Vocal cover by Jeff Allen - 😉 HEADPHONES PLEASE 😉
** WARNING ** I ADDED LYRICS/VOCALS!!!
Instrumentals have played quite a large role in the history of rock and roll music, the US Billboard Hot 100 having been littered with instrumental smashes during this era. With “Tequila” by The Champs paving the way, rock and roll instrumental groups proliferated, The Ventures, Booker T. & The MG’s, Johnny And The Hurricanes and The Tornadoes all submitting successful offerings. Another obvious force to be reckoned with was the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, a team that scored 36 Billboard Top 10 hits as of mid 1967, their compositions spending a combined total of 38 weeks at the #1 spot on the charts within the previous three-and-a-half years.
Combining these two successful elements - the Lennon / McCartney collaborative team and the genre of instrumental rock and roll - would surely create a phenomenal piece of music that would impress the music world for generations to come. The Beatles first attempted this in 1965 during the sessions for their album “Rubber Soul,” being inspired by the 1962 Booker T. & The M.G.’s instrumental hit “Green Onions.” This Beatles recording, however, didn’t reach the potential they intended and never progressed passed the initial recording attempt nor the working title of “12-Bar Original.”
Nearly two years later, could they finally pull off an original instrumental composition that would suit their purposes and be released? The answer was yes, although it didn’t exactly set the world on fire. This song, eventually entitled “Flying,” graced the November 27th, 1967 US album “Magical Mystery Tour” without too much notice.
-- COVER VERSION by Jeff Allen (aka Beatle-Man-I-Am) (recorded 2/22/17) --
Why would a vocal cover artist publish this song? Well, listen carefully (1:00) and you will find out!
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• All lead and backup vocals performed and arranged by Jeff Allen.
• Song Info: www.beatlesebooks.com
• Instrumental rights provided by: Ryohei Kanayama - / goldmine196909
• Vocal arrangements: Jeff Allen
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