Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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Jan 21, 1969
From Wikipedia:
“Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea” is a popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954. It was a hit in 1954 in both the United States and United Kingdom, albeit for different artists.
The Four Lads
The best-known version in the United States was recorded by the Four Lads with teenage girl Lillian Pasciolla and others on February 27, 1954. The recording by the Four Lads was released in the US by Columbia Records as catalog number 40236. Released in May that year, it first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 3, 1954, peaking at number 18.
Max Bygraves version
The best-known version in the United Kingdom is by Max Bygraves, with his performance recorded on 23 June 1954, with a children’s chorus and orchestra directed by Frank Cordell, and released in the UK by HMV in September 1954 as catalog number B 10734. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 10 September 1954. It spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 7. The “children” were from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. […]
On January 21, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, Paul McCartney and John Lennon played a version of “Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea“.
Bootlegs
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A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 21st, 1969 - 1 & 2
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
1:43 • Rehearsal • Medley with "In The Middle Of An Island"
Performed by : Paul McCartney • John Lennon
Session Recording: Jan 21, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
