McCartney Times

Every songwriter wants to write something that will last longer than they do. Even though music may come and go across generations, the power of a song can be strong enough to transcend any of the trends it fell prey to, often becoming classics without really trying. Although John Lennon already had a firm library of music immortalised with The Beatles, he had another phase of his career that saw him putting his protest hat on.For the first half of the band’s career, Lennon made a conscious effort not to comment about the Vietnam War for fear that it would ruffle some political feathers. Starting with the track ‘Revolution’, though, Lennon’s hangups went out the window, singing about the concept of revolution and what it means for the state of the world.

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Source: The song John Lennon wrote to outdo ‘We Shall Overcome’