1 de mayo. You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow

Mayo.
68.
Aunque no salió en single hasta verano, Revolution fue compuesta por Lennon en mayo. Quiso sacarla en single por considerarla “au courant, as they say”.

Intelectualmente, como letrista o se quiera, es el mejor Lennon. Alejado del papanatismo en el que incurriría a veces saca una canción lucidísima

Destrucción, mentes que odian, mejor liberta tu mente. Y lo mejor lo de Mao. En Paris se agitaba a Mao como una forma de ir contra la URSS, también.

Y Lennon saca esos dos versos en la última estrofa.

But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow

Ingenioso, escéptico, divertido, a contracorriente de la contracorriente, con puntería.

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out

[....]

You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We're doing what we can
But when you want money
for people with minds that hate
All I can tell is brother you have to wait

[....]

You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow