A fitting last song for the end of the Beatles illustrious career, The End features instrumental solos by each of the Beatles. It starts with a drum solo by Ringo, the only drum solo recorded on a Beatles record. Then Paul, George, and John (in that order) each play 2 bars (roughly 4 seconds) each of a 36 second guitar solo. Ringo's solo was recorded with guitars which were dropped out in the final mix; those guitars were restored for the Anthology mix.
Quotes
"That's Paul again...He had a line in it, 'And in the end, the love you get is equal to the love you give,' which is a very cosmic, philosophical line. Which again proves that if he wants to, he can think." - John
"There's a nice little bit I played on Abbey Road. Paul gave us each a piece, a little break where Paul plays, George plays and I play." - John
Release history
- Abbey Road (1969)
- The Beatles Box (1980)
- Anthology 3 (1996) [Anthology mix]
- Tomorrow Never Knows (2012) [Anthology mix]