The Beatles - Hey Bulldog
I’ve always been puzzled as to why this isn’t one of The Beatles’ better known songs. Possibly because it appears on the soundtrack to Yellow Sumbarine [1969], which isn’t exactly in the stratosphere of coolness when it comes to Beatles’ albums. Interestingly, this song didn’t make the final cut of the animated film, but the scene in which it was featured was later included in the film’s 1999 re-release.
Hey Bulldog is one of my favourite Beatles songs. It’s also one of the few Beatles recordings that revolves around a piano riff. And what a riff it is.
On a personal note, once upon a time I sang this song on the street for money. Good times.
John Lennon called this song, “a good sounding record that means nothing”.
That pretty much sums it up.
