This tune, however, is an epic demonstration of the genius of John Lennon:
He was sitting in a coffee shop one day and decided to write a song about the stories he read in the newspaper that one day. Unbelievable. Who else could write a legendary verse about potholes being filled by the highway department in Blackburn, Lancashire?
Influences an covers notwithstanding they were originals. And it is not hyperbole to say they changed the culture.
Maybe for the worse, though, huh?