Honey Pie
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| "Honey Pie" | ||
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| Song by The Beatles | ||
| from the album The Beatles | ||
| Released | 22 November 1968 | |
| Recorded | 1 October 1968 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 2:17 | |
| Label | Apple Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lennon-McCartney | |
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |
| The Beatles track listing | ||
| Revolution 1 (8 of disc 2) |
"Honey Pie" (9 of disc 2) |
Savoy Truffle (10 of disc 2) |
"Honey Pie" is a song by The Beatles, from their 1968 album The Beatles. Although credited to Lennon-McCartney, it was composed entirely by Paul McCartney. Despite the similarity of title, the song is unrelated to "Wild Honey Pie".
The song is a direct homage to the British music-hall style. It concerns a famed actress, known through the hypocharisma "Honey Pie", and her old lover, who wishes for her to rejoin him in England. The premise – a humble admirer yearning for the return of his lover – is not unlike a typical music-hall plot. In order to establish an appropriate, old-timey sound, 'scratches' were added to the third line, "Now she's hit the big time!" from a 78 RPM record.
McCartney wrote this song for his future wife, Linda Eastman, who represents the "Honey Pie" character. McCartney is essentially asking that Eastman, who achieved success in the United States, "Sail across the Atlantic / To be where you belong," and return to him in England.[citation needed]
The song has been covered by Barbra Streisand, Tuck & Patti and John Pizzarelli.
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