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May 22, 2018 · Learn about the Beatles' intimate and jovial home recordings in May 1968, before they started their next album. The Esher demos feature acoustic versions of songs that ended up on the White Album, as well as some that didn't.
- Jordan Runtagh
- “Cry Baby Cry” Lennon was clearly enthusiastic about “Cry Baby Cry,” pushing it to the top of the pile as the first song tackled at the Esher summit. He’d been working on it since the previous year, when Beatles’ biographer Hunter Davies observed Lennon at the piano in Kenwood, his rural Surrey estate, toying with lyrics sparked by a rather sadistic advertising slogan: “Cry baby cry, make your mother buy.”
- “Child of Nature” Upon first listening to the breezy demo of “Child of Nature,” it’s tempting to wonder if the rural reverie of Rishikesh had soothed Lennon’s permanently tortured soul.
- “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” Midway through the Beatles’ stay in India, they were joined by a young Yankee named Richard Cooke III. The crew-cut sporting former college athlete was there to visit his mother Nancy, a longtime follower of the Maharishi who had alienated the other devotees by finagling a private bungalow next to the master.
- “I’m So Tired” Sleep was a recurring theme in the life of John Lennon. The future Bed-In for Peace co-founder paid homage to somnolence with the Revolver track “I’m Only Sleeping,” but the lack of it at Maharishi’s ashram led to “I’m So Tired,” the unhappy follow up.
Sep 27, 2018 · The legendary Esher Demos, recorded at Harrison’s house in Esher, Surrey, are a blast. Martin played “Back In the U.S.S.R.,” “Sexy Sadie” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” as well as “Not Guilty,” a...
- Brian Ives
Nov 21, 2018 · The precise date is unknown, but towards the end of May 1968 The Beatles met at Kinfauns, George Harrison’s bungalow in Esher, Surrey. There they recorded demo versions of a number of songs written in India, 19 of which later appeared on the White Album.
Nov 9, 2018 · Esher Demos. The Beatles. Released November 9, 2018. Esher Demos Tracklist. 1. Back in the U.S.S.R. (Esher Demo) Lyrics. 2. Dear Prudence (Esher Demo) Lyrics. 3. Glass Onion...
Nov 8, 2018 · The so-called “Esher demos” — 27 songs taped on Harrison’s four-track machine — were at once stark and full, solo acoustic blueprints already outfitted with signature flourishes:...
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Sep 24, 2018 · After returning from India, the band recorded demos of the new songs at George Harrison’s bungalow in Esher, Surrey. These sessions became known as the Esher Demos, and signify a point in...
