Today we meet "Sexy Sadie", which was written by John and chronicles his disillusionment with the Beatles' erstwhile teacher, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He had learned, just before the guys were due to depart the ashram, that the yogi had made a pass at one of the female students. Lennon, outraged and disappointed in his beloved mentor, wrote the song, replacing "Maharishi" with "Sexy Sadie" and removing the strong expletives that he'd written as the original working lyrics. Upon his return to England, he scratched the lyrics down on a piece of wood.
The story continues; over time people have begun to doubt the veracity of the accusers and the yogi's reputation is (somewhat) repaired. I'm not one to blame the victim and I have no idea what actually happened, so I encourage you to dig around Wikipedia if you're curious about the sordid details. :P
I'd never heard "Sexy Sadie" before (though of course I was aware of the song's existence after watching Across the Universe), but when I started listening to it, what immediately popped into my head was Jet's "Look What You've Done", which shares the lines, "Look what you've done / you've made a fool of everyone". However, Jet wasn't the only group inspired by "Sexy Sadie"; Charles Manson and his "family" used this song as part of their Armageddon conspiracy theory.
That's all for today; see you here tomorrow. :)
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Heard It Tally: 39
Songs Completed: 160
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