And Your Bird Can Sing: Written primarily by John Lennon, And Your Bird Can Sing is notable mainly for its cryptic lyrics and the twin guitar riffs - played by Paul McCartney and George Harrison - that drive the song. While Lennon never revealed the inspiration behind the song, it is believed to refer to the rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Although the two groups were friends, Lennon saw the Stones as Beatles copyists, and the titular bird may have been Marianne Faithfull. Like Rain, And Your Bird Can Sing hinted at knowledge unbeknown to all but the enlightened, showing the influence of LSD. It is also likely that the oblique lyrics were an attempt at writing something akin to the wordplay of Bob Dylan, whose songs Lennon greatly admired. Lennon was later dismissive of And Your Bird Can Sing, describing it as a horror and throwaway. Paul McCartney claims to have helped Lennon write the song. And Your Bird Can Sing was Johns song. I suspect that I helped with the verses because the songs were nearly always written without second and third verses. I seem to remember working on that middle eight with him but its Johns song, 80-20 to John. Paul McCartney And Your Bird Can Sing was the theme song for The Beatles US cartoon series during its third season. In the studio on 20 April 1966 The Beatles recorded two takes of And Your Bird Can Sing, beginning with a rhythm track of guitars and drums. They then overdubbed three lead vocal tracks from John Lennon, harmonies from Paul and George, and tambourine and bass. This version of the song was rejected, but was eventually released - complete with hysterical laughter from John and Paul - on Anthology 2. On 26 April they recorded takes 3-13, with take 10 being the best. To this they overdubbed vocals and further instrumentation, and the song was complete. youtube/watch?v=iC6D2N4nylg The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
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