"John Lennon once said that everything he wrote was two songs in one. You can take What a Beautiful Day at face value, like: Oh, he's having a lovely day. But the song is essentially about revolution and bringing down the government."
"I wrote it in five minutes. It was almost too easy. I like fighting for songs. What a Beautiful Day has some subversive lyrics. The song was written around Bonfire Night, so the first verse's opening line came straight to me: It was on the fifth of November."
"I thought it was too easy and almost too catchy. I didn't think there was anyone else in the building, but then a head popped round the door and it was a guy who worked in our office upstairs. That's a hit, he said, but I told him: No it's not."
What a Beautiful Day is a song that appears to celebrate a lovely day but actually conveys themes of revolution and political change. Written in late 1996, it reflects a time of optimism as the political landscape shifted. The song's creation was influenced by events like the end of apartheid and the cold war. The lyrics were inspired by personal experiences, including references to Bonfire Night and old movies. Despite initial doubts about its quality, the song became significant enough to name a festival after it.
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