"Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)" is more than just a song; it is a vital connective piece of the iconic Abbey Road medley, often viewed as the beginning of the "long climb" toward the band's final musical resolution.
He added the poignant, original lines: "Once there was a way to get back homeward / Once there was a way to get back home."
(an archaic term for coddled children) became "Pretty darling" .
The track’s lyrics were largely "borrowed" from a 1603 poem titled " Cradle Song " by the Elizabethan dramatist . Paul McCartney discovered the poem in a sheet music book left on his father’s piano in Liverpool by his stepsister, Ruth. Because McCartney could not read musical notation at the time, he composed his own entirely original melody for the 400-year-old words. He did make a few key lyrical tweaks for the song: "Kiss your eyes" became "Fill your eyes."
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"Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)" is more than just a song; it is a vital connective piece of the iconic Abbey Road medley, often viewed as the beginning of the "long climb" toward the band's final musical resolution.
He added the poignant, original lines: "Once there was a way to get back homeward / Once there was a way to get back home." Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)
The track’s lyrics were largely "borrowed" from a 1603 poem titled " Cradle Song " by the Elizabethan dramatist . Paul McCartney discovered the poem in a sheet music book left on his father’s piano in Liverpool by his stepsister, Ruth. Because McCartney could not read musical notation at the time, he composed his own entirely original melody for the 400-year-old words. He did make a few key lyrical tweaks for the song: "Kiss your eyes" became "Fill your eyes." Paul McCartney discovered the poem in a sheet
