In 1968, the Beatles put the song “Revolution” on the reverse side of the “Hey Jude” forty-five vinyl, and in that same year it appeared on the Beatles’ so-called “White Album.” Although “Revolution” is officially a Lennon-McCartney collaboration, it was really John Lennon’s project. The song went through several changes: at one time it was dark and chaotic, but that element of the song was excised and re-packaged as “Revolution #9” and included on the album as well. What finally emerged as “Revolution” has a pop-rock feel with a dab of doo-wop.
The composition, politically moderate in tone, offers a couple of memorable lines, though the song would never be mistaken for deep thought.
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