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John Lennon’s answer to those who looked for hidden meanings in The Beatles' music was “Glass Onion”, a song deliberately filled with red herrings, obscure imagery and allusions to past works.
Fully aware of the power of The Beatles' own mythology, and with a general dislike of those who over-inter...
[Verse 1]
I told you about Strawberry Fields
You know the place where nothing is real
Well here's another place you can go
Where everything flows
[Refrain]
Looking through the bent back tulips
To see how the other half lives
Looking through a glass onion
[Verse 2]
I told you about the walrus and me, man
You know that we're as close as can be, man
Well, here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul
[Refrain]
Standing on the cast iron shore, yeah
Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet, yeah
Looking through a glass onion
[Bridge]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Looking through a glass onion
[Verse 3]
I told you about the fool on the hill
I tell you, man, he's living there still
Well, here's another place you can be
Listen to me
[Refrain]
Fixing a hole in the ocean
Trying to make a dovetail joint, yeah
Looking through a glass onion
[Instrumental Outro]
Glass Onion was written by Lennon-McCartney & John Lennon.
Glass Onion was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released Glass Onion on Fri Nov 22 1968.
I was having a laugh because there had been so much gobbledegook about ‘Pepper,’ play it backwards and you stand on your head and all that.
(Rolling Stone – February 4, 1971)
Well, that was a joke, that was a bit of a song, you know. I mean, it was actually me in the Walrus suit. I thought I’d con...