Paul McCartney originally wrote “Get Back” as a satirical response to anti-immigration attitudes in Britain — mocking politicians like Enoch Powell.
But fearing it’d be misunderstood, they dropped the political lyrics and reshaped it into a rock jam.
Billy Preston played electric piano on the final track — and became the only musician outside the band credited on a Beatles single.
It was recorded live on the Apple rooftop — and that take was the one they released as the single.
Released in April 1969, “Get Back” hit #1 in both the UK and US — becoming one of their last chart-toppers before the split.
The coda line “Get back to where you once belonged”? Many fans thought it was aimed at Yoko Ono or even George Harrison.
A version of “Get Back” was meant to be the title track of the scrapped 1969 album and film — before it all evolved into Let It Be.
The band invited Billy Preston during tense sessions to ease the atmosphere — and it worked! He’s now known as the “Fifth Beatle” of that era.
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