3 Songs by The Beatles With Hidden Meanings That You Might Have Missed

Many Beatles fans through the years have made a hobby out of picking apart the Fab Four’s lyrics to find some hidden message or meanings. That was commonplace when the band was still together. In fact, John Lennon even wrote “I Am The Walrus” to mess with listeners who were assigning way too much meaning to their songs. Still, The Beatles recorded many songs with hidden meanings that flew over the heads of many listeners back in the day. Let’s look at a few Beatles tunes with fascinating, deeper meanings that you might have missed.

“Got To Get You Into My Life”

Fans go back and forth on how drug-influenced or drug-referential certain songs from The Beatles are. “Got To Get You Into My Life” is one song that has been confirmed by Paul McCartney to be about p*t.

“[We] were on tour, so we were all together in the hotel suite,” said McCartney of the inspiration for the song. “We were having a drink, and then Bob [Dylan] arrived and disappeared into a backroom. Then Ringo went back to see him and after a couple of minutes Ringo came back into the suite looking a little dazed and confused. And we said, ‘What’s up?’ and he said, ‘Oh Bob’s smoking pot back there’, and we said, ‘Oh, well what’s it like?’ and Ringo said, ‘the ceiling feels like it’s coming down a bit.’”
“Run For Your Life”

If you danced to this tune without listening to the lyrics, you’re not alone. In retrospect, a lot of people don’t love this Beatles song, including John Lennon himself. Despite writing it, Lennon condemned the song shortly after it was released on Rubber Soul. Lennon is on record saying he “never liked” the tune. I can see why. The lyrics of this song are quite creepy, sung from the perspective of a man who threatens to kill his woman should she ever cheat on him. There’s no defending lyrics like “I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man”.

Source:Em Casalena/americansongwriter.com

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