Lennon's unusual stamp on 'Good Morning Good Morning'

John Lennon
Beatles singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon performs circa 1966.
Keystone | Hulton Archive | Getty Images 1966

John Lennon said that a jingle from a Kellogg's ad inspired a song that he wrote for the Beatles.

Fifty years ago, the Beatles were in the studio editing together the animal sounds that are heard at the end of "Good Morning Good Morning." Lennon insisted that they be sequenced so that each animal heard could be eaten or scared by the previous animal.

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