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50 years ago...The Fab Four took The Long and Winding Road.

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    It was 50 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper refused to play!

    Paul McCartney would say that he quit The Beatles...even though John, George, and Ringo were basically out of the band by then. The straw that broke McCartney's back was this song...



    McCartney debated to have it orchestrated...but opted-out. When he heard what Allen Klein did to "The Long and Winding Road"...McCartney asked to have the orchestral overdub toned-down and NEVER do something like that again. McCartney lost, but later we got this version.



    But alas...The Beatles would take their own long and winding roads and music would never be the same again.
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    Given the choice, I prefer the Naked version. The orchestration and bg vocals Phil Spector tacked onto the 1970 issue aren't necessarily a bad idea, except that the arrangements he settled for were uninspired and not suited to the mood of the song (if only George Martin was there!). And, coincidentally, the Spector overdub was done on April 1, 1970. April Fool's, Paul!!
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    Even McCartney said this in a letter he gave to Allen Klein. And Spector made the orchestra leave during the session.

    Paul McCartney thought "The Long and Winding Road" to have a Ray Charles feel...and pure irony...Ray Charles covered the song one year later....

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