The
first recording to feature feedback, followed by one of the most instantly
recognizable guitar riffs in the history of rock and roll.John knocked this out while the
Beatles were working on Beatles for
Sale.Although it sounds
like an electric guitar, John is actually playing an acoustic, amplified
with effects.George later
reiterates the riff on an electric.It was against Parlophone protocol to include feedback on an
album:John coyly suggested it
was a mistake.Kurt Cobain
said it was his favourite Beatles song and would play it at Nirvana
concerts when there were technical woes.No feedback on this version, but the Sweethearts of the
Rodeo give it a fair shake with their unique blend of country-rock, Texas
two-step and bluegrass-style harmonies that helped establish them as a
force to be reckoned with in the 1980s.
