, ▁Har ley ▁re called ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁C ock ney ▁Reb el ▁version ▁ 1 : ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁The ▁new ▁line - up ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁The ▁Best ▁Years ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives ▁album ▁in ▁November – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studios ▁in ▁London . ▁On ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁November , ▁Har ley ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁band ▁the ▁original ▁slow ▁bl ues ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁re he arse . ▁Har ley ▁re called ▁to ▁Un cut ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁dir gy , ▁slower ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁ped est rian , ▁very ▁on ▁the ▁beat ". ▁ ▁After ▁producer ▁Alan ▁Par s ons ▁heard ▁the ▁song , ▁he ▁suggested ▁speed ing ▁the ▁song ' s ▁tempo ▁up , ▁as ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁would ▁suit ▁the ▁song ▁better . ▁Har ley ▁then ▁developed ▁the ▁song ▁further , ▁introdu cing ▁t ac ets , ▁dead ▁stops ▁and ▁g aps ▁into ▁it . ▁Har ley ▁re called ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁" Al an ▁was ▁great , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁try ▁to ▁dis su ade ▁me , ▁he ▁just ▁said , ▁' Do ▁it ' ." ▁On ▁The ▁One ▁Show , ▁Har ley ▁added : ▁" S ud den ly ▁it ▁was ▁swing ing , ▁and ▁bo pping , ▁and ▁o oh - la - la . ▁We ▁saw ▁a ▁hit ▁record ▁being ▁built ▁here ,