Home · Songs · The Beatles · Cry Baby Cry
Chords in progress
We have not analyzed this song audio yet. Once it is ready, you will see the chord player synced with the video.
From album
The Beatles
The Beatles · 1968 · Track 28
Details
Duración3:02
ÁlbumThe Beatles
Año1968
ISRCGBAYE0601671
If you like this, try
The story behind
The song *Cry Baby Cry* by The Beatles, which appears on the double album known as *The White Album*, has an interesting origin linked to an old nursery rhyme. John Lennon took elements from the song "Sing a Song of Sixpence" to create this piece. In fact, he himself recounted that the inspiration for some of the lyrics came from a commercial advertisement. The original rhyme he remembered said: "Cry baby cry, make your mother buy". Curiously, in a 1980 interview, Lennon even denied being the author, calling it "trash". The track closes with a short fragment, a kind of coda, which was written by Paul McCartney and is popularly known as *Can You Take Me Back*. This segment, in fact, was a discarded piece from the recording sessions of the song *I Will*.
The recording of *Cry Baby Cry* was marked by some tensions within the band. Sound engineer Geoff Emerick left the studio during this period, in July 1968, amidst the album's complex sessions. The rhythm section, Lennon's guitar and vocals in the intro, McCartney's bass, and Ringo Starr's drums were recorded on July 16th. To this were added Lennon's piano and George Martin's harmonium. Two days later, the vocal parts by Lennon and McCartney, tambourines, sound effects, and the lead guitar by George Harrison were added. The latter was a Gibson Les Paul that Eric Clapton lent them and which, in the end, became a permanent gift. Producer George Martin also contributed his harmonium, an instrument he had already used on other band songs.