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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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
artist The Beatles NERFINISHED
associatedAct George Harrison solo career
B-sideOf The Ballad of John and Yoko NERFINISHED
backingVocalsBy John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
bassGuitarBy Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
catalogNumber Apple R 5786 (UK single with A-side The Ballad of John and Yoko)
composer George Harrison NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drumsBy Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
Past Masters (combined edition) NERFINISHED
Past Masters, Volume Two NERFINISHED
includedInRelease The Beatles 1967–1970 (some later editions) NERFINISHED
label Apple Records NERFINISHED
language English
leadGuitarBy George Harrison NERFINISHED
leadVocalsBy George Harrison NERFINISHED
length about 3 minutes
lyricist George Harrison NERFINISHED
partOf The Beatles discography NERFINISHED
partOfEra late Beatles period
performer George Harrison NERFINISHED
John Lennon NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr NERFINISHED
pianoBy George Harrison NERFINISHED
producer George Martin NERFINISHED
recorded 1969
recordedAt EMI Studios, London NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Beatles NERFINISHED
releasedAs B-side
releaseDate 1969-05-30
side B-side of 7-inch single
writer George Harrison NERFINISHED
yearOfSingle 1969

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The Beatles 1967–1970 includesSong Old Brown Shoe