Maggie May

Summary

Maggie May is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,533 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maggie May's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Maggie May's composer is recorded as traditional^[4].
• Maggie May's genre is skiffle^[5].
• Maggie May was produced by Phil Spector^[6].
• Maggie May was performed by The Beatles^[7].
• Maggie May is part of Let It Be^[8].
• Maggie May's Commons category is recorded as Maggie May (folk song)^[9].
• Maggie May's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Maggie May's country of origin is recorded as England^[11].
• Maggie May's lyricist is recorded as traditional^[12].
• Maggie May's tonality is recorded as D major^[13].
• Maggie May's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Maggie May'}^[14].
• Maggie May's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song^[15].
• Maggie May's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Now you jolly sailor lads, come listen to my tale,'}^[16].
• Maggie May's indigenous to is recorded as Liverpool^[17].
• Maggie May's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'To see the old whore out to Botany Bay.'}^[18].
• Maggie May's derivative work is recorded as Maggie Mae^[19].
• Maggie May's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• Maggie May's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• Maggie May's form of creative work is recorded as song^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• MusicBrainz ID: f77fafa9-c493-485f-b614-c93ea2057d4f^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Maggie May was The Beatles^[7]. It was produced by Phil Spector^[6].

Publication

Maggie May's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is skiffle^[5]. It is part of Let It Be^[8].

Why It Matters

Maggie May ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,533 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]