# Ballad of John & Yoko

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 4, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692 "2003-02-04T15:06:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Firemarshal\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@Firemarshal\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Firemarshal_Bill)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692/1 "2003-02-04T15:06:01Z")

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Does anyone know who played bass on the Beatles recording of “The Ballad of John & Yoko”? (Hi Pat - Bill).

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692/2 "2003-02-04T15:09:57Z")

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Paul and John were the only Beatles involved, so it’s probably Paul.

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**Author:** ![Wartime\_Consigliori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@Wartime\_Consigliori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wartime_Consigliori)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692/3 "2003-02-04T15:12:28Z")

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My understanding is: Paul on bass and drums, John on guitars.

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**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692/4 "2003-02-04T17:07:37Z")

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It had to be Paul, John’s bass playing (heard on “The Long and Winding Road”) was rather sloppy.

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**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballad-of-john-yoko/152692/5 "2003-02-04T17:10:04Z")

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…by the way, I forgot about this site, which should answer all such questions.  
[http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/tbojay.html](http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/tbojay.html)