Flying

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FLYING
 
 
“Flying”  is an instrumental recorded by the Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States).  It is one of the few songs with songwriting credits to all four members of the band:  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
The Beatles also includes “Don’t Pass Me By”; other than “Octopus’s Garden” (from Abbey Road), this is the only song written solely by Ringo Starr (listed under his real name, Richard Starkey as is normal in songwriting credits) that appears on an official Beatles album.  Starr also shares a songwriting credit with John Lennon and Paul McCartney on “What Goes On” (from Rubber Soul), and the instrumental “Flying” (on Magical Mystery Tour) shows all four bandmembers as the writers.  
 

(June 2015)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021