Thursday September 15, 2022 “Two of Us” Beatles
“Two of Us” is the opening song on The Beatles’ final album, Let It Be and was written by Paul McCartney about his fondness for getting deliberately lost in the country with his future wife Linda. It was originally titled “On Our Way Home”.
In the film Let It Be, McCartney and John Lennon share the same microphone to sing this song. The middle sections “you and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead” and “you and me chasing papers” contain likely references to their relationship, with both acutely aware that their time as Beatles was drawing to a close.
The song is also just one of many fine examples of Lennon and McCartney harmonies guided by the early influences of the Everly Brothers who clearly had a strong impact on many of the Beatles vocal arrangements.
Stay safe and well…and sometimes the most worthwhile adventure could actually be 'going’nowhere’.