Released in 1969
Goose
Written by Mike McCartney / McGear • Roger McGough
Last updated on April 1, 2025
Released in 1969
Written by Mike McCartney / McGear • Roger McGough
Last updated on April 1, 2025
Album This song officially appears on the Charity Bubbles / Goose 7" Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1969
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "Charity Bubbles", "Goose"
Circa April - Early May 1969
Officially appears on Charity Bubbles / Goose
Officially appears on Sold Out
Ten Years After On Strawberry Jam
Officially appears on Liverpool Lou / Ten Years After On Strawberry Jam
“Goose” is a song written by Mike McGear (Paul McCartney’s brother) and Roger McGough, members of the comedy, poetry and music trio The Scaffold. It was released as the B-side of the single “Charity Bubbles.“
According to John C. Winn in his book “That Magic Feeling: The Beatles’ Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970,” “Goose” features Paul McCartney on lead guitar, with Nicky Hopkins contributing on piano.
[“Charity Bubbled” and its B-side “Goose“] were written by the team of Mike McGear and Roger McGough, and neither was particularly memorable, falling halfway between outdated psychedelia and pastiche. Paul’s playing is full of bends and pulls, reminiscent of his lead guitar work on “Watching Rainbows” at the Twickenham sessions (see the January 14 entry), as well as his fills on “Another Girl.”
From “That Magic Feeling: The Beatles’ Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970,” by John C. Winn, 2009
7" Single • Released in 1969
2:36 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Guitar Nicky Hopkins : PianoPerformed by : Mike McCartney / McGear • Roger McGough • John Gorman Norrie Paramor : Producer Tim Rice : Producer
Session Recording: Circa April - Early May 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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