I'm So Tired cover by Andrew Snowden (John Lennon)

  • 15 years ago
Recorded late at night by me on 17th July 2009, I hope you can dig it

I'm So Tired was written by John Lennon three weeks into his stay in Rishikesh, India, where The Beatles had gone to study meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Free from drink and drugs for the first time in years, he found his thoughts abnormally focused, even if this meant suffering from temporary insomnia.

The song recounts Lennon's difficulty in sleeping after meditation had absorbed his thoughts throughout much of the day. It also recounts his burgeoning obsessions with Yoko Ono ("My mind is set on you") who remained in England while Lennon flew to India with his wife Cynthia.

"I'm So Tired was me, in India again. I couldn't sleep, I'm meditating all day and couldn't sleep at night. The story is that. One of my favorite tracks. I just like the sound of it, and I sing it well."
John Lennon

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