Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
“A splendid time is guaranteed for all”
Lennon composition for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, lead vocal by Lennon. Most lyrics lifted almost verbatim from an 1843 Victorian circus poster Lennon bought in a Sevenoaks antiques shop. The BBC banned it, reading 'Henry the Horse' as two slang terms for heroin.
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Glockenspiel first appears on a Beatles record on 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' (1967).
Track7 · Side closer · Side 1
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 17 – March 31, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967
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