Dig a Pony
| "Dig a Pony" | ||||||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||||||
| from the album Let It Be | ||||||
| Released | 8 May 1970 | |||||
| Recorded | 30 January 1969 | |||||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||||
| Length | 3:52 | |||||
| Label | Apple, EMI | |||||
| Songwriter(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |||||
| Producer(s) | Phil Spector | |||||
| Let It Be track listing | ||||||
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"Dig a Pony" is a song by The Beatles.
Composition
[change | change source]John Lennon was the song's composer and singer but the song was credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was originally called "All I Want Is You". Lennon would later comment that he thought the song was "a piece of garbage,"[1] though he has shown similar scorn for many of his songs. It was written for his soon-to-be wife Yoko Ono, and featured a multitude of strange, seemingly nonsense phrases which were strung together, culminating in the chorus "All I want is you", aimed at Yoko.
The song was one of the songs on Let It Be that was recorded at the rooftop concert. It begins with a false start, with Ringo Starr yelling "hold it!" to halt the other band members because he was holding a cigarette and had only one drum stick in his hand.
Personnel
[change | change source]- John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
- Paul McCartney – backing vocal, bass
- George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar
- Ringo Starr – drums
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
