McCartney Times

The Beatles cover a vast and varied soundscape in the first ten songs of their monumental album, Abbey Road, which left the last six (or seven, technically) songs to be short, little ditties and ideas that weren’t quite fleshed out enough for a full three-minute track. Even under two minutes, these songs are distinct and enduring: “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight.” But one song was too flippant even for Paul McCartney, who was the medley mastermind. He told the tape operator to cut it. And on July 30, 1969, that tape operator defied McCartney’s wishes and created one of the most memorable moments of the album, saving the quick tune—literally—from the cutting room floor.

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Source: On This Day in 1969, a “Throwaway” Beatles Track on ‘Abbey Road’ Was Saved (Literally) From the Cutting Room Floor – American Songwriter