Ich stand zu der damaligen Zeit etwas neben mir.“. [65] In August 2015, the Beatles' recording of "The Long and Winding Road" was played at Black's funeral as the coffin left the church. [17], Spector succeeded in overdubbing "The Long and Winding Road", using eight violins, four violas, four cellos, three trumpets, three trombones, two guitars, and a choir of 14 women, which makes 38 musicians altogether. On the 1976 Wings Over the World Tour, where it was one of the few Beatles songs played, it was performed on piano in a sparse arrangement using a horn section. Lennon hatte den anderen bereits angekündigt, aus der Band auszusteigen zu wollen; Starr hatte sich zwischenzeitlich bereits verabschiedet – und auch Harrison und McCartney waren für Wochen verschwunden. According to Klein, "The following day, a message was relayed to me [from McCartney] that the letter spoke for itself. [52], In 2011, Rolling Stone placed "The Long and Winding Road" at number 90 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs". 1℗ DirkJan RanzijnReleased on: 2018-03-26Auto-generated by YouTube. [3] McCartney had become estranged from his bandmates at this time, due to his opposition to Klein's appointment as manager. [3] This take is also the one seen in the film Let It Be and on the Beatles' 2015 video compilation 1. „Es ist ein trauriger Song“, so McCartney, „weil er von den unerreichbaren Dingen im Leben handelt. [35] On 11 May, seven days before the album's North American release,[36] Apple issued "The Long and Winding Road" as a single in the United States with "For You Blue" on the B-side. "[50] In a 2003 review for Mojo, shortly after the announcement that McCartney planned to issue "a string-less Let It Be", John Harris opined: "As someone who experiences a Proustian rush every time the orchestra crash-lands in The Long And Winding Road, I can only implore him to think again. Anlass genug, mit einem umfangreichen Glossar den Geheimnissen seiner Filme auf die Spur zu kommen. With no strings or other added instrumentation beyond that which was played in the studio at the time, it was closer to the Beatles' original intention than the 1970 version. His most dramatic embellishments occurred on 1 April 1970, the last ever Beatles recording session, when he added orchestral overdubs to "The Long and Winding Road", "Across the Universe" and "I Me Mine" at Abbey Road Studios. 20. Anfang 1969 trieben kreative und finanzielle Differenzen einen Keil zwischen die Bandmitglieder. [60] The live performance recording of the Rio de Janeiro concert in April 1990 is on the album Tripping the Live Fantastic. [7] McCartney recalled: "I just sat down at my piano in Scotland, started playing and came up with that song, imagining it was going to be done by someone like Ray Charles. The band thereby set the all-time record for number of chart-topping singles on the Billboard Hot 100. [66], Other versions include a cover by Leo Sayer on the 1976 "All This And World War II" soundtrack, a 1999 Royal Albert Hall performance by George Michael, a 1978 recording by Peter Frampton, and a 2010 performance at the White House by Faith Hill when Barack Obama gave McCartney the Gershwin Prize. The Long and Winding Road auf Deutsch. Kurz darauf veröffentlichte McCartney sein Solo-Album und informierte die Welt, dass das Kapitel Beatles abgeschlossen sei. Its words, too, are among his most poignant, particularly the reproachful lines of the brief four-bar middle section. [47], In 1973, musicologist and critic Wilfrid Mellers wrote: "The music has a tremendous expectancy … Whether or no Paul approved of the plush scoring of 'The Long and Winding Road', it works not because it guys the feeling but because the feeling has integrity. I spoke to him on the phone, and said, 'Did you like it?' McCartney also played the song to close the Live 8 concert in London. "[33] However, the Academy Award was picked up by Quincy Jones, who says McCartney refused to attend. DirkJan Ranzijn / DirkJan RanzijnIn A Chill Mode, Vol. Even at the beginning Paul said yes. [68][69] The duet by itself also reached number four in Ireland. Die Geschichte hinter dem vielleicht besten Song der Beatles! Peter Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is a British musician, best known today for his multi-platinum selling solo work in the mid-70s when he was an "arena rocker".He originally became famous, however, as a young member of psychedelic era band The Herd and became a teen idol in Britain. "[48] MacDonald said: "With its heart-breaking suspensions and yearning backward glances from the sad wisdom of the major key to the lost loves and illusions of the minor, 'The Long and Winding Road' is one of the most beautiful things McCartney ever wrote. [70] In 2007, "The Long and Winding Road" was included on Barry Manilow's The Greatest Songs of the Seventies album, which debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Among the six reasons McCartney gave for dissolving the Beatles was that Klein's company, ABKCO, had caused "intolerable interference" by overdubbing "The Long and Winding Road" without consulting McCartney. Williams added: "Some might say that this track, above all others, epitomises Paul McCartney, and that when Spector sent the saccharine strings sweeping in after the first line of vocal, he was merely highlighting the reality. [62] In the US, a recording by Billy Ocean peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The line-up on the track was McCartney on lead vocals and piano, John Lennon on bass guitar, George Harrison on electric guitar, Ringo Starr on drums, and guest keyboardist Billy Preston on Rhodes piano. … It features some atrocious bass-playing by Lennon, prodding clumsily around as if uncertain of the harmonies and making many comical mistakes. It's a good vehicle, it saves having to go to a psychiatrist. In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked "The Long and Winding Road" at number 90 on their list of 100 greatest Beatles songs. [58] A second new studio recording of the song was made by McCartney in 1989 and used as a B-side of single releases from his Flowers in the Dirt album, starting with the "Postcard Pack" vinyl format of "This One". Den anderen Beatles spielte er die Rohversion bei den ersten, desaströsen Proben zum Film „Let It Be“ im Januar 1969 vor. [6] The song's home key is E-flat major but it also uses the relative C minor. British highway authorities are increasingly using road signs to send motorists on longer routes. [18] The orchestra was scored and conducted by Richard Hewson, a young London arranger who had worked with Apple artists Mary Hopkin[19] and James Taylor. Später gab es für McCartney noch ein böses Erwachen: Lennon hatte die Bänder Phil Spector gegeben, der auch diesen Track überarbeitete und mit Streichern sowie einem Chor ergänzte. Lennon, usually the band's rhythm guitarist, played bass only occasionally and made several mistakes on the recording. [38], On 13 June 1970, it became the Beatles' twentieth and final number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America and held the top position for a second week. On McCartney's 1989 solo tour and since, it has generally been performed on piano with an arrangement using a synthesiser mimicking strings, but this string sound is more restrained than on the Spector recorded version. The Beatles achieved this feat in the space of 74 months from their debut US number one, "I Want to Hold Your Hand", in February 1964 – an average of one chart-topping single per 3.7 months, another all-time record. Since the original release in 1970, there have been six additional recordings released by McCartney. Already known for his eccentric behaviour in the studio, Spector was in a peculiar mood that day, according to balance engineer Peter Bown: "He wanted tape echo on everything, he had to take a different pill every half-hour and had his bodyguard with him constantly. Janis Joplin prägte die 1960er-Jahre und wurde Teil des legendären „Club 27“. Mit dabei: Tangerine Dream, Can, NEU! Lesen Sie hier, welche Platten des Kings wirklich essentiell sind - von „Elvis Country“ bis „Elvis Presley“. No one had asked me what I thought. In his commentary for the magazine, Brian Wilson described it as his "all time favourite Beatles track", saying that while the Beatles were "genius songwriters", this song was distinguished by a "heart-and-soul melody". [13] For the 1969 and 1970 versions of the Get Back album – both of which were rejected by the Beatles – Johns used the 26 January mix as released on the Anthology 3 album in 1996. Der Meister der unheimlichen Bilder gibt der Filmwelt sein Jahrzehnten Rätsel auf. The long and winding road. [25] McCartney concluded the letter with the words: "Don't ever do it again. Several weeks were lost before McCartney replied to messages requesting his approval for Spector to begin working on the recordings. Lennon's crude bass playing on 'The Long and Winding Road', though largely accidental, amounts to sabotage when presented as finished work. He was on the point of throwing a wobbly, saying 'I want to hear this, I want to hear that. To the long, winding road You left me standing here A long, long time ago Don't leave me waiting here Lead me to your door But still they lead me back To the long, winding road You left me standing here A long, long time ago Don't keep me waiting here Lead me to your door Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 'The Long and Winding Road, "The Beatles 1 To Be Reissued With New Audio Remixes ... 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"[29] The Beatles' usual producer, George Martin, called the remixes "so uncharacteristic" of the Beatles, while Johns, who was denied a production credit by Lennon,[30] described Spector's embellishments as "revolting ... just puke". [20] This lush orchestral treatment was in direct contrast to the Beatles' stated intentions for a "real" recording when they began work on Get Back. "[23], Speaking shortly after the overdubbing sessions, Spector said that he had asked whether any of the Beatles would like to help him produce the album, but none of them had wanted to. Spector's modifications angered McCartney to the point that when the latter made his case in the English High Court for the Beatles' disbandment, he cited the treatment of "The Long and Winding Road" as one of six reasons for doing so. [10], The Beatles recorded several takes of "The Long and Winding Road" at their Apple Studio in central London on 26 January 1969 and again on 31 January. [22] He also said that his hand was forced into orchestrating "The Long and Winding Road" to cover the poor quality of Lennon's bass playing. Ross Clark is not impressed. In Jones' recollection, he was forced to turn it down since his record company were about to issue "Without Love" as a single.[9]. [71], ^shipments figures based on certification alone, Recording Industry Association of America, "All 213 Beatles Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best", "Sir Tom Jones reveals the Beatles hit that was written for him", "Phil Spector rants about his relationship with The Beatles ahead of his murder retrial", "100 Greatest Beatles Songs: 90. Mendelsohn said that while the song was a "slightly lesser chapter in the ongoing story of McCartney as facile romanticist", "it might have eventually begun to grow on one as unassumingly charming" without Spector's "oppressive mush". I couldn't believe it. Erschienen auf: Let It Be 1970. [4] He wrote the song at his farm in 1968, inspired by the growing tension among the Beatles. If you wish, please call me about anything regarding the album tonight. But it's been 30-odd years since I've heard it without all that and it just blew me away. "[3], Once back in London, McCartney recorded a demo version of "The Long and Winding Road" during one of the recording sessions for The Beatles. Die lange, gewundene Straße, die zu dir nach Hause führt – für mich wird sie immer da sein. John Lennon hatte das Grundgerüst des Songs bereits geschrieben, als er bemerkte, dass noch etwas Entscheidendes fehlte. "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. This was during a series of sessions for an album and film project then known as Get Back. Geschrieben wurde das Lied von Paul McCartney und unter dem Copyright Lennon/McCartney veröffentlicht. [3], In May 1969, Glyn Johns, who had been asked by the Beatles to compile and mix the Get Back album, selected the 26 January recording. But a few weeks ago, I was sent a re-mixed version of my song 'The Long and Winding Road' with harps, horns, an orchestra, and a women's choir added. "[21] All four of the band members sent him their approval by telegram. [53] On a similar list compiled by Mojo in 2006, the song appeared at number 27. u.v.a. Der Anfang – „When I find myself in times of trouble/ Mother Mary comes to me“ – entsprang einem Traum, in dem ihn seine verstorbene Mutter getröstet und versprochen hatte, alles würde gut. As McCartney had originally envisaged,[6] Ray Charles recorded a cover version in 1973, which was released on his 2006 album Ray Sings, Basie Swings. The song lacks a traditional chorus, and the melody and lyrics are ambiguous about the opening stanza's position in the song; it is unclear whether the song has just begun, is in the verse, or is in the bridge. 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