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Written by McCartney as a pastiche of The Beach Boys, its inspiration came from the Chuck Berry song Back In The USA, from Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s “I’m Backing Britain” campaign of the time, and reportedly from one of the Beach Boys themselves – Mike Love. Love, a fellow follower of the Mahar...
[Intro]
Oh
[Verse 1]
Flew in from Miami Beach, B.O.A.C
Didn't get to bed last night
On the way, the paper bag was on my knee
Man, I had a dreadful flight
[Chorus]
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Verse 2]
Been away so long, I hardly knew the place
Gee, it's good to be back home
Leave it 'till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey, disconnect the phone
[Chorus]
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Bridge]
(Well) The Ukraine girls really knock me out (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
That Georgia's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
Oh, come on!
[Guitar Solo]
Hoo, hey
Hoo, hey, hoo-hoo, yeah
Yeah-yeah
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boys
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Bridge]
(Well) The Ukraine girls really knock me out (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
That Georgia's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
[Verse 3]
Oh, show me round your snow-peaked mountains way down South
Take me to your daddy's farm
Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
Come and keep your comrade warm
[Chorus]
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. (Hey)
You don't know how lucky you are, boys
Back in the U.S.S.R.
[Outro]
Oh-oh, let me tell you, honey
Hey, I'm back, I'm back in the U.S.S.R. (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Hey, it's so good to be home (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Yeah, back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.S.R. was written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
Back in the U.S.S.R. was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released Back in the U.S.S.R. on Fri Nov 22 1968.
In his 1984 interview with Playboy magazine, McCartney said:
I wrote that as a kind of Beach Boys parody. And “Back in the USA” was a Chuck Berry song, so it kinda took off from there. I just liked the idea of Georgia girls and talking about places like the Ukraine as if they were California, you k...
According to Beatles author Walter Everett in The Beatles as Musicians, George Harrison plays the solo on a Fender Telecaster.
The solo guitar in the last verse – a single note pedal point – is played by Paul McCartney on an Epiphone Casino.