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From album
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles · 1967 · Track 4
Details
Duración3:55
ÁlbumMagical Mystery Tour
Año1967
ISRCGBAYE0601636
Fun facts
Beatles recorded "Blue Jay Way" in 1967, as part of Magical Mystery Tour. George Harrison wrote the song, inspired by a street in Los Angeles where he spent a few days before traveling to San Francisco. The lyrics tell how he was waiting for Derek Taylor, a publicist, in the middle of a foggy road, while trying to stay awake after a flight from London.
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The story behind
The Beatles recorded "Blue Jay Way" in September 1967, during the recording of the album *Magical Mystery Tour*. The song was born from a casual moment: George Harrison was in California, and Derek Taylor, his press officer, got lost on Blue Jay Way street. While waiting, Harrison started writing the lyrics, and finished the song with a Hammond organ.
The recording had to be done in two days, with double vocals later. The mix includes flanger and differences between stereo and mono. The mono version was used in the *Magical Mystery Tour* film, while the 1990 remaster has the stereo version. At the end of the song, a cello is abruptly cut off — an idea that never materialized, but was left in the recording. The Beatles appear playing the instrument, but in reality it was a session musician.