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5 Facts About the Abbey Road Side Two Medley

  1. The medley is a 16-minute sequence of eight songs It closes side two of Abbey Road and was largely composed by Paul McCartney.

  2. George Martin stitched the songs together He arranged the transitions between tracks like ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘The End.’

  3. The medley is not a single continuous recording It was assembled from separate takes and edits to create the seamless flow.

  4. ‘The End’ is the final song in the medley It features the only drum solo on a Beatles studio recording.

  5. The medley was a deliberate structural choice McCartney wanted to create a suite-like finale, avoiding a traditional album closer.

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