Beatles songs, Carry that Weight

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Beatles songs, Carry that Weight

Carry that Weight

(Paul McCartney – John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

Albums in which the song is present

   1969 - Abbey Road
   2002 - Back in the U.S.

JOHN 1980: 'That's Paul.
Apparently he was under strain at that period.'

PAUL circa-1994: 'I'm generally quite upbeat, but at certain times things get to me so much that I just can't be upbeat anymore and that (the tensions leading to the break-up) was one of those times.
'Carry that weight a long time' – like forever! That's what I meant… in this heaviness there was no place to be.
It was serious, paranoid heaviness and it was just very uncomfortable.'

Boy, you're going to carry that weight,
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitations
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down

Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you're going to carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time