Glass Onion
The Beatles
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I told you about strawberry fields You know the place where nothing is real Well here's another place you can go Where everything flows. Looking through the bent-backed tulips To see how the other half live Looking through a glass onion. I told you about the walrus and me, man You know we're as close as can be, man Well here's another clue for you all The walrus was Paul. Standing on the cast iron shore, yeah Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet, yeah Looking through the glass onion Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Looking through the glass onion. I told you about the fool on the hill I tell you man he's living there still Well here's another place you can be Listen to me. Fixing a hole in the ocean Trying to make a dove-tail joint, yeah Looking through a glass onion.
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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11 facts about this song
Album Classification"Glass Onion" is the third track on the Beatles' 1968 double album, which is commonly referred to as "The White Album."
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Songwriting CreditJust as the majority of the Beatles' repertoire, Glass Onion was mainly written by John Lennon and is credited to Lennon-McCartney.
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Recorded PeriodThe Beatles recorded "Glass Onion" between September 11 and October 10, 1968.
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Instrument MentionGeorge Harrison played a slide guitar solo on "Glass Onion," which is one of the first examples of a slide guitar used in a pop song.
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Lyrics ReferenceIn the song, Lennon references several other Beatles tunes, such as "Strawberry Fields," "I am the Walrus," "Lady Madonna," "The Fool on the Hill," and "Fixing a Hole." This is the only Beatles' song where they mention other Beatles songs directly by name.
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Lennon's IntentJohn Lennon wrote "Glass Onion" as a troll to those who had been reading into the Beatles' lyrics. He purposely included non-sequiturs and references to previous Beatles songs to confuse and confound those looking for deeper meanings in their music.
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Name OriginThe term "Glass Onion" is British slang for a monocle. However, within the context of the song, the term doesn't seem to carry significant meaning.
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Use of StringsThis is one of the Beatles' songs on the White Album that utilized orchestral arrangements. Eight violins and four cellos were overdubbed on the basic track.
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Paul's Death Rumours"Glass Onion" features a line about Paul McCartney ("the walrus was Paul") that contributed to the wild "Paul is Dead" rumors which suggested that McCartney had died and been replaced by a look-alike.
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Cover VersionBesides The Beatles, "Glass Onion" was later covered by artist Arif Mardin in 1969 and his version became popular in the reggae genre.
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Re-ReleaseThis song has been released and remastered in several Beatles album collections, including the 2009 album release "Mono Masters".
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