Fun Fact

Because, written by John Lennon, was inspired by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.

“Yoko was playing Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata’ on the piano … I said, ‘Can you play those chords backwards?’, and wrote ‘Because’ around them. The lyrics speak for themselves … No imagery, no obscure references.”

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    Well, that’s neat.
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  5. blueguitar said: you’re the musical scholar… is that accurate. i have been told before that it doesn’t really hold water…
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