Dig It
The Beatles
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Like a rolling stone A like a rolling stone Like the FBI and the CIA And the BBC, BB King And Doris Day Matt Busby Dig it, dig it, dig it Dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it "That was 'Can You Dig It' by Georgie Wood. And now we'd like to do 'Hark The Angels Come'."
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Richard Starkey
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10 facts about this song
Album"Dig It" is a track from "Let It Be", the twelfth and final studio album of The Beatles released in 1970.
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LengthThe album version of the song is only 51 seconds long, the shortest song ever released by The Beatles.
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Extended VersionThe original recording was considerably longer, in fact over twelve minutes long, but it was heavily edited for the album.
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InstrumentationOn this song, Paul McCartney is on bass, George Harrison plays the guitar, Ringo Starr is on drums, and John Lennon is on electric piano.
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VoicesThough primarily sung by Lennon, co-lead vocals were also provided by Billy Preston.
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Recording"Dig It" was recorded in Apple Studios in London in January 1969 during the sessions for the "Let It Be" project.
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Lyric ContentThe song is largely improvisational, with Lennon singing a list of random phrases. It includes a reference to The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night".
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NarrationThe song ends with a spoken piece by Lennon, which goes as "That was 'Can You Dig It' by Georgie Wood, and now we'd like to do 'Hark, the Angels Come.'"
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Live PerformanceThe Beatles never performed "Dig It" live.
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Film AppearanceAn extended version of the song appears in the "Let It Be" film, a documentary which depicts The Beatles in the process of recording their final album.
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