Old Brown Shoe

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"Old Brown Shoe" is a bluesy rock song by George Harrison, recorded by the Beatles in 1969 and released as the B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko."

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Old Brown Shoe canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
artist The Beatles
associatedAct George Harrison solo career
B-sideOf The Ballad of John and Yoko
backingVocalsBy John Lennon
Paul McCartney
bassGuitarBy Paul McCartney
catalogNumber Apple R 5786 (UK single with A-side The Ballad of John and Yoko)
composer George Harrison
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drumsBy Ringo Starr
genre blues rock
rock
hasFormat 7-inch single
hasKey C major
hasLyricalTheme paradoxes and contrasts
hasMusicalStyle shuffle rhythm
hasNotableFeature complex chord changes
prominent walking bass line
wordplay in lyrics
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedInCompilation Hey Jude (1970 US/Canada LP)
linked to: Hey Jude

Past Masters (combined edition)
Past Masters, Volume Two
includedInRelease The Beatles 1967–1970 (some later editions)
label Apple Records
language English
leadGuitarBy George Harrison
leadVocalsBy George Harrison
length about 3 minutes
lyricist George Harrison
partOf The Beatles discography
partOfEra late Beatles period
performer George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
pianoBy George Harrison
producer George Martin
recorded 1969
recordedAt EMI Studios, London
recordedBy The Beatles
releasedAs B-side
releaseDate 1969-05-30
side B-side of 7-inch single
writer George Harrison
yearOfSingle 1969

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Beatles 1967–1970 includesSong Old Brown Shoe
Hey Jude hasTrack Old Brown Shoe
subject linked to: compilation album "Hey Jude"
Hey Jude notPreviouslyOnUSStudioLP Old Brown Shoe
subject linked to: compilation album "Hey Jude"
The Ballad of John and Yoko bSide Old Brown Shoe
Concert for George setlistIncludes Old Brown Shoe