Helter Skelter

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"Helter Skelter" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song was a product of McCartney's attempt to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible. The Beatles' recording has been noted for its "proto-metal roar" and is considered by music historians to be a key influence in the early development of heavy metal. In 1976, the song was released as the B-side of "Got to Get You into My Life" in the United States, to promote the Capitol Records compilation Rock 'n' Roll Music. Along with other tracks from the White Album, "Helter Skelter" was interpreted by cult leader Charles Manson as a message predicting inter-racial war in the US. Manson titled his vision of this uprising "Helter Skelter" after the song. Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Helter Skelter" 52nd on its list of "The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs". Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, U2 and Oasis are among the artists who have covered the track, and McCartney has frequently performed it in concert. 


Year:
1983
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When I get 
To the bottom
I go back
To the top of the slide
When I stop
I turn and I go for a ride
When I get to the bottom when I see you again yeah
When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
When I stop I turn go for a ride
When I get to the bottom when I see you again yeah
I don't you don't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast
But I'm miles above you
Tell me tell me tell me
Tell me the answer
Well you maybe a lover
But you ain't no dancer
So look out helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
When I stop I turn go for a ride
When I get to the bottom when I see you again yeah
I don't know don't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast
But don't let me take you
Tell me tell me tell me
Tell me the answer
Well you maybe a lover
But you ain't no fuckin dancer
So look out helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
Helter skelter
I coming down fast
When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top
Of the slide where I stop

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Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation".The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era." more »

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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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