TOP 100 SONGS OF THE BEATLES: 64

"I've Got a Feeling" (Lennon/McCartney – May 18, 1970) 

Let It Be – Side 1, Track 6 (3:41)
YouTube (Video from the film Let It Be)

From Wikipedia, Rolling Stone and About.com –

"I've Got a Feeling" is a song by the Beatles, from the 1970 album Let It Be. It is one of the songs on the album from the rooftop concert. It is a combination of three unfinished songs: Paul McCartney's "I've Got a Feeling", John Lennon's "Everybody Had a Hard Year" from the White Album sessions (where it was demoed as "Everyone Had a Hard Year") and "Watching Rainbows."

Composition –

McCartney's song was written for his girlfriend Linda Eastman, whom he soon married, telling her that she was the girl he had always been looking for. Lennon's song was a litany where every line started with the word "everybody".

While McCartney's song was very optimistic, Lennon had actually had a hard year—he divorced his wife, Cynthia Lennon, his girlfriend Yoko Ono had a miscarriage, he was arrested for drug possession, and he had grown deeply unhappy in the Beatles.

In the film Let It Be, Lennon jokingly claimed he had written "Everybody Had a Hard Year" the night before.

Recording  –

Takes: 30 –

Personnel

Paul McCartney – Lead vocal, bass

John Lennon – Lead vocal, rhythm guitar
George Harrison – Lead guitar
Ringo Starr – Drums
Billy Preston – Electric pianoPersonnel per Ian MacDonald

Trivia –

This was the third song performed during the rooftop concert; though another performance was recorded three songs later, it is the first take that is heard on the album and in the film.

It is the only rooftop performance to feature George on backing vocals.

Though this song is taken from a one-take, live performance, Let It Be album producer Phil Spector edited together three different existing mixes to get the final one. Unlike other LIB songs, the chatter heard after this song (Lennon exclaiming "Oh my soul... it's so hard") was not spliced in from another section of the concert.

John flubs a few lines from his original demo in the performance, but because it was officially released on LIB first, they became the official lyrics!

During the filming of Let It Be, John often jokingly referred to this song as "I've Got A Fever." 

Today in Beatles History (From The Internet Beatles Album) February 6 – 

1963 – Concert at the Gaumont, Doncaster (Helen Shapiro tour).

1964 – "She Loves You", 23rd week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart). 
– Please Please Me LP, 46th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). 
– With The Beatles number 1, 11th week (UK New Musical Express chart).

1965 – Baroness Erisso approaches Brian about the possibility of his signing her daughter, Marianne Faithfull, to NEMS Enterprises.

1967 – Shooting of "Penny Lane" clip.
– 12.00 noon (approx.) the Beatles meet behind the Royal Theater, Stratford, London.
– Shooting of horse scenes and others, standing in front of the Theater Royal, and of John walking up and down Angel Lane.
– End of the Four Tops British tour, at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester . 4.00pm. The Beatles leave Stratford.

– Billy Stewart performance at the Saville Theater.
– Brian presents Cream on a Sunday performance at the Saville Theater.

1968 – Francie Schwarz meets with an Apple employee at the Speakeasy. She finds Michael McCartney there.

1969 – US gold certification: Yellow Submarine LP. 

– Yellow Submarine LP, 3rd week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).
Apple Studios. Time unknown. Stereo mixing: "I've Got A Feeling" (2 versions); "Don't Let Me Down"; "Get Back" (2 versions); "The One After 909"; "Dig A Pony". 
– Mixing of the roof performances.
– Yellow Submarine LP, 3rd week in the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).

1993 – Paul's performance in London, for 400 reporters and 2500 people more. 20 themes. 

– "Previous" concert, start of the "New World Tour".