Changes
Musically there are big
changes.
Lennon is now writing more
personal songs. He describes his painful family history
in Julia.
He comments on
politics in Revolution.
He attacks the
Maharashi in Sexy Sadie
and
'Beatlemania' in Glass
Onion.
With the help of producer George Martin, McCartney
experiments with new techniques. He also writes some of his
most beautiful melodies, including Blackbird.
George Harrison
also writes one of his best songs While my Guitar Gently
Weeps.
Tension
Relations are now particularly difficult between Lennon and
McCartney. The two songwriters are going in different
directions musically and personally. Each writes and
records 'their' songs, often not involving the other.
For the public their division
is symbolised by their new girlfriends: the American
photographer, Linda Eastman and the Japanese experimental
artist, Yoko Ono. Neither is popular with the British
public.
