as a lesser version of Sgt. Pepper and described "Your Mother Should Know" as a "halfhearted attempt at satiric nostalgia in the style of 'When I'm Sixty-Four'". He said the song appeared unfinished and, while it served its purpose in the film, and showed Starr to be "the leading vaudeville drummer in rock", the track was "lackluster" on record. Ian MacDonald considered the stereo panning to be innovative but also a ruse "to conceal the fact that its author hadn't managed to think up a middle eight". He viewed that as indicative of the effects of McCartney's LSD intake in the months following Sgt. Pepper, notwithstanding his efforts to arrest the Beatles' apathy when they regrouped after their summer break to record the track. Other versions The song has been covered by artists such as Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen, Phyllis Newman, Bud Shank, Travis Shook and Mike Batt. In 1989, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the Magical Mystery Tour dance sequence in his music video for the title track of his album UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff. The Beatles' discarded remake of the song was included on their 1996 outtakes compilation Anthology 2. The arrangement includes McCartney playing harmonium, rather than piano, and what music critic Richie Unterberger calls "the peculiar use of stilted, martial drumming" by Starr. McCartney first performed "Your Mother Should Know" in concert on 4 May 2013, when he opened his Out There! world tour at the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Personnel According to Ian MacDonald: Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, piano, bass guitar John Lennon – backing vocals, Hammond organ George Harrison – backing vocals, lead guitar Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine Notes References Bibliography (Text also available, in three parts, at beatlesmovies.co.uk.) External links Full lyrics for the song at the Beatles' official website 1967 songs The Beatles songs Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs published by Northern Songs Music hall songs