Dear Prudence-The Beatles

Posted by admin on October 30th, 2009 and filed under beatles songs | 25 Comments »

yes. I broke 1000 views. here is some information about this song you might like to know. “Dear Prudence” is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was initially performed by The Beatles and is the second track on the 1968 double-disc album The Beatles (also known as “The White Album”). It was recorded in one take at Abbey Road on 28 August 1968.

The song is about actress Mia Farrow’s sister, Prudence, who was present when the Beatles visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. Prudence, focused on meditation, stayed in her room for the majority of their stay. Lennon, who was worried that she was depressed, wrote this song for her, inviting her to “come out to play”. While the Beatles left the course, Mia, Prudence, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and others, stayed and became Transcendental Meditation (or TM) teachers. Prudence now teaches elementary school along with her husband, and they both still practice TM, and advanced versions of it, and may still teach TM.

This song, along with the preceding track “Back in the U.S.S.R.”, features Paul McCartney on drums rather than Ringo Starr, who had recently walked out. Starr returned after the recording of this song to find flowers waiting for him on his drumkit.

Lennon considered this song to be one of his favorite Beatles songs, and his son Julian Lennon has named it his favorite.

In 1987, Lennon’s original handwritten copy of the lyrics was sold at auction for $19,500.

Duration : 0:3:59


25 Responses

  1. HoosInDaHowse Says:

    Paul
    Paul

  2. aPpLeJuIcE37RainLucy Says:

    Yeah me too! It’s a …
    Yeah me too! It’s a great tune to play. Same with Blackbird and Here Comes The Sun. All of those are a ton of fun to play!

    As are many of the Beatles songs I guess

  3. skillcapes5 Says:

    no no no…i guess …
    no no no…i guess you heard it wrong. paul only played drums for like 2 songs because ringo left for a few days. paul plays bass

  4. elrejasrafazc Says:

    If Paul plays the …
    If Paul plays the drums . . . WHO PLAYS THE BASS??? Anybody knows???
    Bye

  5. skillcapes5 Says:

    wait..did paul drum …
    wait..did paul drum this one??

  6. beatlemaniac6270 Says:

    i can play this …
    i can play this song on guitar! whoot! and i love paul’s drumming, it’s so out there, like whoa! when i pay dear prudence, i feel as though i need the drums there to make it extra special to play.

  7. GraysonPTV Says:

    Hey a band in my …
    Hey a band in my area says they gonna play beatles songs, this is one they learning

  8. dood9080 Says:

    a bit. not really …
    a bit. not really though.

  9. billycarmichael4 Says:

    not especially, …
    not especially, just requires some finger picking, and thats not hard at all.

  10. beatlesplayer97 Says:

    Cool beans! IS Dear …
    Cool beans! IS Dear Prudence hard to play on guitar?

  11. WickedFeeling Says:

    <3 I love the …
    <3 I love the Beatles!!! BEATLES FOREVER!! <3

  12. GeneralChimpz Says:

    I love this song. :D
    I love this song. :D

  13. mariastallagelmini Says:

    This song is so …
    This song is so carefree

  14. meadowlarkkids Says:

    Paul IS good on the …
    Paul IS good on the drums, but I honestly think Ringo could keep a steadier beat. Seriously, the man is a human metronome. It sounds to me like Paul’s holding the sticks tight-ish, making the sound quality not as great as a nice relaxed ‘matched stick.’

    If anyones wondering…yeah…I’m a drummer. xD Not the best but I do know this much. :D

  15. CubeMaster1414 Says:

    paul is a great …
    paul is a great drummer :D

  16. curlyluvspatd34 Says:

    I’m so happy I …
    I’m so happy I learned this song on the guitar!!!! its amazing!!!

  17. LeadBTN Says:

    not here, ringo had …
    not here, ringo had walked out when this was recorded

  18. jx14aby Says:

    Not on this song.
    Not on this song.

  19. Poky789 Says:

    uhmmm…. Ringo’s …
    uhmmm…. Ringo’s the drummer?

  20. neish45 Says:

    you mean Pink …
    you mean Pink Floyds riff from great gig in the sky sounds like the opening riff to Dear Prudence.

  21. tonyotonyito Says:

    Trying to explain …
    Trying to explain why a song makes you feel a certain way is like trying to explain why your woman is the most beautiful.

  22. gixo92 Says:

    PAUL is amazing …
    PAUL is amazing with the drums…

  23. Beatles4President Says:

    to me, the white …
    to me, the white album is one of the best albums the beatles ever made and this song is one of the reasons why. everything about it from the lyrics to the melody to the way john sings just makes it a masterpiece. the trip to india certainly did them good i’d say!

  24. midnightmaniac14 Says:

    I love this song.

    I love this song.
    My dad plays The Beatles every Saturday while he cleans. I just love sitting in the living room and listening for hours and hours(:

  25. XXXGurlRockerXXX Says:

    i like it better in …
    i like it better in across the universe

Leave a Comment

Please note: Comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment.