The Beatles Songs: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

John's psychedelic carnival fantasia was famously inspired by a circus poster, as you probably already know, and was achieved with some unusual effects, as you may also know. But for a song written so quickly, quite a lot of work went into getting the audience to "smell the sawdust" -- more than most Beatles fans even realize. See the very poster itself! Read more about "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" in my latest Beatles fact sheet.