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"Free as a Bird" is a single released in December 1995 by English rock band the Beatles. The song was originally written and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon . In 1995, 25 years after their break-up and 15 years after Lennon's murder , his then surviving bandmates Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr released a studio ...
- c. 1977, February–March 1994
- "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
- 4 December 1995
- Rock
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Mar 15, 2008 · In the US, ‘Free As A Bird’ reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming The Beatles’ 34th Top 10 single in America. The song later won the 1997 Grammy award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Based on a 1977 demo recorded by John Lennon in New York, Free As A Bird was completed by the other three Beatles 17 ...
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Dec 4, 1995 · Free as a Bird Lyrics. [Chorus: John Lennon & John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison] Free as a bird. It's the next best thing to be. Free as a bird. [Post-Chorus: John Lennon & J ohn ...
The song ends with a coda which includes a strummed ukulele by George and the voice of John played backwards. The message, when played in reverse, is “Turned out nice again”. The final result sounds like “made by John Lennon”, which, according to Paul, was unintentional and was only discovered after the surviving Beatles reviewed the ...
Ringo Starr and George Harrison both played on E.L.O.'s 2001 album Zoom. Lynne had quite a task on this song, as Lennon's original vocal was mixed with the piano track. Yoko Ono agreed to release Lennon's demo to the other Beatles the day after he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.