Comments on: Old Brown Shoe

By: Denis Brouillard

Denis Brouillard — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:19:54 +0000

If George said he played bass, I wouldn’t doubt him. But it does sound a lot like Paul’s style.

By: Denis Brouillard

Denis Brouillard — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:09:12 +0000

Not saying George couldn’t do it, but definitely Paul’s style

By: Al V

Al V — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:41:18 +0000

“Old brown, old brown shoe” maybe?

By: David Pfingston

David Pfingston — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 01:41:49 +0000

So, what’s Gary Brooker, Eric and Dhani singing in the fade out of “Old Brown Shoe” at the Concert for George?( I hear -truly, truly gone.)

By: Ludwig

Ludwig — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:57:53 +0000

What about the guides on tracks 2 and 3. Wouldn’t they have been wiped to free up space? That’s what I would have done once I’d got the meat of the song recorded. Makes no sense to keep the guide vocal/guitar once you get to the point of finishing the track.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:39:37 +0000

Who sang “yeah yeah yeah” at 2:44 in the song? I feel it’s John, others believe it’s George. Could be Paul. Sounds like a John vocal.

By: Paul harmer

Paul harmer — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:20:52 +0000

They are singing “good as, good as you “
The slogan adopted by the SAN Francisco homosexual community, since abbreviated to GAY

By: Slipper of the Yard

Slipper of the Yard — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 18:53:44 +0000

The Ballad was a number one hit. Their last in the UK actually. Correct decision to have it as the A side.

By: Slipper of the Yard

Slipper of the Yard — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 18:47:00 +0000

Guitar solo sounds like Clapton?

By: Gerard Tomoculus

Gerard Tomoculus — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:37:00 +0000

It’s Harrison on Bass Guitar, he said so, and the demo version says he can play the bass line,. Why anyone thinking the guitar line dupllicated on a bass is “harder” I don’t know. The strings are just bigger, you can still play the same notes on them.

Anyway! Lets look at how inconsistent the recording notes are:

Track one contained Ringo Starr’s drums, while the second and third featured Harrison’s guide vocals and lead guitar. Paul McCartney’s piano was recorded onto track four, and John Lennon added rhythm guitar onto track eight.

1 = Drums
2/3 = Lead Vocals / Guitar
4 = Piano
8 = Guitar

You still have tracks 5/6/7 free for recording.

Lennon and McCartney then overdubbed backing vocals onto track five.

1 = Drums
2/3 = Lead Vocals / Guitar
4 = Piano
5 = Vocals
8 = Guitar

Electric guitar and bass parts were added by McCartney and Harrison on six, both instruments doubling up the same riffs. Harrison’s lead vocals were the last to be added, onto track eight, for which he positioned himself in a corner of the studio to give an intimate sound.

1 = Drums
2/3 = Lead Vocals / Guitar
4 = Piano
5 = Vocals
6 = Guitar/Bass
8 = Guitar

Well Harrison’s lead vocals can’t be recorded to track eight without wiping Lennon’s guitar part.

Two days later Lennon’s rhythm guitar was wiped in favour of a Hammond organ part. Another lead guitar track was also recorded, both of which were played by Harrison.

1 = Drums
2/3 = Lead Vocals / Guitar
4 = Piano
5 = Vocals
6 = Guitar/Bass
7 =
8 = Guitar / Lead Vocals / Hammond Organ

Why people can’t fathom how Harrison could play the bass part when it’s very obvious that the recording notes are completely flawed and inconsistent. Harrison cannot record a vocal onto track 8 without wiping Lennon’s rhythm guitar part. It then says Lennon’s rhythm guitar part was wiped two days later in favour of a Hammond Organ part. Well, you’re not going to record that Hammond Organ part without wiping Harrison’s lead vocal.

For f…. sake. Confusion about who plays the bass part should be the least of anyone’s concerns., Getting proper recording notes and doing that job correctly should be your concern. Doesn’t change the fact that a John/Paul derived Beatles on The Ballad of John and Yoko is basically kicked in the ass by a George/Ringo derived Beatles on Old Brown Shoe.

By: Zimtrim

Zimtrim — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:55:03 +0000

On Hendrix’s “Little Wing” the guitar is put through a Leslie Speaker for the entire song. That recording was made in 1967.

By: ken

ken — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:15:53 +0000

no he said he played on You Never Give Me Money

By: ken

ken — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:14:08 +0000

simple bass part that anyone could play(john,paul or george). but i think george since it is the same as demo

By: Charlie Burns

Charlie Burns — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:35:33 +0000

Hey Bulldog’s solo is SO John, listen to Get Back and You Can’t Do That, it’s sloppy and noisy, that’s very typical of Lennon’s lead parts

By: John Pepper

John Pepper — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:20:42 +0000

I thought it was John’s backing voc.

By: Hennyon

Hennyon — Fri, 05 May 2017 11:40:19 +0000

Slowed down, maybe, not half speed; the bass would sound ridiculous at normal speed then.
And everybody is “cheating” (sampling and programming) these days…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:47:48 +0000

I’ve always thought it was Ringo, but I’m not sure. It does certainly make sense.

By: Leonard Cohen fan

Leonard Cohen fan — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:41:21 +0000

Old Brown Shoe seems to be a reprise of I Want to Tell You– same piano, bass guitar, drums, vocal pattern.

By: Baz

Baz — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:37:41 +0000

My understanding has always been the George played the bass on this song, and he used the Fender VI, which had a shorter scale and lighter strings, making the cracking fast runs (before returning to the head in) much easier to play.

By: Barry Smith

Barry Smith — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:39:30 +0000

I’ve heard somewhere that Old Brown Shoe was intended for Joe Cocker, as a follow up to With A Little Help From My Friends. I’m not sure if this was true or not, but I think it could’ve been a great number for Joe, especially with his Mad Dogs and Englishmen band.