his Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road DVD, where McCartney calls it "an old lady in new clothes". Cover versions Fats Domino covered the song on his 1968 album Fats Is Back. McCartney says he may have told record producer Richard Perry that the song was "based on Fats", leading to Domino's version. Also released as a single, Domino's recording peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 100 in September 1968, giving the singer his 77th and final US chart hit. Cal Tjader performed this song on the album Cal Tjader Plugs In (1969) with a jazz approach. Elvis Presley covered the song in 1971. Presley's version was an impromptu studio jam that was not available until the release of his 1995 box set Walk a Mile in My Shoes. Harris writes that, just as Domino's cover "confirm[ed] Lady Madonna's rock 'n' roll credentials", Presley's performance served as "the greatest accolade". A cover version of the song performed by Aretha Franklin was used as the theme song for the ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire from 1993 until 1996. Romanian band Phoenix performed this song on their first EP, Vremuri ("Old times", 1968), because the Electrecord studios did not trust the sales success of the band's own songs ("Vremuri" and "Canarul"). This was a common practice in communist countries and the predominant way western music was reaching there officially. Gordon Haskell covered the song on his live Polish album in 2008 entitled w Szczecinie Live! Personnel According to Ian MacDonald: The Beatles Paul McCartney – lead vocal, piano, bass guitar, handclaps John Lennon – backing vocal, lead guitar, handclaps George Harrison – backing vocal, lead guitar, handclaps Ringo Starr – drums, drums (with brushes), handclaps Additional musicians and production Ronnie Scott – tenor saxophone Bill Povey – tenor saxophone Harry Klein – baritone saxophone Bill Jackman – baritone saxophone George Martin – production Ken Scott – engineering Geoff Emerick – engineering Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales See also Ananke (mythology) Mother Goddess Notes References Sources External links 1968 songs 1968 singles The Beatles songs Parlophone singles Capitol Records singles Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs published by Northern Songs Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Sweden Number-one singles in Switzerland UK Singles Chart number-one singles Fats Domino songs Elvis Presley songs