And now we got a revolutionCause I see the face of things to comeYeah, your ConstitutionWell, my friend, it’s gonna have to bendI’m here to tell you about destructionOf all the evil that will have to end
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Singin’ about a revolutionBecause were talkin’ about a changeIt’s more than just evolutionWell you know you got to clean your brainThe only way that we can stand in factIs when you get your foot off our back
Live Version @ Harlem Cultural Festival (1969)
I thought it was interesting that Nina Simone did a sort of answer to “Revolution.” That was very good–it was sort of like “Revolution,” but not quite. That I sort of enjoyed, somebody who reacted immediately to what I had said.
– John Lennon, 1971Unknown recording session: possibly rehearsal for Olympia concert in 1968
