Did John Lennon just write the wildest, most chaotic Beatles song… about himself?
🎙️ [Fact 1]
“Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” was recorded during the White Album sessions in 1968 — and it’s one of the fastest and loudest Beatles songs ever laid down.
📚 Source: Mark Lewisohn – The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions
🎙️ [Fact 2]
The phrase was something Lennon often said during Transcendental Meditation in India — he later admitted the “monkey” symbolized his heroin addiction, hidden from the public at the time.
📚 Source: The Beatles Anthology
📚 Lennon Remembers – Jann Wenner interview (1970)
🎙️ [Fact 3]
George Harrison called the track “too funky” — but it was Paul’s cowbell and firebell percussion that gave it its manic energy.
📚 Source: BeatlesBible.com / Recording the Beatles
🎙️ [Fact 4]
The chaotic tone mirrored the tense atmosphere in the studio — Ringo had already quit the band for a while just days before.
📚 Source: Mark Lewisohn – Recording Sessions
📚 The Beatles Anthology
🎙️ [Fact 5]
Despite its frenzied feel, the band recorded 45 takes of the song, fine-tuning every guitar riff and vocal scream.
📚 Source: The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions – Lewisohn
🎙️ [Call to Action]
Is this the rawest Beatles track ever?
💬 Drop a 🐒 if you think Lennon hid a lot behind that monkey.
📸 Thumbnail Prompt:
A psychedelic, chaotic image of Lennon screaming into a mic with wild colors swirling, a small monkey silhouette perched on his shoulder, and the bold text:
“John’s Monkey Wasn’t What You Think…”