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About "Good Night"

From the original Beatles Album "The Beatles - White Album" (1968)

RINGO 1968: "Everybody thinks Paul wrote 'Goodnight' for me to sing, but it was John who wrote it for me. He's got a lot of soul, John has."

PAUL 1968: "John wrote it, mainly. It's his tune, uhh, which is surprising for John-- 'cuz he doesn't normally write this kind of tune. It's a very sweet tune, and Ringo sings it great, I think. The arrangement was done by George Martin, uhh, 'cuz he's very good at that kind of arrangement, you know-- very sort of lush, sweet arrangement."

JOHN 1980: "'Good Night' was written for Julian, the way 'Beautiful Boy' was written for Sean... but given to Ringo and possibly overlush."

PAUL circa-1994: "I think John felt it might not be good for his image for him to sing it, but it was fabulous to hear him do it, he sang it great. We heard him sing it in order to teach it to Ringo and he sang it very tenderly. John rarely showed his tender side, but my key memories of John are when he was tender, that's what has remained with me-- those moments where he showed himself to be a very generous, loving person. I always cite that song as an example of the John beneath the surface that we only saw occasionally... I don't think John's version was ever recorded."

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Goodnight brilliant ending

I love the The Betales White Album.It took me years to appreciate the beauty in the album.The little bits and wealth and range only this group could accomplish.I appreciate it lack of theme it just says here it all is.The way the album flow and the ending from rev 9 to goodnight is so brilliant no other artist could or would have been able to accomplish this and after all these years it sounds as if it was recorded yesterday.Thank you John,Paul,George ,Ringo

#0 - ken harvey - 05/26/2009 - 20:30

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