Lyrics written under or about psychedelic drug experiences – altered perception, expanded consciousness, hallucinatory imagery
1965 was the Beatles' biggest year for new musical influences since they began recording: 10 debuts that hadn't appeared on a Beatles record before – including Music hall influence, Indian music influence, and Drugs influence.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
Lennon: 'a drug song'
Lennon connected the song to early LSD experience
LSD-shaped dissociative imagery
LSD-shaped imagery
Pill-and-injection culture of mid-60s
LSD-era detachment per Harrison
LSD-era dissociative imagery
Psychedelic imagery (Lennon denied LSD link)
Altered-consciousness imagery
Composed in the wake of LSD experiences though message is post-drug
Psychedelic dream-shift, 'turn you on'
LSD-era imagery, dream logic
Opening lines from Lennon-Taylor LSD trip
LSD-inspired imagery
Free-associative imagery
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Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Album
The White Album
Vinyl
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