Article on “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) ” by the Beatles

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“You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” is a strange song with an equally strange history. The sax solo is by Brian Jones who was dead by the time it was released. It sounds like the Bonzo Dog Band or Monty Python, not like the serious “Let It Be” on the other side of the single.

The “joke” Beatles song that features Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones

7 June 1967:The Beatles record five takes and overdubs for a remake of You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), the future b-side of the Let It Be single.See more:www.beatlesbible.com/1967/06/07/r…

— The Beatles Bible 🍏 (@beatlesbible.com) 2025-06-07T15:00:28.088Z

30 April 1969:George Harrison records the guitar solo for the Beatles' single Let It Be.Vocals and effects are then added to You Know My Name (Look Up The Number).Paul McCartney: "It was just so hilarious to put that record together."See more:www.beatlesbible.com/1969/04/30/r…

— The Beatles Bible 🍏 (@beatlesbible.com) 2025-04-30T13:16:22.586Z

November 26, 1969, John Lennon participates in his last session with the Beatles, mixing and editing their B-side “You Know My Name (Look Up the Number.”)

— Stan Miller (@milbo11.bsky.social) 2024-11-26T23:16:55.133Z
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