Fool On The Hill

The Fool on The Hill was largely Paul McCartney's composition.

It turns out that the fool on the hill was the guy on the right.

His name is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique. The Beatles were exploring eastern religion in the late 60's and paid a visit to the Maharishi. It turned out to be a very bad experience for those four lads and they were extremely disappointed with their visit.

There was a controversy over the visit and the details were never completely divulged but the Beatles apparently found the Maharishi in a very compromising situation considering his religious influence and so the Boys viewed him as hypocritical after their visit. The lyrics to Fool on The Hill are representative of all the foolish religious leaders that prey on humanity for their own devices. The Beatles were searching. Their music is a reflection of that search. The Lyrics below clearly describe their feelings of the Maharishi.

Fool On The Hill
(The Beatles)

Day after day, alone on the hill,

The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still.

But nobody wants to know him,They can see that he's just a fool.

And he never gives an answer .....

But the fool on the hill,Sees the sun going down.

And the eyes in his head, See the world spinning around.

Well on his way, his head in a cloud,The man of a thousand voices, talking perfectly loud.

But nobody ever hears him,Or the sound he appears to make.

And he never seems to notice .....

But the fool on the hill, Sees the sun going down.And the eyes in his head, See the world spinning around.

And nobody seems to like him,They can tell what he wants to do. And he never shows his feelings,

But the fool on the hill, Sees the sun going down. And the eyes in his head, See the world spinning around.

We find these fools in Christianity as well.

Romans 16:17,18

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.