John Lennon made hit songs for The Beatles before his death, and the best one he created was dedicated to one person.
Among the songs The Beatles dropped, Lennon once worked by himself and created one of the "best songs he had ever written" alone: "Across the Universe."
The track, which was released on Dec. 12, 1969, was written by Lennon himself for the band's charity compilation album, "No One's Gonna Change Our World."
The romantic song, however, was not about Yoko Ono. At that time, the singer made songwriting his way to deal with the breakdown he went through after divorcing his wife, Cynthia Lennon, and that song was the fruit of it.
The Beatles' "Across the Universe" Was About Cynthia Lennon
In an interview with Playboy magazine (via Express), Lennon said that one event inspired him to create The Beatles' best songs.
"I was lying next to my first wife in bed, you know, and I was irritated, and I was thinking. She must have been going on and on about something and she'd gone to sleep and I kept hearing these words over and over, flowing like an endless stream," he said.
With that, he came up with the lyrics: "Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup / They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe / Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind / Possessing and caressing me."
After thinking about it, Lennon began writing the song and turned it into a cosmic track. The late singer also spoke highly of "Across the Universe," saying he adored its lyrics so much.
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In fact, it is one of his favorite The Beatles tracks, alongside "Girl," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "I Am The Walrus," and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."
Lennon divorced Cynthia after meeting Yoko Ono. He then married the Japanese artist in 1969 and shared his son, Sean Ono Lennon, with her.
In related news, The Beatles' official YouTube channel recently released a new demo for "Yellow Submarine" which also featured the voice of Lennon. Ringo Starr told USA Today that the band decided to liven up the song.
The track was dropped ahead of the scheduled release of the expanded edition of the band's "Revolver." It features the album's original mono mix.
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