McCartney first recorded a demo of "Oh! Darling" at Twickenham Studios on 16 January 1969 during the Get Back sessions without the other Beatles being present, as the Twickenham set they had been using was being dismantled due to their moving the sessions to Apple Corps' headquarters.The Beatles: Get Back. Episode 2, directed by Peter Jackson, produced by Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films. 2021. After an early attempt at the song by the band on 27 January 1969, Lennon announced, "Just heard that Yoko's divorce has just gone through", after which he and the band burst into an improvised version of the song, substituting "I'm free at last" for a part of the lyric. The song and the following improvisation are included on the Beatles Anthology 3 album, released in 1996. This version also features a keyboard part played by Billy Preston.
