"Madman" is an unfinished song that was recorded by the Beatles in January 1969 during the ''

Get Back "Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, and written by Paul McCartney though credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to ...

'' sessions.

Recording

Although the song was introduced during the ''Get Back'' sessions that would eventually become the ''

Let It Be Let It Be most commonly refers to: * ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970 * "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album It may also refer to: Film and television * ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...

'' album, it was never completed at that time. Between the two known recordings of the song during Beatles sessions, Lennon moved the lyrics around and altered its arrangement. A similarity between this song and Lennon's "

Mean Mr. Mustard "Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album ''Abbey Road''. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it is the third track of the album's B-side medley. It was recorded with "Sun Kin ...

" from the album '' Abbey Road'' has been noted.

Personnel

* John Lennon – lead vocal,

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* Paul McCartney – lead guitar *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

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References

The Beatles songs 1969 songs Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Unfinished musical compositions {{beatles-song-stub