This song is all about communism, china's comunist revolution to be more exact.here are a few lines to back my theory up.
"But when you talk about destruction" communist had no problem with war at all and were willing to goto war to spread their way of government (viet nam and korea experienced this first hand)
"You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We’d all love to see the plan."
This is pretty strait forward. The communist claimed to have a solution to the worlds problems. And the second part sounds as if john wanted them to show him HOW! they intend on doing it.
"You ask me for a contribution,
Well, you know
We’re doing what we can.
Ut if you want money for people with minds that hate,
All I can tell you is brother you have to wait." Cant state that this is in fact waht the song means, but the reason why china went comunist is because when sun yixian wanted to establish a democracy in china he asked the west for financial support and everyone blew him off, thus dissolusioning him to democracy so thus the country adventualy ended up communist. Or it could have somthing to do with china getting financial support from the U.S.S.R.
"You say you’ll change a constitution" The communist made their own constitution.
"You tell me it’s the institution" The communist used institution as their scapegoat.
and last but not least the one verse that backs up my theory the most is "But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao,
You ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow." Chairman Mao was the communist leader of china for a very long time and people worshiped him. They carried his picture, carried his book of quotes, recited his book of quotes, and many communist chinese would die for chairman Mao. So John is basicaly saying that if your a communist (carrying pictures of Chairman Mao Zedong) you are not going to make many friend.
sure you can interpret it all through the lens of Chinese Communism, and it is true that the only specific reference in the song is a negative one towards 'Chairman Mao'. But consider how much was going on in both the west and the east (and even the middle east!) in '68, and it seems unlikely that the Beatles weren't trying to speak to and about a larger audience.
sure you can interpret it all through the lens of Chinese Communism, and it is true that the only specific reference in the song is a negative one towards 'Chairman Mao'. But consider how much was going on in both the west and the east (and even the middle east!) in '68, and it seems unlikely that the Beatles weren't trying to speak to and about a larger audience.
It's about evolving into communism, not revolution. Look around and see the big gov't. The Beatles understood that. i think everyone is just waking up to the fact.
It's about evolving into communism, not revolution. Look around and see the big gov't. The Beatles understood that. i think everyone is just waking up to the fact.
This song is all about communism, china's comunist revolution to be more exact.here are a few lines to back my theory up.
"But when you talk about destruction" communist had no problem with war at all and were willing to goto war to spread their way of government (viet nam and korea experienced this first hand)
"You say you got a real solution Well, you know We’d all love to see the plan." This is pretty strait forward. The communist claimed to have a solution to the worlds problems. And the second part sounds as if john wanted them to show him HOW! they intend on doing it.
"You ask me for a contribution, Well, you know We’re doing what we can. Ut if you want money for people with minds that hate, All I can tell you is brother you have to wait." Cant state that this is in fact waht the song means, but the reason why china went comunist is because when sun yixian wanted to establish a democracy in china he asked the west for financial support and everyone blew him off, thus dissolusioning him to democracy so thus the country adventualy ended up communist. Or it could have somthing to do with china getting financial support from the U.S.S.R.
"You say you’ll change a constitution" The communist made their own constitution.
"You tell me it’s the institution" The communist used institution as their scapegoat.
and last but not least the one verse that backs up my theory the most is "But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao, You ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow." Chairman Mao was the communist leader of china for a very long time and people worshiped him. They carried his picture, carried his book of quotes, recited his book of quotes, and many communist chinese would die for chairman Mao. So John is basicaly saying that if your a communist (carrying pictures of Chairman Mao Zedong) you are not going to make many friend.
sure you can interpret it all through the lens of Chinese Communism, and it is true that the only specific reference in the song is a negative one towards 'Chairman Mao'. But consider how much was going on in both the west and the east (and even the middle east!) in '68, and it seems unlikely that the Beatles weren't trying to speak to and about a larger audience.
sure you can interpret it all through the lens of Chinese Communism, and it is true that the only specific reference in the song is a negative one towards 'Chairman Mao'. But consider how much was going on in both the west and the east (and even the middle east!) in '68, and it seems unlikely that the Beatles weren't trying to speak to and about a larger audience.
It's about evolving into communism, not revolution. Look around and see the big gov't. The Beatles understood that. i think everyone is just waking up to the fact.
It's about evolving into communism, not revolution. Look around and see the big gov't. The Beatles understood that. i think everyone is just waking up to the fact.