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Tomorrow Never Knows

Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
Turn off your mind, relax
and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying

Lay down all thought
Surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining

That you may see
The meaning of within
It is being
It is being

That love is all
And love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing

That ignorance and hate
May mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing

But listen to the
color of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living

Or play the game
existence to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning

Availability:
Anthology 2 (CD)
Revolver (CD)
Revolver (UK)
Revolver (US)

Lead Singer: John

Recording: 4/6/66, 4/7/66, 4/22/66
Mixing: 4/27/66, 6/6/66, 6/22/66
Length: 2:55
Take: 3

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:52
ADT drops out early, leaving "It is being, It is" in the right ear. At the same moment the organ sound stops.

* NEW * Ugo Coppola points out :-

I know Lewisohn and others emphasize this track as the first-ever Beatles track using ADT, but are you really sure it is ADT? When I listen to "that you may see the meaning of within",especially "meaning of whi", what I hear is the good old natural double tracking, so fine in early Beatles songs,a bit less in this... :)

I think he has a point. The double tracking is a little too free to be ADT. Any further comments?

1:28
Feedback from Leslie speaker. (Right, during "Love is all and love is")

Mike Dickson says :-
"This is also deliberate (as I understand it) since it marks the exact central position of the song, its running length being 2:56"

Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

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