Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (track #7)
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Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (track #7) (this album) (1967)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #111) (compilation) (1988)
- The Collection (track #104) (compilation) (1982)
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| ! | 07/27/2026 19:06 |  DommeDamian | 77,936 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 09:36 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 17:22 | wizardalien | 10,170 | 60/100 |
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From the wonderful “She’s Leaving Home” to “For The Benefit”! I’ve always felt that this was a bit jarring for me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a decent track but for some reason it just doesn’t work that well for me.
Nice enough but I think that if it were written by anyone else but Lennon, it might not get the same plaudits as it does (Edited)
imo one of the best things ever
What crazy sound, I wonder how much George Martin contributed?
How crazy it must have been to hear this in 1967! I often forget how innovative and well made this song is given how many other wacky songs I've heard that have been made since. It really does sound like some kind of circus, it's very of its time.
corenfro 06/04/2017 01:04 | #191943
This is certainly among the Beatles best psych songs. John did a number w/ the circus sounds on this. (Edited)
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