She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
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"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it is the fifth song of the album's climactic medley, immediately following "Polythene Pam".
Origin
McCartney said the song was inspired by one of the fans who hung around outside McCartney's St John's Wood home, and who had broken in, later revealed to be Diane Ashley. She said:
She then opened the front door to let the others inside. In addition to clothes, the fans also stole a number of photographs.
Recording
The rhythm track was recorded by the Beatles for this and "Polythene Pam" as one piece on 25 July 1969. After take 39, they added lead vocals, and re-recorded the drums and bass parts. On 28 July they added more vocals, guitar, percussion and piano. The song was completed two days later with additional guitar and percussion.Template:Sfn "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" segues abruptly after "Polythene Pam", the song on the preceding track, without pause. At the very beginning of the song, in anticipation of the change of tempo, John Lennon gives out a laugh and then shouts "Oh, look out!"Template:Sfn
A slower version of this song, recorded in late January 1969 during the Get Back sessions, appears on the 1996 compilation Anthology 3, while an in-progress version is featured on the 2021 Let It Be 50th Anniversary Edition.<ref name="winn">Template:Cite book</ref>
Reception
"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" is one of the most popular sections of the medley.<ref name = "AMsongreview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dennis Jovenetti of Utah State University's Student Life paper cited it and "Because" as an example of the medley's, as well as overall album's, musical diversity. He categorized it as hard rock, with "very fine" guitar fills from Harrison between the lyrics.<ref name = "StudentLifealbumrev">Template:Cite news</ref>
Ritchie Yorke of the Houston Post called it "a very good song of Paul's with great lyrics."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jovenetti cited the line "So I quit the police department, and got myself a steady job" as an example of the album's "funky lyrics".<ref name = "StudentLifealbumrev"/>
Personnel
According to Walter Everett,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> except where noted:
- Paul McCartney – lead and harmony vocals, bass guitar
- John Lennon – 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- George Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Ringo Starr – drums
- uncredited – tambourine, maracas, "whipcrack" percussion<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Notable cover versions
- In 1970, Joe Cocker's cover of this song reached number 30 on the Billboard top 40, number 18 on the Dutch Single Top 100, and 19 on the Dutch Top 40.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Austin ChronicleTemplate:'s Raoul Hernandez, reporting on Cocker's performance at Wimberley's Blue Hole in Texas, opined his three Beatles covers, including "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" "were worth the proverbial price of admission".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Ike and Tina Turner released a cover of this song as a European single from their 1972 album Feel Good. A live version is available on their 1973 album The World of Ike & Tina.
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