You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Beatles · Past Masters Volume Two
You know my name, look up the number
You, you know, you know my name
You, you know, you know my name
(Good evening and welcome to slaggers featuring Denis O'Bell
Come on Ringo, Let's here it for Denis O'Bell, good evening)
You know my name, better look up my number
You know my name, that's right, look up my number
You, you know, you know my name
You, you know, you know my name
You know my name,
better look up my number
You know my name, that's right, look up the number
Oh wu, you, you know, you know my name
You, you know, you know my name
You know my name, ba ba ba bum, look up the number
You know my name, look up the number
You, you know, you know my name baby
You, you know, you know my name
You know, you know my name
You know, you know my name
(Go on Denis let's hear it for Denis O'Bell)
You know, you know my name
You know, you know my name
Prr, prr you know my name and the number
You know my name, look up the number
you now, you know my name
Yes, you now my name
You know, you know my name
You know my name, look up my number, you know
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
Released posthumously in 1970, "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" stands as a vibrant testament to John Lennon's enduring creative energy. Although credited to the Beatles, the track was primarily Lennon's solo project, featuring a distinctive psychedelic rock arrangement that blends spoken-word verses with a driving, gospel-tinged chorus. The recording captures the band's late-era experimentalism, incorporating a brass section and a chaotic, carnival-like atmosphere that contrasts with the more somber tones of their final years. As a standout song in the group's extensive catalogue, the song highlights the collaborative spirit that defined their legacy, even as individual members began to assert their unique artistic identities. Its inclusion on Past Masters Volume Two ensures its place among the essential recordings of the band's final chapter.