I've Got A Feeling
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I've Got A Feeling is the eighth song from The Beatles 1970 album Let It Be. It is an amalgamation of two unfinished songs: 'I've Got A Feeling' and 'Everyone Had A hard Year', written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, respectively. This makes it one of the few songs in The Beatles catalog that is truly a collaborative piece between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Three different versions of this song are commercially available.
Lyric
The main portion of the song's lyric was inspired by Paul's new relationship with Linda Eastman. John's part of the lyric (the 'everybody had a hard year' interlude) were inspired by his relationship with Yoko Ono and what a chaotic year the past year (1968) had been for both of them.
Available versions
The song is available in three different versions. The following official Beatles releases feature "I've Got A Feeling":
- 1970 - Let It Be
- 1996 - Anthology 3
- 2002 - Let It Be... Naked
Other facts about the song
- During The Beatles legendary "rooftop concert" performance, "I've Got A Feeling" is the only song on which George Harrison can be heard singing.
- The song was played twice during the rooftop performance.
- During one of the rooftop performances, John can faintly be heard singing 'everybody must get stoned' toward the end of the song, referencing Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35".
- The band Pearl Jam has covered "I've Got A Feeling", both live and in the studio.
- The band Tesla has also recorded a version of the song.
