Here’s the angry John Lennon flailing against the political establishment. Growing up in a Republican, Irish Catholic, middle class family, when I heard this song in high school (a long with Dylan), it lit my brain on fire. It let me see what I saw and let me know that rage and rebellion were valid responses.
Lennon went after Nixon in this song and later, Nixon went after Lennon. The Nixon administration turned the FBI on Lennon and then actively worked to deport John Lennon in 1972. Sound familiar? Nixon had an Enemies List and used the power of government to go after his political enemies.
By the way, that’s George Harrison playing the slide guitar solo on the song.
Play it loud.
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