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| Paul McCartney wrote this about a fan who broke into his house named Diane Ashley. Says Diane: "We found a ladder in his garden and stuck it up the bathroom window which he'd left slightly open. I was the one who climbed up and got in." |
| Now married with four teenage children, Diane keeps a framed photo of herself with Paul on her kitchen shelf and looks back on her days as an Apple Scruff (check out the Songfacts on that one) with affection: "I don't regret any of it. I had a great time, a really great time." (thanks, Mike - Darkside of the Moon, for above 2) |
| The Beatles recorded this as one song with "Polythene Pam." |
| The Beatles gave this to Joe Cocker, who released it in 1969. The Beatles released their version first. Cocker's version was used on the soundtrack to the movie All This and World War II, released in 1976. A strange mix of World War II documentary footage set to the music of the Beatles, the movie bombed and has barely been heard of since. Others who covered The Beatles on the soundtrack include Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Tina Turner, Leo Sayer, Frankie Laine and the Bee Gees. (thanks, Emma - Palm Beach, Australia) |
| This is part of a suite of songs at the end of Abbey Road. They used bits from many songs they never finished to put the suite together. |
| McCartney played lead guitar and Harrison played bass. It was usually the other way around. |
| Paul said in a documentary shown Feb 6, 2002 in England that part of the lyric was inspired by sitting in the back of a New York cab. The drivers name was on display (Quitts) saying "Ex Police Department," which inspired the line: "And so I quit the Police Department and got myself a steady job..." (thanks, John - London, England) |
