Beatles release Revolver

The Beatles were a rock band from Liverpool England that every generation should know about. The members of the group were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. According to thisdayinmusic.com today in 1966 the group’s album Revolver was released in UK. Three days later it was released in US. The album featured songs such as ‘Taxman’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘I’m Only Sleeping’, ‘Here, There and Everywhere’, ‘She Said She Said’, ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’.

Below are facts about the songs from songfacts.com:

Taxman — This is a bitter song about how much money The Beatles were paying in taxes. People with high earnings pay exorbitant taxes in England. Many successful entertainers leave the country so they can keep more of their money. As a result, The Beatles — as well as The Who and The Rolling Stones — spent a lot of time in America and other parts of Europe as “tax exiles.”

Eleanor Rigby — Paul McCartney wrote most of this song. He got the name “Eleanor” from actress Eleanor Bron, who appeared in the 1965 Beatles film Help!. “Rigby” came to him when he was in Bristol, England and spotted a store: Rigby and Evens Ltd Wine and Spirit Shippers. He liked the name “Eleanor Rigby” because it sounded natural and matched the rhythm he wrote.

I’m Only Sleeping — Musically, “I’m Only Sleeping” is known for its backwards guitar. It was conceived by George Harrison in a late-night session, inspired when a studio engineer accidentally flipped a tape and Harrison was amazed at the effect and decided to “do it for real.” So he wrote down a solo and then played it twice, once forwards and once backwards, with fuzz effects on one track.

Here, There And Everywhere — McCartney played this in the opening sequence of his 1984 movie Give My Regards to Broad Street. After this scene, the movie goes pretty much downhill, following McCartney as he tries to recover missing master tapes.

She Said She Said — In his 1980 Playboy interview, Lennon said that he was trying to take in the beauty of the girls and the atmosphere, and Fonda kept coming over and whispering, “I know what it’s like to be dead, man.” Lennon found this creepy and annoying, but the incident stuck with him and inspired one of the most psychedelic Beatles songs.

Tomorrow Never Knows — Like “A Hard Day’s Night,” the title came from an expression Ringo Starr used. The proper idiom is “tomorrow never comes,” meaning that when tomorrow arrived, it would become today. Ringo’s variation of the phrase took the edge off the heavy philosophical lyrics. Working titles for the song before Ringo gave them inspiration were “Mark I” and “The Void.”

Revolver was the group’s seventh album The Beatles won the hearts of many with their music. The group and their music will never be forgotten. Below is She Said She Said