Adam wrote:
> Mackenzie wrote:
>> I know this has been noted several times on Beatles websites analyzing
>> the music and what not, but I was wondering why Paul decided to
>> eliminate the drums all together on this track. In the background, it
>> sounds as if someone is slapping their legs in time.
>
> Geoff Emerick's book (he was 2nd engineer/tape op on that session)
> says that it was indeed Ringo slapping his legs.
>
> I'm sure that others will be better at explaining the probable
> reasons, but several of the "quiet ballads" sung by Paul before that
> were recorded with only quiet percussion, e.g. "Till There Was You,"
> "And I Love Her" as released, etc. Paul's choice, I suppose.
>
> Adam
I always like to hear how Ringo simulates a pair of bongos on his
drumkit by using a rimshot and his top tom when he plays "Till There Was
You".
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