musical experts about the comparison between this Beatles song and Mahler's "Song of the Earth" revealed that none found anything relevant, except perhaps that Mahler's Farewell movement involves various shades of a C major chord and ends after a flute B-A drop (the A chord being a VI in the chord of C) with the "final sonority" of a C6 (where the C, E and G notes are from the trombones and lower strings and the A from oboe and flute, this final C6 chord seeming to be "printed on the atmosphere", as Benjamin Britten terms it). Personnel John Lennon – double-tracked vocal, acoustic guitar Paul McCartney – bass George Harrison – acoustic guitar Ringo Starr – drums George Martin – producer, piano Norman Smith – engineer Personnel per Ian MacDonald Cover versions R. Stevie Moore covered the song in 1978 on his album The North. Robert Palmer covered the song in 1980 on his album Clues, adding a second verse featuring new lyrics not in the Beatles version. The Pretenders covered the song in 1990 as a bonus track on the Sense of Purpose single. The Smithereens on their 2007 album Meet The Smithereens!. Rosanne Cash included the song on some international versions of her 1979 Columbia debut Right or Wrong. In popular culture Stephen King makes reference to this song in Doctor Sleep, his 2013 sequel to The Shining. It is played mysteriously on the piano by a baby in another room. Notes References 1963 songs The Beatles songs Robert Palmer (singer) songs Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Songs published by Northern Songs