![]() Thirty-two takes were required before the Beatles were satisfied with the track. (Take 2 of the recording, featuring this guide vocal, Starr singing the first verse three times, is track 14 on disc 2 of Anthology 3.) In the absence of George Martin, the Beatles themselves were listed as producer, with Martin's apprentice Chris Thomas present in the control room to assist. Starr also provided a temporary guide vocal on this date. The basic instrumental track was recorded 26 April 1969, with the Beatles lineup of two electric guitars (Harrison and Lennon), bass guitar (McCartney) and drums (Starr). It has also been performed by the Muppets several times in various episodes of their shows. The song, which contains the lyrics "Oh what joy for every girl and boy/Knowing they're happy and they're safe," is sometimes thought of as being a song for children, like " Yellow Submarine" or " All Together Now". Uncredited assistance in developing the song's chord changes was provided by Harrison, who can be seen helping Starr work the song out on piano, with Lennon later joining in with drums, in the documentaries Let It Be (1970) and The Beatles: Get Back (2021), both using the same footage. Starr's songwriting was further inspired by his desire to escape mounting hostility among the Beatles he would later admit that he had "just wanted to be under the sea, too". Tasted like chicken.") The boat's captain then told Starr about how octopuses travel along the sea bed picking up stones and shiny objects with which to build gardens. He ordered fish and chips for lunch, but instead of fish he got squid (it was the first time he'd eaten squid, and he said, "It was OK. The idea for the song came about when Starr was on a boat belonging to comedian Peter Sellers in Sardinia in 1968. I suppose Ringo is writing cosmic songs these days without even realising it." It was the last song released by the Beatles featuring Starr on lead vocals. It's only the second song Ringo wrote, and it's lovely." He added that the song gets very deep into the listener's consciousness "because it's so peaceful. George Harrison, who assisted Starr with the song, commented: " 'Octopus's Garden' is Ringo's song. ![]() " Octopus's Garden" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written and sung by Ringo Starr (credited to his real name Richard Starkey), from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Join the Today show family and give yourself the chance to win great prizes by signing up to our weekly newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday with a special message from Karl and Ally. Starr's album 'Change the World' is out now and The Beatles: Get Back docu-series comes out in November on Disney Plus. You can watch Karl's full interview with Ringo Starr at the top of the page. "My memory is that we had that downs in a moment, but we did have a lot of joy and we had some laughs and we made some great music." "Four guys in a room, there is a lot of ups and downs and a lot of joy - we found 56 hours of unused footage. "It was a two-hour documentary on a very low point of the month," he said. Several years after their last concert, the Beatles performed live for the final time on the roof of their Apple Corps headquarters on January 30, 1969. Starr was all to happy to share his memories about the recording of "Let it Be", which is the focus of a three-part documentary directed by Peter Jackson.
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