Mean Mr. Mustard (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1969
From the album Abbey Road (track #11)
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Mean Mr. Mustard appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Abbey Road (track #11) (this album) (1969)
- Anthology 3 (track #4) (compilation) (1996)
- The Beatles (track #175) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #164) (compilation) (1982)
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| ! | 5 days ago |  Ilolahti | 1,592 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 05:42 |  eclab | 11,357 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 18:04 | michelefarina | 343 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 04:39 | JonathanFisk02 | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 16:17 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This is a one minute throwaway from Lennon, who wrote this a year earlier in India. This song, along with Rain, are the blueprint for Brit pop, especially Oasis. Just goes to show the power and talent of John Lennon. I look forward to this song on the album and wish it was longer. John is such a tease.
The definition of short and sweet.
Not offensive, just average.
mdbaxter 02/23/2018 17:47 | #209339
Here it is. The real start of the Abbey Road Medley. Get ready.
Cool little number with an awesome fuzz bass line :)
A great little throwaway, mean Mr.mustard, is one of the few tracks on the medley that, given a bit more length, could have been a great song in it's own right. As it is, it's still a fantastic track and one of the most enjoyable on side two. Great fun.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 04:13 | #169726
Where the medley gets going. Great groove to this song.
Grzywa 12/27/2015 07:52 | #155188
Fairly underrated, probably cause it's short and part of a medley. For me it's tons of fun in just a little over one minute. Great lyrics and that jovial, uptempo rhytm. I think that Britpop-era Blur drew some inspiration from this, it would fit on "MLIR" or "Parklife".
For a 1 minute song very catchy! Though I had to think whether the background sound would annoy me after numerous repeats and I guess that cost it the 100. Amazing to listen to as a once in a while song though!
Drum intro kills
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