I think Emerick’s main attitude is that he contributed what he contributed, observed what he observed and was involved as a critical part of the Beatles Team at least in the way he sees it. I listened to Emerick’s book on CD – at first I did not like it and felt he was taking a lot of credit for things – but having had about a month to think about it, I think the unfairness is that Emerick – like George Martin and like the Beatles themselves – they have been pigeon-holed into a Beatles box by us, the fans. They filled four 30-minute tapes with unnumbered rehearsal takes, which were wiped during the following two sessions. The Beatles began recording ‘Cry Baby Cry’ on 15 July 1968. It was billed as ‘Cry Baby Cry’, although none of Lennon’s song was included. Although unrelated to ‘Cry Baby Cry’, the songs are often classed as one.Ģ006’s Love album featured ‘Can You Take Me Back?’ as a transitory piece. On the White Album, ‘Cry Baby Cry’ was followed by Paul McCartney’s ‘Can You Take Me Back?’, an ad-libbed song recorded during the 16 September 1968 session for ‘I Will’. The ominous descending chords take Lennon’s song somewhere darker than the rhyme, as does the final verse’s mention of seances, voices and midnight pranks. The king was in his counting house counting out his money, The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes, When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose! When the pie was opened the birds began to sing, Oh wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king? Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
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