In 1968, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr arrived in India's Rishikesh. While they did not really find the secret to happiness through the methods of Yoga, The Beatles' Rishikesh stay changed the face of global discography forever.
Some 38-40 songs that ended up in The White Album and Abbey Road were written in Rishikesh.
Songs like 'Dear Prudence', 'Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me', 'Polythene Pam' and 'My Monkey' (there were, and still are so many monkeys in Rishikesh) were written in Rishikesh.
A song titled 'Dehra Dun' on the present-day city of Dehradun in Uttarakhand state was written as well. It was never released.
'Blackbird', one of the most iconic Beatles songs, with lyrics 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' was written in Rishikesh. Decades later in 2023, popstar Taylor Swift revealed that this McCartney-signed quote is hanging in her bathroom, inspiring her to see as far as the eyes can see despite all lifely setbacks.
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