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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Numerous &lt;/del&gt;Beatles fans are unaware from the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;terrific &lt;/del&gt;influence British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot of &lt;/ins&gt;Beatles fans are unaware from the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great &lt;/ins&gt;influence British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a buddy of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had been many &lt;/del&gt;other westerners present &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the Rishikesh camp &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;such as &lt;/del&gt;Mike Love &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on the &lt;/del&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a buddy of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were numerous &lt;/ins&gt;other westerners present &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;the Rishikesh camp &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;Mike Love &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your &lt;/ins&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Quite a few with &lt;/del&gt;the songs that would later &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feature &lt;/del&gt;on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;referred to &lt;/del&gt;as The White Album &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as a result &lt;/del&gt;of its white cover - emerged &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;the group's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/del&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Numerous from &lt;/ins&gt;the songs that would later &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;function &lt;/ins&gt;on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;known &lt;/ins&gt;as The White Album &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;of its white cover - emerged &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the course of &lt;/ins&gt;the group's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/ins&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cause &lt;/del&gt;for this was the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/del&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Between &lt;/del&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/del&gt;finger-picking guitar style which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is usually &lt;/del&gt;traced on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;numerous &lt;/del&gt;of the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purpose &lt;/ins&gt;for this was the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact &lt;/ins&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Among &lt;/ins&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unique &lt;/ins&gt;finger-picking guitar style which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can be &lt;/ins&gt;traced on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lots &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as an &lt;/del&gt;example. It was written in India, and it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;a prime &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example &lt;/del&gt;of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;by way of &lt;/ins&gt;example. It was written in India, and it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/ins&gt;a prime &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance &lt;/ins&gt;of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rather &lt;/del&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prior &lt;/del&gt;Beatles recordings, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;probably &lt;/del&gt;using a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few &lt;/del&gt;exceptions, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;such as &lt;/del&gt;Paul's I've Just &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Observed &lt;/del&gt; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had typically &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;used &lt;/del&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;obviously &lt;/del&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however &lt;/del&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added but &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an additional &lt;/del&gt;dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;previous &lt;/ins&gt;Beatles recordings, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;using a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;couple of &lt;/ins&gt;exceptions, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;Paul's I've Just &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Seen &lt;/ins&gt; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had typically &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employed &lt;/ins&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needless to say &lt;/ins&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but &lt;/ins&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one more &lt;/ins&gt;dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;different &lt;/del&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also here Donovan's influence is apparent. The lyrics, meanwhile, are mentioned to have &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already &lt;/del&gt;been influenced by a lecture &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;provided &lt;/del&gt;by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;further &lt;/ins&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also here Donovan's influence is apparent. The lyrics, meanwhile, are mentioned to have been influenced by a lecture &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;given &lt;/ins&gt;by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;naturally &lt;/del&gt;not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;approach&lt;/del&gt;. Just listen for the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, each penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;basically &lt;/del&gt;about a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/del&gt;incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;actually &lt;/del&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/del&gt;, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the end &lt;/del&gt;Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the other people: Dear Prudence, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/del&gt;you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;not surprisingly &lt;/ins&gt;not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technique&lt;/ins&gt;. Just listen for the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, each penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;about a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/ins&gt;incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;definitely &lt;/ins&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having said that&lt;/ins&gt;, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ultimately &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the other people: Dear Prudence, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/ins&gt;you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/del&gt;in India &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had been &lt;/del&gt;Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/ins&gt;in India &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sexy &lt;/del&gt;Sadie was originally called Maharishi &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;just &lt;/del&gt;after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Right &lt;/del&gt;after &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having &lt;/del&gt;stayed in India &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though&lt;/del&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to &lt;/del&gt;a rumor that the guru had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;made &lt;/del&gt;sexual advances to a female member of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your &lt;/del&gt;course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attractive &lt;/ins&gt;Sadie was originally called Maharishi &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/ins&gt;after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Soon &lt;/ins&gt;after &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;obtaining &lt;/ins&gt;stayed in India &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to get &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when&lt;/ins&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because of &lt;/ins&gt;a rumor that the guru had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/ins&gt;sexual advances to a female member of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stated &lt;/del&gt;he got the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea &lt;/del&gt;to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;exactly &lt;/del&gt;where he had seen two monkeys copulating &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mentioned &lt;/ins&gt;he got the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concept &lt;/ins&gt;to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, where he had seen two monkeys copulating &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;initial &lt;/del&gt;Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first &lt;/ins&gt;Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;though &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot of &lt;/del&gt;Beatles fans are unaware &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fantastic &lt;/del&gt;influence British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Numerous &lt;/ins&gt;Beatles fans are unaware &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;terrific &lt;/ins&gt;influence British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;friend &lt;/del&gt;of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were a number of &lt;/del&gt;other westerners present in the Rishikesh camp as well, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;Mike Love &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your &lt;/del&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buddy &lt;/ins&gt;of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had been many &lt;/ins&gt;other westerners present in the Rishikesh camp as well, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;such as &lt;/ins&gt;Mike Love &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on the &lt;/ins&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Many in &lt;/del&gt;the songs that would later feature on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;known &lt;/del&gt;as The White Album &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to &lt;/del&gt;its white cover - emerged throughout the group's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/del&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Quite a few with &lt;/ins&gt;the songs that would later feature on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;referred to &lt;/ins&gt;as The White Album &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as a result of &lt;/ins&gt;its white cover - emerged throughout the group's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/ins&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;One particular purpose &lt;/del&gt;for this was the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/del&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In between &lt;/del&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a specific finger-picking guitar style which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may be &lt;/del&gt;traced on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;several on &lt;/del&gt;the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 cause &lt;/ins&gt;for this was the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/ins&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Between &lt;/ins&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a specific finger-picking guitar style which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is usually &lt;/ins&gt;traced on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;numerous of &lt;/ins&gt;the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/del&gt;example. It was written in India, and it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/del&gt;a prime example of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as an &lt;/ins&gt;example. It was written in India, and it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;a prime example of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fairly &lt;/del&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;earlier &lt;/del&gt;Beatles recordings, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly with &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handful of &lt;/del&gt;exceptions, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;Paul's I've Just Observed&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;frequently utilized &lt;/del&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;naturally &lt;/del&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but &lt;/del&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added but an additional dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rather &lt;/ins&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prior &lt;/ins&gt;Beatles recordings, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;probably using &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few &lt;/ins&gt;exceptions, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;such as &lt;/ins&gt;Paul's I've Just Observed&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;typically used &lt;/ins&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;obviously &lt;/ins&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however &lt;/ins&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added but an additional dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;further &lt;/del&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/del&gt;here Donovan's influence is apparent. The lyrics, meanwhile, are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stated &lt;/del&gt;to have been influenced by a lecture provided by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure in the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;different &lt;/ins&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also here Donovan's influence is apparent. The lyrics, meanwhile, are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mentioned &lt;/ins&gt;to have &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already &lt;/ins&gt;been influenced by a lecture provided by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure in the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needless to say &lt;/del&gt;not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technique&lt;/del&gt;. Just listen for the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, each penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;essentially &lt;/del&gt;about a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;precise &lt;/del&gt;incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly &lt;/del&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, however, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. In the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;long run &lt;/del&gt;Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;others&lt;/del&gt;: Dear Prudence, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/del&gt;you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;naturally &lt;/ins&gt;not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;approach&lt;/ins&gt;. Just listen for the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, each penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;basically &lt;/ins&gt;about a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/ins&gt;incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;actually &lt;/ins&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, however, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. In the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;end &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other people&lt;/ins&gt;: Dear Prudence, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/ins&gt;you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the stay in India had been Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the stay in India had been Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sexy Sadie was originally &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;named &lt;/del&gt;Maharishi after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Immediately &lt;/del&gt;after &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;obtaining &lt;/del&gt;stayed in India for a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;while&lt;/del&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because of &lt;/del&gt;a rumor that the guru had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/del&gt;sexual advances to a female member &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with the &lt;/del&gt;course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/del&gt;his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sexy Sadie was originally &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;called &lt;/ins&gt;Maharishi &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;just &lt;/ins&gt;after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Right &lt;/ins&gt;after &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having &lt;/ins&gt;stayed in India for a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though&lt;/ins&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to &lt;/ins&gt;a rumor that the guru had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;made &lt;/ins&gt;sexual advances to a female member &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your &lt;/ins&gt;course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later stated he got the idea to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, where he had seen two monkeys copulating &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later stated he got the idea to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;exactly &lt;/ins&gt;where he had seen two monkeys copulating &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The initial Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even though &lt;/del&gt;Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The initial Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Lots &lt;/del&gt;of Beatles fans are unaware &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your terrific impact &lt;/del&gt;British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot &lt;/ins&gt;of Beatles fans are unaware &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on the fantastic influence &lt;/ins&gt;British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a friend of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There were &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many &lt;/del&gt;other westerners present in the Rishikesh camp &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/del&gt;, like Mike Love &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the &lt;/del&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donovan was a friend of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There were &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a number of &lt;/ins&gt;other westerners present in the Rishikesh camp &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/ins&gt;, like Mike Love &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your &lt;/ins&gt;Beach Boys.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Quite a few of &lt;/del&gt;the songs that would later &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;function &lt;/del&gt;on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;referred to &lt;/del&gt;as The White Album &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because of &lt;/del&gt;its white cover - emerged throughout the group's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/del&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Many in &lt;/ins&gt;the songs that would later &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feature &lt;/ins&gt;on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;known &lt;/ins&gt;as The White Album &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to &lt;/ins&gt;its white cover - emerged throughout the group's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/ins&gt;in India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 cause &lt;/del&gt;for this was the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/del&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Amongst &lt;/del&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;special &lt;/del&gt;finger-picking guitar style which may be traced on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many in &lt;/del&gt;the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;One particular purpose &lt;/ins&gt;for this was the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/ins&gt;that Donovan was there. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In between &lt;/ins&gt;the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/ins&gt;finger-picking guitar style which may be traced on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;several on &lt;/ins&gt;the songs on The White Album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as an &lt;/del&gt;example. It was written in India, and it really is a prime example of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/ins&gt;example. It was written in India, and it really is a prime example of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very &lt;/del&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;previous &lt;/del&gt;Beatles recordings, possibly &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few &lt;/del&gt;exceptions, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for example &lt;/del&gt;Paul's I've Just &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Seen &lt;/del&gt; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;often applied &lt;/del&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needless to say &lt;/del&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however &lt;/del&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yet one more &lt;/del&gt;dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fairly &lt;/ins&gt;as sophisticated as that on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;earlier &lt;/ins&gt;Beatles recordings, possibly &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handful of &lt;/ins&gt;exceptions, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;Paul's I've Just &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Observed &lt;/ins&gt; [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]&amp;nbsp; and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;frequently utilized &lt;/ins&gt;the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;naturally &lt;/ins&gt;worked brilliantly - &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but &lt;/ins&gt;the Donovan finger-picking style added &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but an additional &lt;/ins&gt;dimension their music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Yet another &lt;/del&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also right here Donovan's influence is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;obvious&lt;/del&gt;. The lyrics, meanwhile, are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mentioned &lt;/del&gt;to have &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already &lt;/del&gt;been influenced by a lecture &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;given &lt;/del&gt;by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A further &lt;/ins&gt;of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also right here Donovan's influence is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;apparent&lt;/ins&gt;. The lyrics, meanwhile, are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stated &lt;/ins&gt;to have been influenced by a lecture &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;provided &lt;/ins&gt;by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the camp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was needless to say not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar technique. Just listen &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;towards &lt;/del&gt;the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;both &lt;/del&gt;penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;about a precise incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seriously &lt;/del&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even so&lt;/del&gt;, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. In the long run Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other individuals&lt;/del&gt;: Dear Prudence, will not you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul was needless to say not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar technique. Just listen &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/ins&gt;the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;each &lt;/ins&gt;penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com&amp;nbsp; Dear Prudence]&amp;nbsp; is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;essentially &lt;/ins&gt;about a precise incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly &lt;/ins&gt;about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/ins&gt;, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. In the long run Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;others&lt;/ins&gt;: Dear Prudence, will not you come out and play?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/del&gt;in India &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;were &lt;/del&gt;Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Other songs written or inspired by the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/ins&gt;in India &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had been &lt;/ins&gt;Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attractive &lt;/del&gt;Sadie was originally named Maharishi &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/del&gt;after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;After getting &lt;/del&gt;stayed in India for a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whilst&lt;/del&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as a result &lt;/del&gt;of a rumor that the guru had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;produced &lt;/del&gt;sexual advances to a female member with the course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community simply because his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sexy &lt;/ins&gt;Sadie was originally named Maharishi after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Immediately after obtaining &lt;/ins&gt;stayed in India for a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;while&lt;/ins&gt;, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;of a rumor that the guru had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;created &lt;/ins&gt;sexual advances to a female member with the course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community simply because his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mentioned &lt;/del&gt;he got the idea to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, where he had seen two monkeys copulating in the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paul McCartney later &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stated &lt;/ins&gt;he got the idea to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, where he had seen two monkeys copulating in the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The initial Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, though Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The initial Beatle to leave India was&amp;nbsp; [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even &lt;/ins&gt;though Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lots of Beatles fans are unaware of your terrific impact British folk-singer and guitarist Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch) had on the Beatles and their music in 1968.&lt;br /&gt;
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Donovan was a friend of the Beatles, and when the group traveled to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation in February 1968, Donovan came along. There were many other westerners present in the Rishikesh camp also, like Mike Love in the Beach Boys.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quite a few of the songs that would later function on the Beatles' 1968 album entitled The Beatles - also referred to as The White Album because of its white cover - emerged throughout the group's keep in India.&lt;br /&gt;
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1 cause for this was the reality that Donovan was there. Amongst the meditation classes, he taught John, Paul and George a special finger-picking guitar style which may be traced on many in the songs on The White Album.&lt;br /&gt;
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Take Paul McCartney's Blackbird, as an example. It was written in India, and it really is a prime example of how Donovan's guitar-technique was applied by the Beatles. Listen how elegantly Paul picks the strings and how the guitar pattern supports the lead vocal brilliantly.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acoustic guitars had arguably not sounded very as sophisticated as that on previous Beatles recordings, possibly having a few exceptions, for example Paul's I've Just Seen  [http://www.legalsoundz.com A Face from 1965]  and Lennon's Girl from 1966. The Beatles had often applied the acoustic to play rhythm guitar - which needless to say worked brilliantly - however the Donovan finger-picking style added yet one more dimension their music.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yet another of Paul's songs, Mother Nature's Son, also took shape in India. Also right here Donovan's influence is obvious. The lyrics, meanwhile, are mentioned to have already been influenced by a lecture given by meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a central figure at the camp.&lt;br /&gt;
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Paul was needless to say not the only Beatle who was inspired by Donovan's guitar technique. Just listen towards the songs Julia and Dear Prudence, both penned by John Lennon. [http://www.legalsoundz.com  Dear Prudence]  is really about a precise incident that occurred at the Rishikesh meditation camp. The song is seriously about Prudence Farrow, sister of actress Mia Farrow, who also stayed at Rishikesh. Prudence, even so, preferred to meditate in solitude in her chalet. In the long run Lennon and George Harrison had to convince her to come out and join the other individuals: Dear Prudence, will not you come out and play?&lt;br /&gt;
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Other songs written or inspired by the remain in India were Lennon's The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and Sexy Sadie, plus McCartney's Why Don't We Do It In The Road and Wild Honey Pie.&lt;br /&gt;
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Attractive Sadie was originally named Maharishi right after Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the meditation guru. After getting stayed in India for a whilst, Lennon lost trust in Maharishi, apparently as a result of a rumor that the guru had produced sexual advances to a female member with the course. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was about college graduate named Richard Cooke III who visited the Rishikesh community simply because his mother Nancy was staying there. They did indeed go tiger hunting, just like the song suggests.&lt;br /&gt;
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Paul McCartney later mentioned he got the idea to Why Don't We Do It In The Road? in India, where he had seen two monkeys copulating in the road. Wild Honey Pie was a sing along that also emerged in Rishikesh.&lt;br /&gt;
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The initial Beatle to leave India was  [http://www.legalsoundz.com Ringo] , who returned to London in early March. McCartney soon followed, though Lennon and Harrison left in April.&lt;br /&gt;
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