THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (THE BEATLES)

Story Behind The Song

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT A HUGE BEATLES FAN I KNOW THIS SONG LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND...I PLAYED IT FOR YEARS WHEN I GIGGED AROUND ST LOUIS...THEY WAS AN OLDER GENTLEMAN WHO CAME INTO THE SEVENTH INN WHEN I PLAYED THERE AND USED TO TELL ME I SHOULD RECORD THIS SONG...NOW HONESTLY...HOW DO YOU RECORD A BEATLES SONG?...OKAY LICKETY-SPLIT 30 YEARS LATER I PUT TOGETHER THIS ARRANGEMENT...I HAD 10 MINUTES BEFORE I NEEDED TO LEAVE FOR THE CARDINALS GAME...TIME ENOUGH FOR 1 TAKE...APPARENTLY THAT'S ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY...AFTER RETURNING FROM THE GAME I HEARD MY RECORDING FOR THE 1ST TIME...I WAS STUNNED...I HAD DONE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL...I HOPE MY RECORDING TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE WAY IT TOUCHED MINE...GEORGE SLADEK

Song Description

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT A HUGE BEATLES FAN I KNOW THIS SONG LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND...I PLAYED IT FOR YEARS WHEN I GIGGED AROUND ST LOUIS...THEY WAS AN OLDER GENTLEMAN WHO CAME INTO THE SEVENTH INN WHEN I PLAYED THERE AND USED TO TELL ME I SHOULD RECORD THIS SONG...NOW HONESTLY...HOW DO YOU RECORD A BEATLES SONG?...OKAY LICKETY-SPLIT 30 YEARS LATER I PUT TOGETHER THIS ARRANGEMENT...I HAD 10 MINUTES BEFORE I NEEDED TO LEAVE FOR THE CARDINALS GAME...TIME ENOUGH FOR 1 TAKE...APPARENTLY THAT'S ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY...AFTER RETURNING FROM THE GAME I HEARD MY RECORDING FOR THE 1ST TIME...I WAS STUNNED...I HAD DONE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL...I HOPE MY RECORDING TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE WAY IT TOUCHED MINE...GEORGE SLADEK

Song Length 3:27 Genre Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Classic
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Poignant, Moving Subject Unrequited Love, Searching for Love
Similar Artists The Beatles, Paul Mccartney Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night
That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day
Why leave me standing here
Let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried
Any way you'll never know
The many ways I've tried

But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me waiting here
A long long time ago
Don't leave me standing here
Lead me to your door

But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me waiting here
A long long time ago
Don't leave me standing here
Lead me to your door

Lyrics LENNON/MCCARTNEY Music LENNON/MCCARTNEY
Producer GEORGE SLADEK Publisher LENNON/MCCARTNEY
Performance GEORGE SLADEK Label ARCH CITY

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