I Want You (She's So Heavy)

"Today's song is "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". It was written by John and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Wikipedia sums it up best:

This song is an unusual Beatles' composition for a variety of reasons, namely its length (nearly eight minutes), few lyrics (basically the title is the lyric, aside from two more phrases; only 14 different words are sung), three-minute descent through repeated guitarchords (a similar arpeggiated figure appears in another Lennon contribution to the album, "Because"), and abrupt ending. It is one of the last songs that the Beatles mixed as a group, on 20 August 1969.

This is one of those songs in which it feels like there are chapters, or movements, or something similar. In the first part, Paul's bass really kills it; during the middle, Ringo's drums and congas stand out. Throughout the song, John's vocals and his and George's guitars weave in and out, threading the whole thing together. The ending is unique; somewhat similar to "A Day in the Life", the song ends with a blast of sound--the main melody and riff repeating, along with white noise. However, Lennon insisted on having the song abruptly cut off at the 7:44 mark, bringing both the song and the A-side of the album to a close. 

This is the first time I've heard the original; I'm more familiar with the Across the Universe version by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, and T.V. Carpio. Hearing the "real" version was incredibly interesting; it's a very independent song, and even though there aren't many lyrics, I'm definitely a fan. 

That's it for now... See you tomorrow. 

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