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"When We Was Fab"
Song
B-side"Zig Zag", "That's The Way It Goes (remix)", "When We Was Fab (reverse end)"

"When We Was Fab" is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were sometimes referred to as the "Fab Four". The song appears as the sixth track on Harrison's 1987 album Cloud Nine and was later released as the second single from that album in January 1988. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at #25 in the UK Singles Chart, and in the United States, the song peaked at #23 in Billboard magazine's Hot 100 singles chart.

Track listings

  • 7" W8131
  1. "When We Was Fab" - 3:59
  2. "Zig Zag" - 2:45
    • An instrumental track originally appearing on the 1986 soundtrack for the film Shanghai Surprise.
  • 12" W8131T, 12" picture disc W8131TP, 3" CD W8131CD
  1. "When We Was Fab" (unextended version)
  2. "Zig Zag" - 2:45
  3. "That's The Way It Goes" (remix)
    • The original version appears on Harrison's 1982 album Gone Troppo.
  4. "When We Was Fab" (reverse end)
    • The extended version of the song, containing the last few seconds of the song played in reverse.

Cover art

The single cover incorporates Klaus Voormann's 1966 line drawing of Harrison, which was used in the album art for The Beatles' album Revolver (the letters ER from the title are visible), along with a similar, updated drawing of Harrison 22 years later.

Music video

The music video that accompanied the song (directed by Godley and Creme) also referenced the other three former Beatles. George suddenly appears dressed with his Sgt. Pepper's costume. Ringo Starr appears prominently first as Harrison's "assistant" and then as the drummer. A man dressed up in a Walrus costume playing a left-handed bass guitar refers to Paul McCartney (who was asked to appear but was not available).[1] John Lennon, who died in 1980, is represented by a passer-by carrying his Imagine album.

Also making guest appearances in the video are Gary Wright, Elton John, Derek Taylor, Jeff Lynne, Ray Cooper and Neil Aspinall.

The video received six nominations at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards.[2]

References

  1. ^ According to a a 1995 interview with McCartney, quoted here.
  2. ^ http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1988/
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