The Beatles Were An English Rock Band Formed In Liverpool In 1960. With The Line-Up Comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison And Ringo Starr They Are Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands Of All Time. The Group Was Integral To The Development Of 1960s Counterculture And Popular Music's Recognition As An Art Form. Rooted In Skiffle Beat And 1950s Rock And Roll Their Sound Incorporated Elements Of Classical Music And Traditional Read More On Last.Fm
"Hey Bulldog" Is A Song By The Beatles Which First Appeared On The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack Album In 1969. Written By John Lennon Credited To Lennon/McCartney The Song Was Recorded During The Filming Of The "Lady Madonna" Promotional Video And Is One Of The Few Beatles Songs To Revolve Around A Piano Riff. During The Recording Paul McCartney Started To Bark Without Warning. The Next Lines Initially Written As "Hey Bullfrog" Were Changed Mid-Song To "Hey Bulldog". This Became The Song's Title. Geoff Emerick The Beatles' Engineer Would Subsequently Claim This Was The Last Song The Band Recorded That Featured A Team Dynamic With Enthusiasm From Every Member. When The Group Reconvened In The Studio In May 1968 For The The Beatles Sessions Their Group Cohesion Had Already Been Undermined By The Business Artistic And Personal Differences That Would Culminate In Their Eventual Breakup. During These Sessions A Film Crew Photographed The Four Beatles Recording The Song. It Was One Of The Few Times They Allowed Themselves To Be Extensively Filmed Recording In The Abbey Road Studios For A Promotional Film To Be Released During Their Scheduled Four-Month Retreat To India Which Was Later Edited Together As A Promotional Film For The Single Lady Madonna . Musically The Song Harks Back To The Early R&B Riffs Of Songs Such As Money That's What I Want And Retains A Similar Blues Feel As Lady Madonna - The Two Songs Were Combined On The Love Album.