You Never Give Me Your Money
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"You Never Give Me Your Money" | ||
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Song by The Beatles | ||
from the album Abbey Road | ||
Released | September 26, 1969 | |
Recorded | 9 July-11 July, 6 August 1968 |
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Genre | Rock | |
Length | 4:02 | |
Label | Apple Records | |
Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |
Producer(s) | George Martin | |
Abbey Road track listing | ||
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"You Never Give Me Your Money" is a song by the The Beatles that opens the climactic medley on side two of the album Abbey Road. It was mainly written by Paul McCartney (though attributed to Lennon-McCartney).
The song begins with two verses sung by McCartney in a large-sound, almost classical style. This is followed by a section played in a double time swing feel with McCartney switching to a more nasal vocal style, using a baritone voice which contrasts the song's somewhat poignant lyrics. It follows a highly composed instrumental interlude with George Harrison's aggressive blues rock-style and a concluding unisono line between guitar and bass. The song fades out with a chant reminiscent of a nursery rhyme, set to a Harrison guitar riff similar to a previous album track, "Here Comes the Sun" (in turn based on a previous Harrison/Eric Clapton composition, "Badge"). The riff will return later in the medley's track "Carry That Weight". The song's production is notable for prominent use of leslie-amplified, arpeggiated guitar parts, which would become synonymous with the late-era Beatles sound.
It segues into "Sun King".
[edit] Covers / Allusions
In 1976, Will Malone & Lou Reizner covered the song for the transitory musical documentary All This and World War II.
Sufjan Stevens alludes to this song in "Dear Mr. Supercomputer" on his 2006 album The Avalanche. The original line is "One Two Three Four Five Six Seven / All good children go to heaven." Stevens' line is "One Two Three Four Five Six Seven / All computers go to heaven".
Tenacious D regularly include this song in their live performances as a "Beatles Medley".