Doctor Robert

"Doctor Robert"
Song

"Doctor Robert" is a song by The Beatles on the album Revolver, recorded April 15, 1966 with vocals overdubbed April 16. The song took 7 takes. The Beatles were often accused of putting drug references in their songs though they claimed that they hadn’t intentionally done so; ironically, the drug references in this song went largely unnoticed.

John Lennon has said that Dr. Robert was actually himself, referring to the fact that he always had the uppers and pills back in the Hamburg days.

Trivia

• The title of the song was used as a pseudonym by Robert Howard lead singer with 80s group the Blow Monkeys.

• This song is referenced in Regina Spektor's song "Edit" from her album Begin to Hope.

(This song and 2 others, "I'm Only Sleeping" and "And Your Bird Can Sing", were deleted from the U.S. version of Revolver, having already appeared on Yesterday...and Today.)

External links

• Song lyrics
• Alan W. Pollack's Notes on "Doctor Robert"