The Beatles work on early version of ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1968)


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(Friday, July 5, 1968, 5:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed an early version of Paul McCartney’s “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London, adding three saxophones, bongos, additional percussion and guitar overdubs to a track started July 3, 1968.

After reviewing it over the weekend, McCartney decided the song required a remake, which was begun on the following Monday, July 8, 1968.