sessions.
The song was said to have originally opened with an orchestral interlude arranged by George Martin, which was later used as a cue for the Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine. In 1996, this piece of music was released as the track "A Beginning" on The Beatles Anthology 3 CD. However, many fans think that the Anthology's booklet is incorrect, noting that the piece of music doesn't appear to go with "Don't Pass Me By" in any way whatsoever. Those who make this claim have gone on to state that the compilers might have gotten their Ringo songs confused, and that the intro was originally intended for "Good Night", where it would have been much more appropriate.
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| Please Please Me (1963) | With the Beatles (1963) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Beatles for Sale (1964) | Help! (1965) | Rubber Soul (1965) | Revolver (1966) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | The Beatles (1968) | Yellow Submarine (1969) | Abbey Road (1969) | Let It Be (1970) |
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