He said he then wrote "Helter Skelter" "to be the most raucous vocal, the loudest drums, et cetera". Paul McCartney was inspired to write "Helter Skelter" after reading an interview with the Who's Pete Townshend where he described their September 1967 single, " I Can See for Miles", as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest song the Who had ever recorded. Helter skelter at Clacton Pier, in the English county of Essex Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, U2, Oasis and Pat Benatar are among the artists who have covered the track, and McCartney has frequently performed it in concert. Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Helter Skelter" 52nd on its list of "The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs". Manson titled his vision of this uprising after the song. 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.Īlong 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. It is regarded as a key influence in the early development of heavy metal. The song was McCartney's attempt to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. " Helter Skelter" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album").
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