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"Martha My Dear" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 eponymous double album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). Credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song was written solely by Paul McCartney about his Old English Sheepdog, Martha.[3][4] It has been covered by several artists, including Slade, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Phish, World Party, and Les Boréades de Montréal.[5]

"Martha My Dear"
Cover of the Maclen Music sheet music
Song by the Beatles
from the album The Beatles
Released	22 November 1968 (1968-11-22)
Recorded	4–5 October 1968
Studio	Trident, London
Genre	Music hall[1] pop rock[2]
Length	2:28
Label	Apple
Songwriter(s)	Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin

Style and form

The song incorporates elements from pop rock music;[2] it also features a music hall-inspired piano line that recurs throughout the piece, as well as a brass section. The song modulates through several keys.[1]

The song is notated mainly in the key of E♭ major,[6] showing up embellished chords with jazzy sprinkled dissonances. The verse is a syncopated replicate of the first melodic section adding two extra beats, a technique similar to that used later by McCartney in "Two of Us". Though the bridge is in the key of F major, the manner in which it abruptly sets in and exits makes it sound more out-of-the-way than it really is.[1]

Recording

According to Beatles biographers Ian MacDonald and Mark Lewisohn, "Martha My Dear" is one of the few songs by the band in which McCartney played all the instruments (except orchestral instruments played by session musicians). Such a scenario was increasingly common for him during the height of the tensions that marred the sessions for the album. Although George Harrison is known to have recorded a portion of the electric guitar on the final recording, he was not credited.^{[citation needed]}

The song was recorded over two days on 4 and 5 October 1968 at Trident Studios in London.[7] McCartney recorded the piano, drums and vocals on the first day. He was advised to have producer George Martin play the piano solo because it was believed that the solo was beyond McCartney's competency, but McCartney persisted. Martin's brass and string arrangements were overdubbed later that day. On 5 October, McCartney re-recorded his vocals, added handclaps, and overdubbed bass and guitar parts, completing the song that day.[7]

Legacy

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of its release, Jacob Stolworthy of The Independent listed "Martha My Dear" at number 20 in his ranking of the White Album's 30 tracks. He called the song "one of the album's most unfairly maligned tracks" and "irresistibly charming".[8]

Personnel

The Beatles

• Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocals, piano, bass, electric guitar, drums, handclaps, brass and string arrangement

Additional musicians

String and brass arrangement by George Martin.

Notes

References

На других языках

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[de] Martha My Dear

Martha My Dear (englisch für: Martha, meine Liebste) ist ein Lied der britischen Band The Beatles, das 1968 auf ihrem neunten Studioalbum The Beatles veröffentlicht wurde. Komponiert wurde es von John Lennon und Paul McCartney und unter der Autorenangabe Lennon/McCartney veröffentlicht.

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- [en] Martha My Dear

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[es] Martha My Dear

«Martha My Dear» es una canción de la banda The Beatles que aparece en su doble álbum The Beatles, (1968), popularmente conocido como The White Album. Aunque está acreditada como Lennon/McCartney, fue compuesta por Paul McCartney, y es el único de los Beatles en participar en su interpretación.

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[ru] Martha My Dear

«Martha My Dear» (с англ. — «Марта, дорогая») — песня The Beatles из «Белого альбома».

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