January 8th, 1969: George plays ‘I Me Mine’ to John for the first time. John snacks on food, opens Paul’s mail, and doesn’t pay much attention.

JOHN: Is that the end of it?



GEORGE: Yeah. It’s only that long—



JOHN: We can use it for a commercial. [laughs; bored] So uh, yeah. It’s fine. And what do we do about that?



GEORGE: Um, well, it’s just a bit – you see—



JOHN: It sounds so hard to do.



GEORGE: No, it’s… no.



JOHN: I mean, for you.



GEORGE: No.

JOHN: [falsetto] I me mine… You know, all that singing.



GEORGE: [starts playing again] All through the day, I me mine, I me mine, I me mine… All through the night, I me mine, I me mine, I me mine… No one’s frightened of leaving it, everyone’s weaving it, coming on strong all the time…



JOHN: [operatic] I me my me my me my me my oh…



GEORGE: All I can hear… [starts playing forcefully] I me mine – I me mine – I me mine…



JOHN: All the girls can come on and dance it. Hari [Krishna]s and fisherwives, and dwarves, and hunchbacks…



GEORGE: Even your tears, I me mine, I me mine, I me mine… No one’s frightened of playing it, everyone’s saying it, flowing more freely than wine…



JOHN: [derisive] Run along, son. [laughs] See you later. We’re a rock ‘n’ roll band, you know. Bom bo bom bo bom bo bom bo bom…