Lennon recalled that McCartney brought in the chorus (“the submarine … the chorus bit”), which Lennon suggested combining with a melody for the verses that he had already written. When asked in May 1966 about his vocal spot on the Beatles’ forthcoming album, Ringo Starr told an NME reporter, with reference to “Yellow Submarine”: “John and Paul have written a song which they think is for me but if I mess it up then we might have to find another country-and-western song off somebody else’s LP.” In a joint interview taped for use at the Ivor Novello Awards night in March 1967, McCartney and Lennon said that the song’s melody was created by combining two different songs they had been working on separately. “Yellow Submarine” has continued to be a children’s favourite and has frequently been performed by Starr on his tours with the All Starr Band.
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Some listeners viewed the song as a code for drugs, particularly the barbiturate Nembutal which was sold in yellow capsules, or as a symbol for escapism. It was adopted as an anti-authority statement by the counterculture during Vietnam War demonstrations and was also appropriated in strike action and other forms of protest. The song received several social and political interpretations. In the US, the release of “Yellow Submarine” coincided with the controversies surrounding Lennon’s “More popular than Jesus” remarks, which led some radio stations to impose a ban on the Beatles’ music, and the band’s public opposition to the Vietnam War. The song inspired the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine and appeared as the opening track on the accompanying soundtrack album. It was also the first time they had issued a single in the UK consisting of album tracks. As a novelty song coupled with “Eleanor Rigby”, a track devoid of any rock instrumentation, the single marked a radical departure for the group. After taping the basic track and vocals in late May 1966, they held a session to overdub nautical sound effects, party ambience and chorus singing, recalling producer George Martin’s previous work with members of the Goons. The Beatles recorded “Yellow Submarine” during a period characterised by experimentation in the recording studio. In the US, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It won an Ivor Novello Award for the highest certified sales of any single written by a British songwriter and issued in the UK in 1966. The single went to number one on charts in the United Kingdom and several other European countries, and in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Written as a children’s song by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, it was drummer Ringo Starr’s vocal spot on the album. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with “ Eleanor Rigby“. “Yellow Submarine” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.
Paul McCartney – Interview with Playboy Magazine, 1984 And then we thought it would be good for Ringo to do.
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