Deconstructing the Beatles: Abbey Road Side One

The Beatles’ Abbey Road is a masterpiece filled with classic songs, such as “Come Together,” “Something,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” George Martin told the Beatles to think “symphonically,” and they responded by creating the remarkable Side Two song suite.Abbey Road was the last time that the Beatles recorded together at EMI Studios — soon-to-be-christened Abbey Road Studios. Despite the bittersweet atmosphere that surrounded the recording sessions, The Beatles’ outstanding songs and performances, together with George Martin’s orchestrations, produced an album that is regarded as one of the best of all time.In “Abbey Road – Side One, Scott Freiman explores the so-called “song side” of Abbey Road, with deep dives into “Come Together,” “Something,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” with additional analysis of “The Ballad of John and Yoko” and “Old Brown Shoe.”