Yellow Submarine (song)

Yellow Submarine is a song from the album Revolver. It also appeared on the Beatles movie with the same name. It was written by Paul McCartney and sung by Ringo Starr (who, it would seem, sang most of the "whimsical" songs written by the Beatles). Although Paul McCartney said that the song was merely a light-hearted children's song, this song was composed when The Beatles were addicted to drugs.

Credits

 * Ringo Starr – drums, lead vocals
 * Paul McCartney – bass guitar (1964 Rickenbacker 4001S), backing vocals
 * John Lennon – acoustic guitar (1962 Gibson J-160E), backing vocals
 * George Harrison – acoustic guitar (1962 Gibson J-160E), tambourine, backing vocals
 * Mal Evans – bass drum, backing vocal
 * George Martin – producer, backing vocal
 * Geoff Emerick – engineer, backing vocal
 * Neil Aspinall – backing vocal
 * Alf Bicknell – sound effects (rattling chains)
 * Pattie Harrison – backing vocal
 * Marianne Faithfull – backing vocal
 * Brian Jones – sound effects (clinking glasses), backing vocal

Behind the scenes

 * There is also a charity called Yellow Submarine after this song, based in Oxfordshire in the UK. They cater for people with learning difficulties in Oxfordshire. An email enquiry about the origins of the name returned the reply that the name was chosen because "the song has over time become an anthem for fun and excitement" and "because of the strong and memorable visual identity of a submarine".

Links

 * Lyrics at LyricWiki
 * The Yellow Submarine charity

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