This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise
You better see right through that mother's eye
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
The one mistake you made was in your head
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
You live with straights who tell you, you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since you're gone you're just another day
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned something in all those years
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
You better see right through that mother's eye
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
The one mistake you made was in your head
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
You live with straights who tell you, you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since you're gone you're just another day
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned something in all those years
Oh, how do you sleep
Oh, how do you sleep at night
Lyrics submitted by magicnudiesuit
How Do You Sleep? Lyrics as written by John Winston Lennon
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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From what I know, Paul was extremely narcissistic and tried to run the Beatles. A lot of resentment, from all the Beatles could be expected.
It all depends on how you look at it. A few years back Rolling Stone did an extended article on what happened. Paul still believed in the Beatles as a group in the late 60s while John and George were both more disillusioned. After Brian died there was a hole in direction. <br /> <br /> Paul, because he still believed in the band, tended to be the one to be enthused with an idea and worked to sell it. They did try two things to find some inspiration: the Maharishi and Apple. Both ended up being flawed. That left only Paul at all invested in the band. Plus George and John resented Paul because he had the big hits. Despite John's bashing Paul in this song all you have to do is look at the song list of the CD "One" and realize that after about late 65 the big hits were all Paul songs with only a few from John. According to the Rolling Stone article this is what led to the break up. <br /> <br /> But what is also lost is that Paul did NOT want the break up. Yes he finally sued to end the corporation, but only after months of severe depression that his mates had deserted him.<br /> <br /> One more thing. The line "You live with straights who tell you you was king," was bashing Paul for not agreeing with the other Beatles to turn management over to Allen Klein, a rock 'n roll manager, but making Lee Eastwood, Linda's brother, and John Eastwood, Linda's father, his management team. John calls them straights here.<br /> <br /> This was the actual legal battle that Paul sued the rest over, he didn't want Klein, whom he didn't trust, to manage him. John and crew were very pissed off at Paul for doing this. But by the time the suit was settled in 75 they were on his side! John and crew realized the straights were honest and Klein was a crook. Oh well.