Revolution (Hopkins/Howe song)

Infobox Single
Name = Revolution


Caption =
Artist = Tomorrow
from Album = Tomorrow
A-side = "Revolution"
B-side = "Three Jolly Little Dwarves" (Hopkins/Burgess)
Released = August 1967 [ [http://www.craftweb.org/web/mark/discography.html The official Mark Wirtz Home page ] ]
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1967
Genre = Psychedelic pop
Length = mm:ss
Label = Parlophone R5627
Writer = Keith Hopkins, Steve Howe
Producer = Mark Wirtz
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "My White Bicycle"
(1967)
This single = "Revolution"
(1967)
Next single = --
Misc ="Revolution" is the name of a song performed by the London psychedelic rock group Tomorrow. It was first released on a single in the U.K. by Parlophone in September 1967 and later on the group's self titled album "Tomorrow" in February 1968. The song is credited to Keith Alan Hopkins (better known as Keith West) and Steve Howe. Though Tomorrow's song was not a hit the group was well known to insiders of the London music scene.

"Revolution" was likely the primary inspiration for the John Lennon song of the same name which was released a year later. Tomorrow's lyric "Have your own little revolution, NOW!" sounds like it prompted Lennon's response "You say you want a revolution." Tomorrow also released a version of Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever in February 1968, so there is little doubt that Lennon was already familiar with the group before writing his own little "Revolution" in May 1968.

Several different recordings of the song have been released by Tomorrow. The 1999 CD re-issue of their album also includes a previously unreleased studio demo recording of the song. This version does not have the orchestral overdubs but instead has some great "phasing" effects not heard in the later recording. Both were recorded at EMI's legendary Abbey Road Studios in London in mid 1967. Tomorrow performed this song for John Peel's radio show on the BBC and there is also a live recording on the album 50 Minute Technicolor Dream.

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