The Candle Burns (Peace of Mind)- The Beatles

This is a very controversial song. It is said NOT to be by The Beatles and there are more facts that support that statement than go against it. I still believe it's a Beatles song, against all these facts, but you can decide for yourself:
Fact #1: The guitarist is using the fingerpicking technique in this song, and this song is said to be recorded from 1966 to '67. It has been said that John Lennon did not learn the fingerpicking technique until the Beatles' trip to India in 1968.
Fact #2: This tape was found in the trash behind Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles (along with many other bands) regularly held their recording sessions.
Fact#3: This song was unpublished and unreleased. There is no physical record at all of this song and the Beatles linking in any way.
Fact#4: This song was never copyrighted by anyone, not even Yoko Ono has even tried to.
Fact#5: It was released publicly in the '70s as a Beatles bootleg song.
In the comments, feel free to let me know what you think.

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[TheCandleBurns]

7,001st view!

[victorwasright]

so this song is public domain then? i can't believe the composer and the apple people relinquished all rights to it...if i wanted to cover this, who would i have to contact?

it's not a crappy song you know, just muddled and unfocused at this stage, i'm sure there's someone out there who could make something worthy out of it. heck, there are less impressive tracks on apple albums....

[TheCandleBurns]

@victorwasright Well, the thing is, no one knows who the actual composer is. And it was found in the garbage behind abbey road studios. So no one ever copyrighted it. And even if they did, as far as i know, you can just cover it anyway, I do that on this channel almost every week, just throw in a disclaimer. You should cover it, i'd like to hear it! I've been thinking about doing that, too.

[The2002DNA]

It creeps me out and sounds like George, John, and a sitar. That makes me believe it's from the same time that Magical Mystery Tour, or from early sessions for The BEATLES. The line 'a brand new world that lately has been banned' probably refers to LSD and it's banning in Britain.

[jose0814]

One theory suggests that since Apple was flooded with demo tapes after a 1968 ad campaign, it could be just what would be expected in the trash at Apple Records: a rejected demo from one of countless hopeful bands, whose members abandoned their musical aspirations long before the track became public.

- Wikipedia

[billywhitewolf]

The only reason why people instantly discard this as fake without giving it any thought is because its not the typical Beatles voices they've come to know & love cos god forbid they may have tried alternative voices to fit the eerie style of the song. And for those who say the lyrics are stupid & Lennon wouldn't have wrote them, they've obviously not heard What's The New Mary Jane.

I've heard tons of fake Beatles demos & they're all pretty obvious. This is not & it does sound alot like Lennon.

[HTprods]

I'm a big Beatles fan, though i'm not sure if this is them or not. Crazy theory, but is there any chance it could be the Kinks? It's not in their style, but their song 'See My Friends' definitely reminds me of this.

[billywhitewolf]

The Beatles invented shoegazing! Amazing!

[hikerchick234]

i think the song is kewl but i hav never herd of it until now so i dont really have an opinion on whether its fake or not :-p

[bladeoftree]

What do I get for being the 10,000th viewer? haha

[Raikaage]

The best fake Beatles track I've heard is "Heartache". If I didn't know any better, I'd have sworn it was them.

[lakefloor]

This has been appearing on Beatle bootlegs for decades. Rumor: it was written at the same time as Across the Universe. Rumor: it was recorded in India by the Beatles and others present, Donavan for one, which explains the lack of drums. It does contain backwards recordings which were typical of the Fabs at the time. Rumor: it was written by John with help from George and possibly others, featuring Macca on acoustic. Rumor: recorded along with Spiritual Regeneration.

[mysteryguy1234]

sounds like lennon for some odd reason

[rawkfist208]

Voices sound nothing like The Beatles at all.