Performed by: Siouxsie and The Banshees; The Beatles; The Clarks
Written by: John Lennon; Paul Mccartney
Credits: Lennon, John (Songwriter); Mccartney, Paul (Songwriter); SONY BEATLES LTD (Publisher); SONY/ATV TUNES LLC (Publisher)
Dear Prudence
| Lyrics: Dear Prudence |
| Wikipedia: Dear Prudence |
This article is about the song by The Beatles. For the advice column, see Dear Prudence (advice column). For the television movie, see Dear Prudence (film).
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| Song by The Beatles
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| Released | 22 November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 28-30 August 1968 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Apple Records | |||
| Writer | Lennon/McCartney | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees | ||||
| from the album Hyæna | ||||
| B-side | "Tattoo", There's a Planet in my Kitchen" | |||
| Released | September 23, 1983 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Writer(s) | Lennon/McCartney | |||
| Producer | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |||
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"Dear Prudence" is a song written by John Lennon,[1] 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").
The lyrics are 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.[1] Lennon, who was worried that she was depressed, wrote this song for her, inviting her to "come out to play". Whereas the Beatles left the course, Prudence, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and others, stayed and became Transcendental Meditation (TM) teachers.
"Dear Prudence" was recorded at Trident Studios on 28, 29 and 30 August 1968.[2] "Dear Prudence" and "Back in the U.S.S.R." feature Paul McCartney on drums rather than Ringo Starr, who had recently walked out. On 5 September, Starr returned to find flowers waiting for him on his drumkit.[3]
In 1987, Lennon's original handwritten copy of the lyrics was sold at an auction for $19,500.[4]
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Personnel
- John Lennon – double-tracked vocal, backing vocal, guitar
- Paul McCartney – backing vocal, drums, bass, piano, flügelhorn, tambourine, handclaps
- George Harrison – backing vocal; lead guitar
- Mal Evans – backing vocal, handclaps
- Jackie Lomax – backing vocal, handclaps
- John McCartney – backing vocal, handclaps
- Personnel per Ian MacDonald[5]
Siouxsie & The Banshees version
English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees released "Dear Prudence" in 1983. The band has repeatedly mentioned the Beatles as musical influences, and previously recorded a cover version of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter". "Dear Prudence" became one of Siouxsie & the Banshees' biggest hits, peaking at number three in the UK singles chart during 1983.
Other cover versions
| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
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| 1968 | Ramsey Lewis | Mother Nature's Son | |
| 1970 | Kenny Rankin | Family | |
| 1970 | The Five Stairsteps | (single) | As the B-side to "Oooh Child", it reached #49 on its own on the R&B music charts. |
| 1973 | Doug Parkinson | (single) | |
| 1976 | Leslie West | The Leslie West Band | |
| 1991 | Jaco Pastorius | Live in New York City - Volume Two | |
| 1991 | Jerry Garcia Band | Jerry Garcia Band | |
| 1992 | Hiram Bullock | Way Kool | Instrumental |
| 2001 | Graham Central Station | The Jam: The Larry Graham & Graham Central Station Anthology | Recorded in the 1970s |
| 2002 | Brad Mehldau | Largo | |
| 2007 | Dana Fuchs, Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson and T.V. Carpio | Across the Universe | Soundtrack |
In popular culture
- The song, "Dear Prudence" is referenced in an episode of the American Sitcom "Two and a Half Men" where the granddaughter of Charlie Harper's housekeeper, named Prudence, remarks that she "went out with a bass player once" who wrote a "beautiful song about me called 'Dear Prudence'" to which Charlie remarks that that seemed like "something a bass player would do"
- The song is playable in The Beatles: Rock Band.
Notes
- ^ a b Sheff 2000, pp. 198–199.
- ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 152.
- ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 153.
- ^ Rimer 1987.
- ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 310.
References
- Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.
- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-844-13828-3.
- Rimer, Sara (28 June 1987). "The Beatles And Youth At Auction". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D91F30F93BA15755C0A961948260. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
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