I Am the Walrus: The Song John Lennon Wrote As An Inside Joke | UnBeatled Episode 25

Welcome to episode 25 of UnBeatled, a channel where we take a deep dive into every single song The Beatles ever recorded. In our discussion we unpick the music, the lyrics, the cultural context at the time, and the impact the song had on the band's success in the UK and the world. In 1967, John Lennon and his childhood friend, Pete Shotton, were diving into and reading a bag of fan mail that was lying around John's house. John pulled out a letter from a pupil at his former high school in Liverpool which said that teachers were now giving lessons on the content of his lyrics. Laughing at the absurdity of this, John went about writing a song that was utter nonsense exclaiming, "let the f**kers work that one out!" It was not initially accepted by George Martin but with Paul taking the lead, the song became one of their most intriguing pieces of work. Sit back and watch the history, the music and the trivia before listening to the song in full on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Pq9Mm... Or here it is on YouTube:    • I Am The Walrus (Remastered 2009)   #thebeatles #unbeatled #paulmccartney #nowhereman #johnlennon #georgeharrison #ringostarr #abbeyroad #iamthewalrus #magicalmysterytour