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"I'm So Tired" is a Beatles song from the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). It was primarily written by John Lennon, though credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Composition
Lennon wrote the song at a Transcendental Meditation camp when he couldn't sleep. The Beatles had gone on a retreat to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India. After three weeks of constant meditation and lectures, Lennon missed his soon-to-be wife, Yoko Ono, and wrote this song. The fact that it was recorded at three in the morning enhances the sentiment. At the end of the song there is what appears to be gibberish; however, when played backwards it appears to say "Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him!" feeding into the Paul is dead hoax[citation needed].
The theme of insomnia complements Lennon's earlier song, "I'm Only Sleeping" on the Revolver album.
Recording
The song was recorded at Abbey Road on 8 October 1968 and was completed including all overdubs in this one session.[1] The Beatles also started and completed the "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" during the same recording session.[1] The chorus of the monaural mix of the song features louder backing vocals from Paul McCartney than the stereo mix.
Cover versions
- You Am I covered the song on their Jaimme's Got A Gal single in 1994.
- Say Hi covered the song their 2004 album Numbers & Mumbles.
Personnel
- John Lennon – vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ
- Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass, electric piano
- George Harrison – lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Personnel per Ian MacDonald[2]
Notes
References
- Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-844-13828-3.
