I've Got a Feeling

"I've Got a Feeling" was performed by The Beatles during their rooftop concert, and according to Wikipedia:

It is a combination of three unfinished songs: Paul McCartney's "I've Got a Feeling", and John Lennon's "Everybody Had a Hard Year" from the White Album sessions (where it was demoed as "Everyone Had a Hard Year") and "Watching Rainbows."

From Paul's perspective, it was a very good year--he eventually married his girlfriend, Linda Eastman, "the girl he had always been looking for". For John, however, it was not one of his better years. 

While McCartney's song was very optimistic, Lennon actually had a hard year—he divorced his wife, Cynthia Powell, his girlfriend Yoko Ono had a miscarriage, he was arrested for drug possession, and had grown deeply unhappy in the Beatles.

Musically, the song is fun, combining the three unfinished songs with smooth ease. The lyrics represent the duality of Lennon/McCartney at the time--McCartney's lyrics are cheerfully honest and open, while John's are somewhat more negative and esoteric. It's intriguing and I enjoyed listening to it. :)

That's it for now. See you tomorrow. 

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