The Beatles “I’m So Tired”

I’m very tired. Work has been pretty gnarly this week. So I figured I throw up one of my favorite Beatles songs... which happens to be about being tired.

What's interesting is that this song is actually about John Lennon suffering from insomnia during a three week stay in Rishikesh, India.The band had apparently traveled there to study meditation. While there Lennon was apart from his dearest Yoko Ono and had been missing her, which is evident in the song; "my mind is set on you".

Lennon continues to sum up the sleepless experience in many clever ways: racing thoughts and a tireless brain, wondering what he would say to the one he admired if he could speak to her, and temporary pleasures such as tobacco and alcohol that may take the edge off.

What's even more interesting is the very end of the song, which features an indistinguishable mumbled bit of dialogue. The section puzzled people and even sprouted a conspiracy theory. People have played the part backwards and swore it says something along the lines of "Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him." Others allege that he is really saying"Monsieur, monsieur, monsieur, how about another one?"

What do you think?

Unfortunately I am unable to find the original song. But if you have the "White Album", spotify, or any streaming music service you should look it up!