What is the name of a song by the Beatles that was included on the Magical Mystery Tour album and featured a rare compilation appearance by Helen Reddy?
The Fool on the Hill "The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the Beatles. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded in 1967. It was included on the "Magical Mystery Tour" EP and album, and presented in the "Magical Mystery Tour" film, with a promotional sequence filmed near Nice, in France from 30–31 October 1967. The song achieved perhaps its most widespread popular audience as a top ten hit single by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 in 1968.
Ringo Beat Ringo Beat is a 1965 novelty single written and recorded by Ella Fitzgerald. It was inspired by the popularity of Ringo Starr, the drummer of The Beatles. Fitzgerald had described the rock drumming style of her 16-year-old son, Ray Brown, Jr. as the "Ringo beat...cause that's where it all started". The guitarist Barney Kessel also appears on the song.