Artistic re-rendering of the Magical Mystery Tour album cover made of simple polygons.

199: Blue Jay Way

Unless I am overlooking something, this Harrison song is almost unique in the Beatles’ catalogue in evoking a spooky and sinister feeling. I say almost because Revolution #9 also has its moments.

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‘Blue Jay Way’, George Harrison’s songwriting contribution to the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack, was written while he was waiting for The Beatles’ publicist Derek Taylor, who was lost in fog in the Los Angeles canyons.

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"Blue Jay Way" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by George Harrison, it was released in 1967 on the group's Magical Mystery Tour EP and album. The song was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles where Harriso…
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Spooky, sinister and psychedelic. So – a bad trip? It’s not something that I often want to listen to, to be honest.


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