"Song of Love" is a song recorded during an informal performance by
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
, singing and playing the piano at
Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...
during the "Get Back Sessions" which were used to later produce both 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 ...
'' film and the
album of the same name.
McCartney's lyrics for this song were inspired from the ''
Song of Love Song of Love may refer to:
* Song of love or love song, a song about falling in love
* ''The Song of Love'' (1923 film)
* ''Song of Love'' (1929 film), a film starring Belle Baker and Ralph Graves
* ''The Song of Love'' (1930 film)
* ''Song of ...
'' (1947), starring
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...
as
Clara Wieck
Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...
, which he combined with the music from ''
Hungarian Dance No. 4'' by
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...
.
Bibliography
*Sulpy, Doug & Schweighhardt, Ray, ''Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image: The Complete, Unauthorized Story of the Beatles Get Back Sessions'' (The_910 Publishing, 2007)
*Sulpy, Doug & Schweighhardt, Ray, ''Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of the Beatles Let It Be Disaster'' (St. Martin's Press, 1997)
External links
Song of Love (article from Beatlesong.info) "Information for Hardcore collectors of Beatles Music (Bootleg and Commercial Release)"
See also
*
The Beatles outtakes
*
List of The Beatles songs
The Beatles songs
Songs written by Paul McCartney
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