Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York City, and recorded in eight takes on 27 February 1964. In North America, it was released on both the American version of A Hard Day's Night and the album Something New. ' Tell Me Why' is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their album A Hard Day's Night.

And there, in all its glory, are the lyrics: 'When I find myself in times of trouble, Brother Malcolm comes to me.Cover to Parlophone single for export release That was until an outtake appeared on the 2018 50th anniversary reissue of the classic 'White Album', in which Paul tries out Let It Be while the band are midway through recording the song Piggies in September 1968. Was Mal talking rubbish? A lot of people thought so and the 'Mother Mary Dream' tale became the official version of the genesis of Let It Be. Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo 'It was gonna be Brother Malcolm but I’ve had to change it in case people get the wrong idea!”īeatles roadie Mal Evans with Paul McCartney in the Sgt Pepper era, April 1967. Speaking to Frost, Evans said: 'Paul was meditating one day and I came to him in a vision, abd I was just standing there saying “let it be, let it be…” And that’s where the song came from… It's funny because we were coming home from a session one night, and it was 3 o’clock in the morning, raining, dark in London, and Paul was telling this, saying I've written this song. In 1975 TV special hosted by David Frost and called A Salute To The Beatles, Evans explained that it was him - and not Paul's mum - that was going to be the subject of the song, Together with Neil Aspinall (who ended up managing the band's Apple empire), Evans was the Fab Four's road crew, personal assistant and general go-to good guy and mate. Mal Evans was one of The Beatles' right hand men. However, there is one other version of the story. Linda and Paul McCartney at the very final Beatles photo shoot in August 1969. However, when in asked if it had any reference to the Virgin Mary, The Beatle has been known to leave it up to fans' interpretation. McCartney's mother was also named Mary, which has been cited as an inspiration for the 'Mother Mary' lyric.

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