French Military March in Beatles song?

Snatches from two French military marches appear in Beatles songs, both at the suggestion of George Martin.

Le Rêve Passé (The Soldier's Dream)

In Yellow Submarine (1966), Martin cleverly concealed a little-known French military march from 1906.

It was unlikely source material for a psychedelic children's song. More the kind of tune that might feature on Sergeant Pepper's setlist.

Nor was the chosen segment, dusted down from an old recording from the studio vaults, a precise musical fit for its destination. Abbey Road engineers needed to alter the tape speed and pitch before splicing it into the mix.