I Am The Eggman 09/20/2009
The Wikipedia entry on the history of I Am the Walrus is full of amazing anecdotes about the origins of the lyrics. Here's an example as well as a great video of the song from Magical Mystery Tour. John Lennon: "The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend. The second line was written on the next acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko... I'd seen Allen Ginsberg and some other people who liked Dylan and Jesus going on about Hare Krishna. It was Ginsburg, in particular, I was referring to. The words 'Element'ry penguin' meant that it's naïve to just go around chanting Hare Krishna or putting all your faith in one idol. In those days I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan." CommentsLeave a Reply |