Cika wannan magana: A mayar da martani ga abubuwan da suka faru na siyasa da kuma yanayi mai rikici na 1968, Beatles sun saki " juyin juya hali ", a cikin kalmomin da Lennon ya yi amfani da shirin zaman lafiya a kan rikici mai tsanani. Waƙar ta haifar da muhawara mai zurfi ta farko game da alaƙar da ke tsakanin kiɗan dutsen da siyasa, inda a baya 'yan jaridar kiɗa da' yan siyasa masu tsattsauran ra'ayi a Amurka galibi suna kallon fannonin su daban. Matsayin Lennon ya jawo mummunan zargi daga marubutan New Left yayin da aka fitar da waƙar guda ɗaya tare da tashin hankali na masu zanga-zangar yaƙin Vietnam a taron Jam'iyyar Democratic National Convention a Chicago, da kuma la'anta a Yammacin Yammacin Soviet.
mamayewar Czechoslovakia da murkushe ƙoƙarin gabatar da gyare-gyaren dimokiradiyya a can. Tare da sakonsa na duniya, McCartney's "Hey Jude", A-gefen guda, an karbe shi a matsayin taken da 'yan kasar Czech suka yi a gwagwarmayarsu. "The Beatles" sun kai irin wannan hari ta hannun hagu. Duk da yake counterculture ya karbi "Piggies" a matsayin anti-kafa take, da yawa yan tsattsauran ra'ayi gani band ta amfani da parody da satire a ko'ina cikin album a matsayin hujja da su disengagement da latsa siyasa al'amurran da suka shafi.