John Lennon Wanted Thousands of Monks to Chant on 1 Song From The Beatles' 'Revolver'
John Lennon had an “impractical” idea for a song from The Beatles’ Revolver. He revealed what he thought of the finished song.
The Beatles’ Revolver became a hit in multiple countries.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison on the cover of The Beatles' 'Revolver'
John Lennon wanted thousands of monks to chant on a song from The Beatles’ Revolver. He subsequently realized this was impractical but he wished the final song was closer to his original idea. Notably, The Beatles’ longtime producer compared the Fab Four’s creative process to that of a famous painter.
The 1968 book The Beatles: The Authorised Biography includes many asides from the Fab Four. In one of them, John discussed how his songs didn’t always reflect his ideas. “Often the backing I think of early on never comes off,” he revealed.
John then brought up a song from The Beatles’ Revolver. “With ‘Tomorrow Never Knows,’ I’d imagined in my head that in the background you would hear thousands of monks chanting,” he recalled. “That was impractical of course, and we did something different.”
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