Curated category
1968 songs
- Don't Pass Me ByIn August 1962, Ringo Starr joined the Beatles and began playing a song he had written for his new bandmates. He described the process as sitting at home…
- Helter Skelter (song)Paul McCartney wrote the song to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible after reading an interview with Pete Townshend.
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaPaul McCartney wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da during the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh, India, in early 1968. Prudence Farrow recalled McCartney, John Lennon and…
- Revolution (Beatles song)On the 17th of March, 25,000 demonstrators marched to the American embassy in London's Grosvenor Square and violently clashed with police.
- Hey JudeIn May 1968, John Lennon and his wife Cynthia Lennon separated due to his affair with artist Yoko Ono. The following month, Paul McCartney drove out to visit…
- Back in the U.S.S.R.Paul McCartney began writing the song as "I'm Backing the UK" in January 1968. This title came from a national campaign that had gained wide support just…
- Dear PrudenceIn the foothills of the Himalayas during early 1968, Prudence Farrow locked herself inside a small bungalow for three weeks.
- Sexy SadieJohn Lennon wrote the song during the Beatles' stay in Rishikesh, India, following allegations of sexual misconduct by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
- Revolution 9John Lennon stood in a London studio on the 30th of May 1968 and began recording the final minutes of a song called Revolution.
- The Inner Light (song)On the 4th of October 1967, George Harrison and John Lennon appeared on The Frost Programme to debate Transcendental Meditation with academics.