Darling' I came into the studios early every day for a week to sing it by myself because at first my voice was too clear.

According to sound engineer Alan Parsons, McCartney once lamented that "five years ago I could have done this in a flash".

[8] According to Ian MacDonald, the backing vocals were "exquisite", but "sadly underplayed in the mix".

[16] Engineer Geoff Emerick recalled that McCartney sang while the backing track played over speakers, instead of headphones, because he wanted to feel as though he was singing to a live audience.

[17] The song was performed live by Paul McCartney and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde during a memorial concert for Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on 3 September 2022.

Furthermore, it may have drawn on the related Louisiana genre known today as swamp pop, whose distinctive sound bears an uncanny resemblance to the basic structure of "Oh!

[15] (When swamp pop musician John Fred met the Beatles in London in the 1960s, he was shocked to learn that "they were very familiar with Louisiana music.

[23] According to Ian MacDonald:[16] However, the book accompanying the 2019 box set Abbey Road: Super Deluxe Version lists an alternative line-up:[24] In 1978, "Oh!