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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
5- Tomorrow Never Knows
This is a John song, and very much psychedelic. The lyrics were from the Timothy Leary's book on psychedelics and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. I honestly don't like this song as much as others as I prefer their more melodic stuff, but since you like house music this one is notable as one of the first examples of electronic music in the mainstream. It is primarily driven by Ringo's steady drum beat, with constant different tape loops prepared by John Lennon providing the iconic sound. John's voice was fed through an amplifier normally used with a Hammond organ to give it a distant and distorted effect. Even the guitar solo was looped backwards. It may not sound impressive now, but this stuff just wasn't being done by many in the mid 60s. This song couldn't be played live with the technology of the day.
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The drums serve as the basis for Setting Sun by the Chemical Brothers.