Taxman

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"Taxman" is a song originally written by George Harrison for The Beatles, known for its sharp critique of high taxation and government fiscal policy.

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Label Occurrences
Taxman canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct The Beatles ⓘ
backingVocalist John Lennon ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ
bassGuitar Paul McCartney ⓘ
catalogNumber PCS 7009 (UK stereo Revolver) ⓘ
PMC 7009 (UK mono Revolver) ⓘ
composer George Harrison ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes high income tax rates in the United Kingdom ⓘ
drums Ringo Starr ⓘ
electricGuitar George Harrison ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
genre psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasApproximateDuration 2:39 ⓘ
hasKey D minor ⓘ
hasNotableFeature count-in by George Harrison ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ
spoken-word style taxman voice ⓘ
hasTimeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
includedIn The Beatles Anthology 2 (alternate version) ⓘ
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
influencedBy Motown sound ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadGuitarSoloPerformer Paul McCartney ⓘ
leadVocalist George Harrison ⓘ
lyricalTheme government fiscal policy ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
taxation ⓘ
lyricist George Harrison ⓘ
openingTrackOf Revolver ⓘ
partOfAlbum Revolver ⓘ
performer The Beatles ⓘ
producer George Martin ⓘ
publisher Northern Songs ⓘ
recordedAt EMI Studios, London ⓘ
linked to: Abbey Road Studios
recordingEndDate 1966-04-22 ⓘ
recordingStartDate 1966-04-20 ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ
references Edward Heath ⓘ
Harold Wilson ⓘ
releaseFormat LP ⓘ
side Side A of Revolver ⓘ
songwriterCredit George Harrison ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Revolver → hasPart → Taxman ⓘ
The Best of George Harrison → hasPart → Taxman ⓘ