"Baby, You're a Rich Man" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles on 11 May 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios by engineer Keith Grant, Chief engineer at Olympic. This was the first song by the band recorded and mixed completely outside Abbey Road Studios.
The song started out as two different, unfinished songs. The verses taken from "One of the Beautiful People" by John Lennon, were combined with Paul McCartney's previously unaccompanied "Baby, you're a rich man..." chorus. Two songs were combined in a similar fashion to make "A Day in the Life". The melody for the verse part was used for the song "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon.
The song was recorded during sessions for the Magical Mystery Tour EP, but was not intended for release there (see below). The unusual oboe-like sound was created with a clavioline. The Beatles were a pop and.
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