“Jai Guru Deva, Om”

And Yogi’s Influence Is Found on This Song Most Specifically, from a Lyrical Perspective, in the Chorus with the Phrase “Jai Guru Deva, Om”. the First Part of That Line Is Actually in Sanskrit and Can Be Interpreted in Different Ways. but It Is Generally Considered to Be a Shoutout to One Guru Dev. Dev Was the Late-19Th Century Monk Who Schooled Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

One Is That the Vocalist Is Like in Tune with the Universe. or Put Differently, He Is Holistically Appreciative of All of the Natural Forces, So to Speak, That Exist Around Him, Including the Likes of Astronomical Bodies.

Song’s Title (“Across the Universe”)

Meanwhile the Titular Phrase Is Featured a Handful of Times in the Lyrics, Most Notably in the Second Verse. and What It Seems to Allude to Is the Vocalist Receiving Messages, from a “They” or “It”, from “Across the Universe”.

So “Across the Universe” May Not Be One of Those Beatles’ Songs That Caused the Powers-That-Be to Spaz Due to Lyrics Perceived as Being Based on Getting High or What Have You. but out of All Fab Four Songs, We Have Studied Thus Far, This Is Perhaps the One with the Most Straightforward Hippy-Inspired Sentiment.

Release of “Across the Universe”

This Song Originally Came on 12 December 1969. It Was Part of a Project Entitled “No One’s Gonna Change Our World”. Said Project Is Actually a Compilation Album That Features a Few Acts, Perhaps Most Notable Besides the Beatles, the Bee Gees. and by the Looks of Things, Neither “Across the Universe” nor Any Other Tracks from That Album Were Released as Singles.

Writing of “Across the Universe”

John Lennon (1940-1980) Came up with the First Line on This Song While Lying in Bed Next to His Wife at the Time, Cynthia Powell, Whom He Was Married to from 1962 to 1968. and He Said in Receiving That Phrase, Which He Lyrically Fleshed out into the Entire “Across the Universe”, He “Kept Hearing These Words over and Over, Flowing Like an Endless Stream”.

This Track Was Recorded in February of 1968. Concurrently the Band Recorded the Following Songs:

Lennon Disliked the Song’s Recording

Reportedly This Is a Song That Lennon Was Never Actually Pleased with Recording-Wise. or More Specifically He Found the Recording of “Across the Universe” Wanting and Even Accused Paul Mccartney of ‘Subconsciously Trying to Destroy’ It. He Also Accused the Other Musicians Involved Involved in the Project as Being Unserious When It Came to Laying Down Tracks Lennon Had Personally Written.

Backup Singers on “Across the Universe”

Relatedly, the Original Recording of “Across the Universe” Features a Couple of Female Backup Vocalists. These Two Individuals, Gaylene Pease and Lizzie Bravo, Were Not Professional Singers. They Were Actually Teenaged Beatles’ Fans Who Were Hanging out Around the Studio the Group Was Recording In.

Various Renditions of “Across the Universe”

This Song May Not Be One of the Most Popular Beatles Songs Amongst Us Laymen. However, Their Musical Colleagues Seem to Be Quite Fond of It Considering Some of the Covers That Have Been Dropped. for Instance, David Bowie Came out with a Version in 1975. the Said Version Actually Featured John Lennon.

More Interesting Facts About “Across the Universe”

In February of 2008, I. E. 40 Year's After Across the Universe Was Recorded, in Celebration of This Anniversary Nasa Literally Transmitted This Song Across the Universe, I. E. Towards a Star Named Polaris Which Is 400+ Light Year's Away.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi M. Yogi (1918-2008) Was an Internationally Renowned Indian Guru Who Accordingly Interacted with Other Celebrities Besides the Beatles, Such as Members of the Rolling Stones. He Was Seemingly the Quintessential Indian Holy Man of His Day, One of the Figures Who Mike Myers Parodied on His 2008 Film “The Love Guru”. and His Teacher, the Aforementioned Guru Dev, Lived from 1871 Until 1953.

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