Though relegated to the B-side of the "Help!" single, "I'm Down" is one of McCartney’s finest rock vocal performances. The Back To Basics outtakes feature hilarious studio banter where Paul screams his lungs out, testing the limits of his vocal cords, followed by John Lennon jokingly playing the Vox Continental organ with his elbows—a performance quirk he would later replicate during their historic 1965 Shea Stadium concert. The Legacy of the 2011 Bootleg
The discs are peppered with jokes, frustrations, and instructions exchanged between the band and the control room, stripping away the mythos to reveal four hardworking musicians. The Beatles Help Studio Sessions Back To Basics 2011 Flac