Taxman (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1966
From the album Revolver (track #1)
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Taxman appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Revolver (track #1) (this album) (1966)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #90) (compilation) (1988)
- Rock 'N' Roll Music (track #24) (compilation) (1976)
- Anthology 2 (track #20) (compilation) (1996)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #84) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #84) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #84) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #84) (compilation) (1982)
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85/100  | 10/14/2025 17:56 | Garyf1972 | | 62/100 |
95/100 | 09/20/2025 17:24 | gmessian | | 55/100 |
95/100 | 08/28/2025 05:46 | jtc91 | | 82/100 |
100/100 | 08/11/2025 08:12 |  nextorgd | | 96/100 |
85/100 | 08/04/2025 17:44 |  BroknsocialShawn | | 85/100 |
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A banging album opener, penned by George Harrison. Probably the first overtly political song that the Beatles released referring to both Harold Wilson (the then Prime Minister of the UK) and Edward Heath (the opposition leader). I always thought that the guitar solo towards the end was Harrison but turns out it was McCartney, so a little more respect there for McCartney’s guitar playing than I had originally given him credit for.
Leonard 08/27/2019 09:26
they were millionaires for a long time but they did not want to share their wealth
Inspired Paul Weller to write a number one.
The lead guitar was absolutely amazing here!
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Horrible Mixing on the remastered version
Groovy as hell, awesome riffs and sharp lyrics! The perfect kick-off to a brilliant album :)
For the first(and last time), a George Harrison song kicks off a Beatles album. And what a song it is. It's angry and vitriolic and Harrison is simply scathing about the amount of tax he has to pay in every English pound. It's an extremely powerful start to a stunning album with great lyrics, great vocals from George, and an absolutely blistering guitar solo from Paul McCartney, which all add up to make this a fantastic opener and one of George Harrison's best ever compositions. I wonder if The Jam ever listened to it?
Pure acid rock
A very energetic start to the album!
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