Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher wrote this song as well as “Nothing from Nothing” and You Are So Beautiful. Will It Go Around In Circles peaked at #1 in the Billboard and #1 in Canada. Billy Preston played with the biggest names including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. When he was a teenager he played keyboards in Little Richard’s band and met The Beatles while they were still playing in Hamburg.
During the difficult recording of Let It Be George Harrison invited Billy to play with The Beatles and it eased the tensions with the group somewhat and Billy contributed to the album and movie.
He toured with the Stones in the seventies also.
From Songfacts.
This was borne out of a joke Preston made to his songwriting partner, Bruce Fisher, about having a song but no melody. The comment inspired the opening refrain, “I got a song that ain’t got no melody, I’m gonna sing it to my friends,” and set up similar proclamations, such as having a story with no moral and having a dance with no steps.
The song’s success allowed Fisher to finally quit his job in the mailroom at NBC in Burbank, California. He went on to collaborate with Preston on his next #1, “Nothing From Nothing,” and the Joe Cocker hit “You Are So Beautiful.”
Will It Go Round In Circles
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’ma gonna sing it to my friends
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’ma gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I’ve got a story, ain’t got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while
I’ve got a story, ain’t got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I’ve got a dance, I ain’t got no steps, no
I’m gonna let the music move me around
I’ve got a dance, I ain’t got no steps
I’m gonna let the music move me around
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
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Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’ma gonna sing it to my friends
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody
I’ma gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
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Billy Preston made his hits count- out of his 6 Top 40 hits- 5 of them ended up in the Top 4 with 2 hitting #1- this one and Nothing From Nothing.
He did… I always liked his keyboard playing. What a calming influence he had.
off topic… I’m on Season 5 episode 15 next… Man it took a turn down the last couple of episodes.
Sad life- but he added so much to the end of The Beatles….. the show unpredictable. Yes it did take a down turn and 15 will surprise you too.
I’ve read some about Preston…he did have a sad childhood and life.
It is unpredictable. I didn’t think they would let Hank live…it was still shocking nonetheless.
Forgot to mention it- Daltry and Kenney Jones have new biographies out. .. unpredictable is good in a tv show even when they knock off good characters..
Thanks I will look out for both of them… The Small Faces story would be nice.
It’s a good thing yes. They have to… it’s odd that Walt’s son and Jesse hasnt met.
you know that never crossed my mind but you are right about Jesse and “Flynn.” …. Dodgers need to even it up tonight!
If they even it up tonight I will feel better about it. Last night was scary.
Yep splitting at Fenway would be acceptable. Being down 2 would be a bad situation to get into..
Yes it would be not impossible but hard. I thought they would pitch RYU at home because he is tons better at home
great tune, I always liked it but only in last few years learned the whole “Fifth Beatle” story which is rather neat
Heard this song when I was little, along with Nothing from Nothing—both damn good songs. Just got a greatest hits CD by Preston, and both songs are on it, thankfully. I actually didn’t find out who sang the song until I was an adult, but was glad when I did.
He was such a good musician… not many can say they played with the Beatles and Stones.