{"id":2698,"date":"2026-06-11T13:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:25:22","slug":"how-john-lennon-turned-his-frustration-into-a-cosmic-beatles-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/how-john-lennon-turned-his-frustration-into-a-cosmic-beatles-song\/","title":{"rendered":"How John Lennon Turned His Frustration Into a Cosmic Beatles Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cAcross The Universe\u201d<\/a> finds John Lennon in a meditative state. Recording for the iconic Beatles song began in 1968, with a final mix completed in 1970. And the process of capturing multiple takes, with overdubs and studio effects, required another kind of patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Lennon was short on patience when he wrote the song. Echoing The Beatles\u2019 interest in Eastern philosophy, he underwent an emotional transformation when an idea compelled him to leave his bed and begin writing \u201cAcross The Universe\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beatles, too, were running out of patience with one another as they worked to complete their final album, which features Lennon\u2019s celestial hymn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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