BDJ's Cellar Full of Remixes

Beyoncé's new cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird" on her "Cowboy Carter" album uses the original 1968 backing track by Paul McCartney, including his acoustic guitar and foot tapping. "Blackbird" was written by Paul McCartney for the Beatles' 1968 "White Album", inspired by the call of a blackbird during the Beatles' trip to Rishikesh, India. He later claimed it was a tribute to the civil rights move...

The Beatles' journey to India in 1968 is a fascinating slice of rock 'n' roll history that continues to intrigue music fans and historians alike. It was a time of spiritual exploration and prolific songwriting for the Fab Four. The band, along with their wives, girlfriends, assistants, and a medley of other celebrities like Mike Love from the Beach Boys, traveled to Rishikesh to attend an advanced...

McCartney's 1987 single "Once Upon a Long Ago" carries with it a bittersweet tale of what could have been a historic collaboration. The song, which was part of McCartney's compilation album "All the Best!" and later released as a single, was initially composed with the Queen frontman in mind. The story goes that McCartney had envisioned the track as a duet with Mercury. However, due to Mercury's i...

It was 1968 when Peter Brown, a close associate of the Beatles, approached none other than Frank Sinatra to perform a unique rendition of "The Lady is a Tramp" for Maureen Starkey's birthday, Ringo Starr's first wife. Sinatra, with his unparalleled panache, transformed the classic into "Maureen is a Champ," a playful twist on the original lyrics, celebrating Maureen's vivacious spirit.  The record...

The second single to be released from Walls And Bridges, ‘#9 Dream’ continued John's fascination with the number nine. He woke up one morning and wrote down the words along with the melody. He had no idea what it meant, but he thought it sounded beautiful. John produced the song himself. Until now, only demos (on guitar and piano) were known, but recently just over a minute of Take 1 became availa...

The Deluxe set of Lennon's 'Mind Games' album just arrived. It contains 6CD's and 2 Blu-ray discs. Asa result, there are (at least) 6 different mixes of each song on the album. How can a Remixer resist this temptation? The original Mind Games production sounds rather busy and massive, as if Lennon and co. wanted to include every instrument in the studio in the track, This tends to obscure the beau...

In an interview in the late 70's, Lennon said that he would have sung Oh Darling better than McCartney did. Unfortunately, Lennon did not supply a recording to substantiate his claim. But now, thanks to state-of-the-art-artificial-intelligence-technology, it is possible to create this unheard outtake of the Abbey Road sessions. Who do you prefer, John or Paul?

For You Blue is a song by the Beatles, written by George Harrison and released on their 1970 album Let It Be. Glyn Johns and Phil Spector were two of the producers who worked on the album, but they had different visions for the sound and style of the songs. Johns preferred a more raw and live approach, while Spector added orchestral overdubs and effects. Glyn Johns mixes were all rejected, and Spe...

One of the rare original songs on McCartney's “Give My Regards To Broad Street” soundtrack was “No Values”. However, it was s not composed for the film. The song had been in the works since late 1980, when Wings did some demos that can be found on bootlegs. McCartney recorded another version of the song at AIR Studios on Montserrat in February 1981, during the Tug Of War sessions. The final versio...

The production of the last Beatles single, Now and Then, is lush, to say the least. A heavily compressed piano (McCartney) accompanies Lennon's vocals. The string octet kicks in, we hear backing vocals echoing all the way back to Abbey Road, and then somebody messes up a solo on a slide guitar. Of all these add-ons (that Lennon would have hated) the string octet stands out, because it is not that...

We all know that Now and Then was composed by John Lennon. However, Paul McCartney took and changed it, omitted the middle eight, added a solo, played piano over Lennon's recording, and much more. And he sang almost the whole song in unison with Lennon's voice. You might say it became a McCartney song.......To take the transformation to completion, we deleted Lennon's voice from the mix, so we can...

365 yesterdays have come and gone in 2023. It was an eventful year, with wars raging in many parts of the world. But it also brought great personal joy. As a farewell to 2023, here is Paul McCartney singing Yesterday.  Just Paul, no guitar, no strings. Remember the good things in life.

The ending of the song I Am The Walrus is one of the most mysterious and intriguing parts of the Beatles’ catalogue. It features a mix of nonsense lyrics, random sound effects, and a snippet of a BBC radio broadcast of Shakespeare’s King Lear . Some people claim that the version of the song on the new Red and Blue album, a compilation of remastered Beatles hits released in 2023, differs from the o...

Now and Then is a stunning remix of the long-lost Beatles song, featuring the original vocals of John Lennon and the contributions of his bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. This remix captures the spirit and sound of the Beatles in 1964, when they were at the peak of their popularity and creativity. George provides his melodic guitar riffs, Paul adds a catchy bassline and...

The song “I’m in Love” is attributed to Lennon–McCartney. John Lennon may have written it himself. He gave the song to the Fourmost, another band from Liverpool, who recorded it in 1963 with George Martin as the producer. Lennon claimed that he wrote the song for them in 1971, but he was not sure about it in 1980. Paul McCartney’s biographer, Barry Miles, suggested that the song was a joint work b...

'The End' is the last song in the medley of the Abbey Road album, and it is the only song in the Beatles' catalogue that features a drum solo by Ringo Starr. According to EMI engineer Geoff Emerick, who worked on the album, the solo was originally longer, but it was edited down to fit the song's length. Our BDJ engineers have made a remix of the Beatles song 'The End', which features an extended d...

Here is a new release of Honey Don't, the classic rockabilly song by Carl Perkins that was covered by The Beatles in 1964. In this remix, we have restored the original vocals by John Lennon, who used to sing the song during live performances before Ringo Starr took over the lead vocals on the studio version.  Honey Don't is a song that showcases Lennon's raw and energetic vocal style, as well as h...

" Let Me Roll It " is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings , released on their 1973 album Band on the Run . The song was also released as the B-side to " Jet " in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released. The song is unique in the Beatles catalogue, since it combines contributions from McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Bob Dylan! Of course, McCartn...

Here is stunning version of the song Good Night with vocals by Frank Sinatra. Good Night is a lullaby that John Lennon wrote for his son Julian, and was the final song on the Beatles’ 1968 album The Beatles .  The Beatles recorded the song with an orchestra arranged and conducted by George Martin, and Ringo Starr sang the lead vocals . Lennon was probably embarrassed to sing it himself, as he cons...

Imagine hearing John Lennon sing one of Paul McCartney’s songs that he famously dismissed as “granny music”. Well, you don’t have to imagine anymore, because the BDJ producers have used artificial intelligence to create a stunning version of the song Teddy Boy with vocals by John Lennon. Teddy Boy is a folk rock song that McCartney wrote during the Beatles’ 1968 visit to India , and recorded for h...

If you are a fan of the Beatles and their early days in Hamburg, you will be thrilled to hear this amazing AI-produced version of the song Where Have You Been All My Life? with clear vocals by John Lennon. This song, written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was one of the covers that the Beatles performed live at the Star Club in 1962, but the original recording was of poor quality and Lennon’s voi...

Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Frank Sinatra sang one of Paul McCartney’s earliest songs? Well, wonder no more, because the BDJ producers have used artificial intelligence to create a stunning version of the song Suicide with vocals by the legendary crooner. Suicide is a piano ballad that McCartney wrote when he was 14 years old, hoping to give it to Sinatra, but for years it d...

The premiere for The Beatles LOVE Show by Cirque du Soleil took place on June 30, 2006 in Las Vegas at The Mirage. The Beatles’ record producer, George Martin and his son, Giles Martin, were music directors for the project which resulted in a 78-minute audio collage of Beatles songs. The soundtrack includes audio snippets from 200 Beatles songs, many of which are re-mixed in a “mash-up” style. For...

The Long and Winding Road is a McCartney song that was mixed and produced by Phil Spector. McCartney did not like the mix, as is abundantly clear from the letter that he  wrote to Allen Klein and Phil Spector. McCartney explains how he would like the Long and Winding Road to sound: - Less orchestra, and more Beatles (guitars, piano etc.) - absolutely no harp in the mix - bring back the piano at th...

Here is BDJ's remix of the 2022 Revolver SDE. All tracks are only sourced from the 2022 stereo version and the outtakes. Some tracks are similar, but subtly different; there are also some mash-ups, where there just wasn't enough material (outtakes) on the Revolver SDE. GILES MARTIN: Horrible! It doesn't sound like the 1966 original at all! RINGO STARR: Peace and Love! PAUL McCARTNEY: And then I we...