The story behind
The Beatles recorded Wild Honey Pie in a London studio, in August 1968, right after finishing Mother Nature's Son. It was an experiment by Paul McCartney, who played alone on the song, and he dedicated it to Honey Pie, another song he wrote earlier. The idea was to do something home-made, with little production, using the guitar and a lot of vibrato, stretching the strings in a strange way. The song repeats several times, almost like a mantra, and ends with a harmony that gets more and more complex. The recording lasted only a short time, less than a minute, and was released on the Album by The Beatles, although some consider it a filler track. McCartney left it because Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's wife, liked it. The song doesn't have a clear melody, and it sounds as if someone had hit a clock until it broke. Although not very popular, it remains part of the Album and is sometimes played at concerts. ↓ Skip to chords
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