(151) Telling people why the title of Maharishi was changed to Sexy Sadie

In the spring of 1998, Tony Tyler lent me a copy of Ian MacDonald's book Revolution in the Head in which it is explained that the original title of The Beatles ́ Sexy Sadie Sexy Sadie (Remastered 2009) (youtube.com) was Maharishi.                 
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties - Wikipedia
This was through the group's cynicism about the teachings of guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi following their all decamping to India to spend weeks at his ashram, and especially John Lennon's disillusionment. The threat of litigation had caused him to change the title. The Strange reasons Why The Song was called "Sexy Sadie" - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejIyC_inwKs
 It contains the lyrics "Sexy Sadie, what have you done? You made a fool of everyone." and "Sexy Sadie, You´ll get yours yet" 

"That Sexy Sadie" had originally been entitled "Maharishi" was something I was unaware of before I read MacDonald´s book, although I had been familiar with the song for some thirty years.
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Circa June 29th 1998 I imagined myself in conversation with people and telling them what the original title of the song had been.
Around 7:p.m. on July 1st 1998 I walked by the Anchor Inn pub in George Street, Hastings and overheard a man inside explaining this very detail to some others.

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Unknown said…
Look what Mick Jagger said about WHO hit on one of the Beatles while they were in India. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/christopher-isherwoods-mick-jagger/?_r=0
4:09 pm
Unknown said…
Mick Jagger said it was the Maharishi who hit on one of the Beatles, not a female in their group of friends and family. Jagger would know being friends with them and why would he lie about it? I can see one of the Beatles telling him. But the PR version is the Maharishi hit on one of the girls with them. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/christopher-isherwoods-mick-jagger/?_r=0
4:14 pm
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