Beatles - In My Life

[marble falls]

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. I Did This At An Open Mic A Few Months Ago

Such a pretty song.
I heard that the original was very Liverpool-centric & George M & Paul suggested he make it broader, lyrically, but keep everything else the same.
It's fun to be able to play that theme between the verses. Obviously, I left out the faux harpsichord solo.

[marble falls]

3. That electric harpsicord was innovative in 1966! Didn't George Martin actually play it?

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Yes, But No

George Martin played, but it wasn't an electric harpsichord.
They wanted to put a Bach-like piano part on it, but George couldn't play what he came up with at tempo.
So, they slowed the tape way down and he played along.
Then, when the playback was at full speed, the sped up piano sounded somewhat like a harpsichord.
That's why it doesn't sound like a piano and still not quite a harpsichord.
Pretty clever!

[twodogsbarking]

2. They brought music and hair to America. So much in a few years. Never to be replicated.