Good Morning/Good Evening/Good Afternoon Song of The Day. The Fool on the Hill is a song by the Beatles. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded in 1967. It was included on the Magical Mystery Tour EP and album, and presented in the Magical Mystery Tour film, with a promotional sequence shot near Nice, in France from 30–31 October 1967. The songs lyrics describe the titular fool, a solitary figure who is not understood by others, but is actually wise. McCartney said the song relates to someone like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Fool on the Hill was mine and I think I was writing about someone like Maharishi. His detractors called him a fool. Because of his giggle he wasnt taken too seriously ... I was sitting at the piano at my fathers house in Liverpool hitting a D 6th chord, and I made up Fool on the Hill. Alistair Taylor, in the book Yesterday, reports a mysterious incident involving a man who inexplicably appeared near him and McCartney during a walk on Primrose Hill and then disappeared again, soon after McCartney and Taylor had conversed about the existence of God; this allegedly prompted the writing of the song. McCartney played the song for John Lennon during a writing session for With a Little Help from My Friends, and Lennon told him to write it down. McCartney did not; he was sure he would not forget it. In his 1980 interview with Playboy, Lennon said, Now thats Paul. Another good lyric. Shows hes capable of writing complete songs. McCartney recorded a solo demo version of the song on 6 September 1967.This version was later released on the Anthology 2 compilation.[9] Recording began in earnest on 25 September, with significant overdubs by the Beatles on 26 September. Mark Lewisohn said that the 26 September version was almost a re-make. A take from 25 September—noticeably slower, somewhat heavier and with slightly different vocals—is also included on Anthology 2. After another session on 27 September where McCartney added another vocal, the song sat for a month before flutes were added on 20 October.
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