The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

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"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (the White Album). A folk song, it was written by John Lennon during the band's visit to India in 1968, after a man left Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation course to go shoot tigers. It was recorded in demo form in May 1968, and again on 8 October during sessions for the White Album. The basic recording was completed in three takes; it was produced by George Martin and engineered by Ken Scott. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" was released on 22 November 1968 as part of the White Album. It received mixed reviews from critics, with some classifying it as one of the Beatles' weirder songs and others referring to it as a fun track. It typically appears near the middle in rankings of the band's discography. The American rock band Phish performed a live cover of "Bungalow Bill", along with all the other White Album tracks, in 1994, including it on their...

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