Helter Skelter */ - The Ladders (Beatles cover)

A violent, noisy and definitely “hard” song compared to the standards of the time. Paul’s deliberate attempt to create something as dirty and heavy as possible, which, however, marks a key point in the development of 1970s hard rock… When Pete Townshend of The Who describes their latest single, “I Can See For Miles,“ as the «heaviest song ever recorded», Paul McCartney, in his typical competitive spirit, decides to outdo his colleagues with something even wilder and more fiery. Thus, inspired by the ambiguity between “disorderly haste or confusion“ and the spiral slide of English amusement parks, “Helter Skelter“ is born. During the recordings, The Beatles try out numerous versions of this song. One version reaches 12 minutes, and another even stretches to 27 minutes. Many are significantly slower and hypnotic. The final version is the result of 18 versions recorded in a single day: September 9, 1968. In the end, Ringo Starr, exhausted, throws his drumsticks awa