Everything you need to know about The Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping." |
While not on tour, John would usually spend his time sleeping, reading, writing, or watching television, and would have to be woken by McCartney for their songwriting sessions. In a London Evening Standard article published on March 4, 1966, Maureen Cleave, a friend of Lennon, wrote: "He can sleep almost indefinitely; he is probably the laziest person in England." "Physically lazy," he said. 'I don't mind writing, reading, watching, or speaking."
The song features the then-unique sound of a reversed guitar duet played by Harrison in a five-hour late-night recording session with producer George Martin. Harrison perfected the part with the tape running backwards so that, when reversed, it would fit the dreamlike mood. One guitar was recorded with fuzz effects, the other without. Engineer Geoff Emerick described the meticulous process as "interminable". "I can still picture George hunched over his guitar for hours on end", Emerick wrote in 2006, "headphones clamped on, brows furrowed in concentration."
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