Song facts
From Wikipedia:
Later, Paul would have told Carol Bedford, an Apple Scruff who wrote the book “Waiting For The Beatles” (published in 1984):
This version of the story was challenged by the official Apple Scruffs, as explained on their official website:
According to John Lennon, the Apple Scruff story was not the main inspiration though:
In the 2006 documentary “The Classic Artists Series: The Moody Blues” (Released in October 2006), Mike Pinder, the former keyboard player of The Moody Blues, stated that the inspiration for the “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” actually comes from an incident that happened to them — a groupie climbing into an open bathroom window in the band’s home and spending the night with band member Ray Thomas. The next day, Pinder and Thomas told the story to Paul McCartney, who — guitar in hand — strummed and sang “She came in through the bathroom window…“.
There is also another story which doesn’t seem genuine, considering the number of dimensions on which the storyteller fits her story to the song :
In October / November 1968, Paul spent a ten-day holiday with Linda Eastman and her daugher Heather in New York. He was writing “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” and needed a final verse. In the yellow cab to the airport to fly back to London, he noticed a mug shot with the driver name written in large black letters (Eugene Quits), with the mention “New York Police Dept” beneath that.
From The Usenet Guide to Beatles Recording Variations: January 21, 1969 – Paul McCartney showing John Lennon how to play the piano part of “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” – From Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles – Get Back” (2021)From “The Lyrics: 1956 to Present“ Last updated on October 17, 2022 The book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present", published in 2021, covers Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, the Beatles, Wings, and solo careers, by pairing the lyrics of 154 of his songs with first-person commentaries of the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" is one of the 154 songs covered. LyricsShe came in through the bathroom window Didn't anybody tell her? She said she'd always been a dancer And so I quit the police department VariationsB "Get Back" rehearsal (January 21, 1969) • From "Anthology 3" C "Get Back" rehearsal (January 7, 1969). From the "Fly On The Wall" bonus disc • From "Let It Be... Naked" Officially appears onAbbey Road LP • Released in 1969 1:59 • Studio version • A • Stereo Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric piano, Lead guitar, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Cowbell, Drums, Maracas, Tambourine John Lennon : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Session Recording & overdubs:Jul 25, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs:Jul 28, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs & mixing:Jul 30, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadAnthology 3 Official album • Released in 1996 3:37 • Outtake • B • Stereo • Recording from the first day of the Savile Row sessions. The performance of She Came In Through The Bathroom Window is a rehearsal, Paul running the Beatles through one of his latest compositions. The song did not surface again in these Get Back sessions but, uptempo, would become a part of the Abbey Road medley, for which it was recorded in July 1969. Session Recording:Jan 21, 1969 Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, LondonLet It Be... Naked Official album • Released in 2003 0:05 • Studio version • C • From the "Fly On The Wall" bonus disc Session Recording:Jan 07, 1969 Studio : Twickenham Film Studios, London, UKAbbey Road (Stereo - 2009 remaster) Official album • Released in 2009 1:59 • Studio version • A2009 • Stereo • 2009 stereo remaster Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric piano, Lead guitar, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Cowbell, Drums, Maracas, Tambourine John Lennon : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator Session Recording & overdubs:Jul 25, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs:Jul 28, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs & mixing:Jul 30, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadAnthology 3 (2016 remaster) Official album • Released in 2016 3:37 • Outtake • B2016 • Stereo • Recording from the first day of the Savile Row sessions. The performance of She Came In Through The Bathroom Window is a rehearsal, Paul running the Beatles through one of his latest compositions. The song did not surface again in these Get Back sessions but, uptempo, would become a part of the Abbey Road medley, for which it was recorded in July 1969. Session Recording:Jan 21, 1969 Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, LondonAbbey Road (50th anniversary boxset) Official album • Released in 2019 1:59 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2019 Stereo Mix Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric piano, Lead guitar, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Cowbell, Drums, Maracas, Tambourine John Lennon : 12-string acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Handclaps, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Producer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Sam Okell : Mix engineer Session Recording & overdubs:Jul 25, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs:Jul 28, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadSession Overdubs & mixing:Jul 30, 1969 Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey RoadLet It Be (50th anniversary boxset) Official album • Released in 2021 2:48 • Studio rehearsal • G • Jan 21, 1969 (EMI Tape E90489-8T) previously available in full on ‘Anthology 3’ (at a slightly faster speed, possibly adjusted on this new 2021 mix to try and match the edit at 0:59); only a fragment of the end of this sequence was recorded by the NAGRA Roll 411 A, so it is difficult to compare the edits and cuts made in the official releases. Drastically edited compared to ‘Anthology 3’, only the first 58 seconds have been left here (including Paul’s count-in that appears for the first time). Still, there is an edit at 0:59 with different electric guitar chords and slower speed with what appears to be the end of another short rehearsal edited perfectly right after the phrase “Tuesday’s on the phone to me” (in ‘Anthology 3’ the track continues from the phrase “She said she’d always been a dancer” and until the end of the rehearsal, two minutes and five seconds later); so now we have a previously unavailable 32-second segment (0:59-1:31) before there is another edit on this track at 1:32. It is possible that this insert was recorded even before the full rehearsal, but without the NAGRA tape available in this short sequence it is difficult to know and not even if we put the two official sources (‘Anthology 3’ and ‘Let it Be 50th’) together will we be able to get the whole segment. ‘Anthology 3’ includes 10 seconds at the end that were omitted here, with Paul’s dialogue suggesting playing some notes as classical music (they only left John’s reply “What’s that?” here); the rest of the track (1:32-2:48) is available on the NAGRA Roll 411 A that began recording again precisely from these words of McCartney. Session Recording:Jan 21, 1969 Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, LondonLet It Be (50th anniversary boxset - SHM - Japanese edition) Official album • Released in 2021 2:48 • Studio rehearsal • G • Jan 21, 1969 (EMI Tape E90489-8T) previously available in full on ‘Anthology 3’ (at a slightly faster speed, possibly adjusted on this new 2021 mix to try and match the edit at 0:59); only a fragment of the end of this sequence was recorded by the NAGRA Roll 411 A, so it is difficult to compare the edits and cuts made in the official releases. Drastically edited compared to ‘Anthology 3’, only the first 58 seconds have been left here (including Paul’s count-in that appears for the first time). Still, there is an edit at 0:59 with different electric guitar chords and slower speed with what appears to be the end of another short rehearsal edited perfectly right after the phrase “Tuesday’s on the phone to me” (in ‘Anthology 3’ the track continues from the phrase “She said she’d always been a dancer” and until the end of the rehearsal, two minutes and five seconds later); so now we have a previously unavailable 32-second segment (0:59-1:31) before there is another edit on this track at 1:32. It is possible that this insert was recorded even before the full rehearsal, but without the NAGRA tape available in this short sequence it is difficult to know and not even if we put the two official sources (‘Anthology 3’ and ‘Let it Be 50th’) together will we be able to get the whole segment. ‘Anthology 3’ includes 10 seconds at the end that were omitted here, with Paul’s dialogue suggesting playing some notes as classical music (they only left John’s reply “What’s that?” here); the rest of the track (1:32-2:48) is available on the NAGRA Roll 411 A that began recording again precisely from these words of McCartney. Session Recording:Jan 21, 1969 Studio : Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, LondonBootlegsLive performances“She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” has been played in 48 concerts. Latest concerts where She Came In Through The Bathroom Window has been playedLive In Frome Jun 24, 2022 • United Kingdom • Frome • Cheese & Grain Who originally sang She came in through the bathroom window?She Came In Through the Bathroom Window. When did the Beatles write She came in through the bathroom window?Interviewed in September of 1969 by Australian DJ Tony McArthur, John Lennon indicated that "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" began being written mid-May of 1968.
When did Joe Cocker record she came through the bathroom window?Joe Cocker – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (1969, Vinyl) - Discogs.
What key is she came in through the bathroom window in?She Came In Through the Bathroom Window is written in the key of D.
|