Dear Prudence
Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful and so are you Dear Prudence won't you come out and play Dear Prudence open up your eyes Dear Prudence see the sunny skies The wind is low the birds will sing That you are part of everything Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes? Look around round Look around round round Look around Dear Prudence let me see you smile Dear Prudence like a little child The clouds will be a daisy chain So let me see you smile again Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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4 facts about this song
The Beatles"Dear Prudence" is originally a song by The Beatles released in 1968.
- The song was written by John Lennon, although it is credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.
- It was composed at Maharishi Yogi's transcendental meditation camp in Rishikesh, India.
- It was the second track of their double album, "The Beatles," also known as the "White Album."
- The song was written for Prudence Farrow, the sister of actress Mia Farrow, who was also present at the camp and during Brown period had taken to staying in her room “to meditate”.
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Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead performed his version of "Dear Prudence" during his solo career.
- His versions of the song have a distinctively different musical arrangement from The Beatles' original.
- Jerry started performing the song live in 1979, eleven years after the original song was released.
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Ramsey LewisThe jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis recorded an instrumental cover of "Dear Prudence" on his 1968 album "Mother Nature's Son".
- The album was recorded in December, shortly after the release of the "White Album".
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Siouxsie and the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees, an English rock band, released their cover of "Dear Prudence" in 1983.
- This version features a heavier emphasis on percussion and synthesizers than The Beatles' original.
- The cover reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's biggest hit.
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